Employees and authorities at Starbucks have been at odds with each other for a long time. As a result, a strike was called to demand improved benefits and an immediate increase in wages.

A Starbucks barista strike is expanding to some 5,000 workers at what organizers said was more than 300 stores in 45 states, just as the company's busy holiday stretch begins. Though it still only represents approximately 3% of all U.

A worker strike against Starbucks Inc. (NASDAQ: SBUX) started in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Depending on the source, it then moved to nine states, including Colorado, Missouri, New Jersey, New York,

Starbucks (SBUX) baristas are continuing to strike as part of a planned five-day walkout — which originally started in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle last — over contract negotiations. The walkout caused around 60 stores to close as the strike is expected to expand to more than 300 locations across the US,

Thousands of Starbucks workers who walked off the job Tuesday, concluding what amounted to a five-day strike against the coffee giant, were expected to return to work on Christmas Day.