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Starbucks employees strike on one of the busiest days of the year

Starbucks Workers United members hope to win over customers who might not be thrilled with the strike by offering an even more exclusive commemorative item: A union-designed red cup with the Starbucks Workers United logo on the front.
Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks Workers United members hope to win over customers who might not be thrilled with the strike by offering an even more exclusive commemorative item: A union-designed red cup with the Starbucks Workers United logo on the front.

Starbucks workers at over 100 locations across the nation went on strike on Thursday. Red Cup Day, the annual event where Starbucks gives away a free reusable cup with every holiday drink order, is often one of the busiest days of the year.

Workers, including those located in Cottonwood Heights and the Salt Lake location on 400 South, walked out in the company's largest campaign since last year. Union organizers demanded better pay, more consistent schedules, and higher staffing levels in busy stores.

A long time lover of NPR and radio reporting, Clayre Scott joined UPR in August of 2021 as the producer of the weekly podcast UnDisciplined. She began reporting in 2022 and now enjoys telling stories through sound and getting weekly texts from her family after hearing her on the radio. Along with her work at UPR, Clayre is attending Utah State University to get her degree in Broadcast Journalism, with time on the side to study Political Science and Art History.