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Shoppers at the Walden Galleria in Buffalo, NY, stop by the Starbucks kiosk on November 30, 2024
WORKERS at Starbucks staged their first strike in 13 months today, planning escalating strike action between now and Christmas Eve.
The action is the largest work stoppage by members of Starbucks Workers United since the organising campaign started at the coffee retailer three years ago.
The strikes are scheduled to begin in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle — home of the original Starbucks — and could spread to hundreds of stores across the country by Christmas Eve.
Money makers already exploit cleaning and catering contracts while the military-industrial complex diverts billions from health to warfare — but Bevan’s vision will endure as long as people fight for it, writes ROGER MCKENZIE
ROGER McKENZIE looks at the gradual demise of US’s nefarious influence around the world and the complexity of impending freedom
