US runs out of Starbucks coffee in 100 stores

The workers of the famous café starbucks They are unemployed in the United States.

Employees of at least a hundred Starbucks locations went on strike on Thursday demanding wage increases and other benefits.

Strikes coincide with Red Cup Dayan annual day when the company hands out free reusable cups to customers who purchase a Christmas drink.

Employees say it is usually one of the days of biggest sales of the year. Starbucks declined to disclose how many red cups it planned to give out.

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Workers say they are demanding wage increases, more fixed hours and more employees in the most popular places.

Locals in 25 states planned to join the strike, according to Starbucks United Workers, the group that organized the strike. The forwards distribute red cups, but with the union logo.

starbucks, what?and opposes unionisation, said it respects employees’ right to protest within the law. The Seattle-based company noted that the measure has been followed in some of its own 9,000 stores in the country.

“We remain committed to all partners and will continue to work together, shoulder to shoulder, to make Starbucks a company that works for everyone,” the company said in a statement.

Some workers have planned hold the pegs throughout the daywhile others planned to take shorter breaks.

The union said the goal is to close the premises during breaks, noting that the company has difficulty hiring employees on Red Cup Day because they are so crowded.

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