星巴克在美国经营着1万多家直营店。星巴克表示，Since last week's union strike at Starbucks began, the strike has continued for five days, affecting over 300 stores in the USA, with an estimated 5,000 employees expected to join the strike. Starbucks refused to comment on the estimated impact of the strike on overall Operation, only stating that the expected impact of the strike is "very limited."
According to Caijing News on December 25 (Editor Liu Rui), since last week's strike by the Starbucks union, as of Tuesday Eastern Time, the strike has continued for five days, affecting over 300 stores in the USA, with an estimated 5,000 employees expected to join the strike.
More than 300 stores in the USA have joined the strike.
Starbucks operates more than 0.01 million direct stores in the USA. Starbucks stated that 98% of its stores in the USA are still open, with about 170 stores closed as of Tuesday.
However, the union that initiated the strike provided different numbers. They claimed that the number of "completely closed" stores has exceeded 290, with more than 300 stores in 45 states in the USA striking as planned.
The Starbucks Workers Union stated that Tuesday's Christmas Eve strike is expected to be the largest strike in the history of Starbucks. A barista from Oregon stated in a union statement: "These strikes are just the initial demonstration of our strength, we are only just beginning."
The union represents employees from 525 Starbucks stores across the USA. Currently, these employees have convened strikes in 12 major cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Boston, and Seattle, protesting against Starbucks' wage, staffing, and scheduling issues.
The impact of the strike is "very limited."
Starbucks declined to comment on the estimated impact of the strike on overall operations, only stating that the anticipated impact of the strike is "very limited."
Morningstar Analyst Sean Dunlop stated: "They (Starbucks) may be right; they probably won't be significantly impacted in terms of revenue."
Earlier this month, Starbucks proposed not to raise wages immediately and to guarantee a 1.5% pay increase in the coming years, but the proposal was rejected by the union. The union also stated that Starbucks has not made any "serious economic proposals" to its employees.
Starbucks stated that the union representatives ended negotiations prematurely, "We are ready to continue negotiations when the union returns to the bargaining table."
