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The strike involving more than 100 stores was timed for the day Starbucks launched its annual “red cup” holiday promotion.

It’s illegal to retaliate against workers for union activity, but Starbucks has been firing union supporters around the country.

The complaint lists the dates and store locations where violations occurred, and the names of managers who committed them.

In Oregon and Washington, union Starbucks shops have bargaining dates set throughout November and early December.

Starbucks must reinstate seven workers the company fired in Tennessee after a federal judge found the terminations were illegal retaliation.

Within a week, a strike grew from one to seven Starbucks locations in Eugene, Oregon. That meant every union store in the city was on strike.

Workers have been raising safety concerns at a Portland Starbucks for years, but the company only took action days before a union election.

Workers at a Bellingham Starbucks became the 15th location in Washington to affiliate with Workers United when ballots were counted July 6.

For Starbucks Workers United, the timing made Portland’s 4th and Morrison store closure a clear escalation in union busting.

19 Starbucks in Oregon have voted to unionize since April 2022, including stores in Eugene, Portland, Beaverton, Gresham, and Happy Valley.