Starbucks Workers Strike in Handful of Cafes During Holiday Rush

The union representing Starbucks Corp. baristas went on strike on Friday morning at a limited number of locations in three US cities after a final-stage bargaining session reached an impasse.

Starbucks Workers United members are planning to picket at stores in Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles. The union, which represents employees at more than 500 of Starbucks’ company-operated stores in the US, said workers opted to strike after the coffee chain presented a package that offered no immediate raises for baristas in the union.

In a statement, Starbucks said that the union “prematurely ended” the bargaining session this week and ...