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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 02/10/2026

St Louis and Philadelphia's city councils just became the first to officially endorse the Starbucks Boycott. Starbucks is the biggest violator of US labor law in history, and it's time we ALL push back against corporate greed. ✊

8 city officials and Starbucks Workers United members smile and hold signs and banners saying "BOYCOTT STARBUCKS"

7 city officials and Starbucks Workers United members pose with fists up inside the St Louis capital. They hold signs that say BOYCOTT STARBUCKS

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 02/10/2026

Teachers have joined the Starbucks Boycott ✊

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 01/10/2026

Starbucks workers have organized and won over 700 union elections. Why? Because working people know companies CAN do better, but choose not to. We know it's time to push back against corporate greed! CONGRATS to partners who recently won unions in ✊Ponca City, OK ✊Jasper, IN

9 people smile and celebrate their Starbucks union election victory in a parking lot.

6 Starbucks workers smile and celebrate their union victory with signs that say "Our voice, our choice, our vote, stronger together" and "Espresso your rights"

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 30/09/2026

A company as rich as Starbucks can afford to treat their workers with respect. Thank you for standing alongside workers and pledging to BOYCOTT STARBUCKS, @gregcasar.bsky.social !

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 28/09/2026

When even store managers see the benefit of workers organizing unions!

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 26/09/2026

Starbucks is ending their DEI initiatives nationwide. If you’re a customer, BOYCOTT STARBUCKS. If you’re a Starbucks worker, organize your union to protect you and your coworkers before things get even worse.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 25/09/2026

Our union of over 12,000 Starbucks workers are calling for a BOYCOTT. We're fighting for extremely reasonable improvements, like better pay, better staffing, and better protections. Thank you to @bradlander.bsky.social for standing with Starbucks workers and joining our boycott!

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 24/09/2026

It has never been more clear why baristas need the backing of a union.

Today, Starbucks announced they’re closing about 250 US stores this week. A small number of these are union stores.

We expect to engage in effects bargaining for every impacted union store, as we have done elsewhere, over the conditions of these closures, including transfers so workers can be placed in another Starbucks store based on their preferences.

But let’s be clear - today’s announcement proves once again that ‘Back to Starbucks’ is nothing more than a betrayal of what workers and customers loved about the company.

As Starbucks continues to close stores, violate labor law, hike up our healthcare premiums, and betray its core value of belonging to appease right-wing politicians, the company is moving farther away from everything it once was. Starbucks is becoming unrecognizable under CEO Brian Niccol — and that is why labor allies, elected officials, and customers are all joining together to boycott Starbucks until they finalize a fair union contract.

Starbucks leadership is failing the company, and trouble is brewing for Starbucks. When just this month, the country’s most pro-business court of appeals called Starbucks a ‘repeat violator’ of labor law, it’s time for everyone to start paying attention.

* source: Starbucks v. NLRB, 24-60650 (5th Cir. 2026)

It has never been more clear why baristas need the backing of a union. We love our jobs, and we know Starbucks doesn’t run without us, so we’re organizing together to demand a better future and a fair contract.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 23/09/2026

The #BoycottStarbucks movement is growing - and Senator Ruben Gallego ( @gallego.senate.gov ) is not only standing with workers, but calling on everyone to join the Boycott. ✊

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 21/09/2026

Here is a statement from Jasmine Leli, a union Starbucks barista and bargaining delegate, on the company ending all DEI initiatives:

“Starbucks has abandoned its core value of belonging to satisfy a right-wing agenda. Instead of standing up for the baristas and corporate workers that make the Starbucks experience what it is, the company has turned its back on us to curry favor with Florida politicians. Brian Niccol isn’t taking us Back to Starbucks, he’s transforming the company into something unrecognizable. " - Jasmine Leli, Starbucks worker and Starbucks Workers United bargaining delegate, September 21st, 2026

“Our union is fighting for a Starbucks where everyone, workers and customers alike, feels safe and has the ability to thrive. As long as the company continues to refuse to finalize a fair union contract and steps further away from its values, consumers can join us in a growing boycott movement — supported by consumers, labor unions and elected officials — to fight for a better future at Starbucks.” - Jasmine Leli, Starbucks worker and Starbucks Workers United bargaining delegate, September 21st, 2026

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 21/09/2026

It's official: Starbucks is gutting DEI policies company-wide to curry favor with Florida politicians as our union's call for a boycott grows. Vote with your dollar. BOYCOTT STARBUCKS.

Fox News headline: Starbucks agrees to DEI overhaul after blockbuster Florida legal showdown. The coffee giant will pay $1M and submit annual compliance certifications for four years under the agreement

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 17/09/2026

ed sheeran 🤝 starbucks and their union-busters

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 14/09/2026

One week ago, Mayor Mamdani established the Mayor’s Office of Worker Power, which provides NYC workers resources to organize, build power, and improve their working conditions. Thank you to @mayor.nyc.gov, @juliesulabor.bsky.social, and everyone involved for inviting us to the public unveiling!

A large group of workers, including Starbucks Workers United members, stand around Mayor Zohran Mamdani as he announces the Mayor's Office of Worker Power. Signs are held that say "Worker Power" and "Boycott Starbucks"

Starbucks workers pose with members of the New York City Mayor's administration, including Julie Su. A sign is held up that says "Boycott Starbucks"

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 14/09/2026

More Starbucks partners are organizing and WINNING unions every month! Congratulations to baristas in Conway, AR who are standing up to corporate greed and demanding a fair union contract! ✊

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 12/09/2026

Why does Starbucks keep failing their baristas? Partners in Ponca City, Oklahoma are organizing a union to demand reasonable and fair improvements to their workplace alongside over 12,000 union baristas across the country!

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 11/09/2026

Talk about a busy week! Even MORE Starbucks workers organized and won unions this week! 🎉 Working people are fed up with corporations that can afford to do better, but won't. It's no wonder our union continues to grow! CONGRATS to partners in ✊SAN DIEGO, CA ✊QUEENS, NY

Eight Starbucks workers stand behind the counter with Starbucks Workers United buttons and smile.

Nine Starbucks workers pose and smile in front of their store after winning their union election.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 10/09/2026

A barista from Washington took on Starbucks with their union and won over TWO YEARS worth of pay. If you think this is the only time Starbucks has had to pay up at union stores... think again. ✊

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 09/09/2026

It would take Starbucks less than one day's sales to finalize contracts for over 12,000 baristas with the pay, staffing, and protections we deserve. Boycott Starbucks!

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 08/09/2026

Labor Day may be over, but that doesn't mean that the wins for working people have to stop! Congratulations to Starbucks workers who just won their union elections! 💪CONWAY, AR 💪RENO, NV 💪SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 07/09/2026

In Orange County CA, we're spending Labor Day telling everyone to BOYCOTT STARBUCKS 🥰💅

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 07/09/2026

From Louisville to LA to Philly to Denver, Starbucks workers are turning up across the country for Labor Day! Our message is simple: it is no longer possible to be both a Starbucks customer, and in support of workers. BOYCOTT STARBUCKS.

Two people smile and hold a sign that says BOYCOTT STARBUCKS at a Labor Day event

A large group in a busy city hold a banner that says BOYCOTT STARBUCKS

A large group stand in front of a Starbucks holding signs that says "WORKER RIGHTS, "SHAME ON STARBUCKS," and "UNION STRONG UNION PROUD"

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 07/09/2026

Happy Labor Day! We’re out in Nashville to remind everyone that Starbucks has become the poster child for corporate greed. If you support workers, it’s time to BOYCOTT STARBUCKS until they stop stonewalling the over 12,000 union baristas fighting for a fair contract!

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 04/09/2026

If you’re tired of corporate greed, it’s time to get your coffee somewhere else.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 03/09/2026

"The things that you have been standing for... - and that you will win - are really gonna set the tone for what workers across this country deserve." - @darializaforny.bsky.social

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 29/08/2026

The Chicago Teachers Union voted unanimously to BOYCOTT STARBUCKS. Teachers know how it feels to be unsupported, and when working people stand together, we raise ALL of us up. Thank you to the CTU for listening to union baristas, as well as everyone who is pledging to boycott Starbucks!

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 28/08/2026

Starbucks workers not only announced a major boycott this week… we're also winning MORE UNION ELECTIONS in our stores! Real, material change for working people happens when we take action together. ✊ CONGRATS to partners in 💪Oakland, CA 💪Amarillo, TX 💪Denver, CO

Six Starbucks Workers United members celebrate their union win, with one holding their certification document

Nine Starbucks Workers United members celebrate their union win and smile

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 28/08/2026

Do you support workers? Then it's time to BOYCOTT STARBUCKS.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 27/08/2026

ICYMI: Starbucks is discontinuing the blending powder right after our union escalated on the issue. Interesting how that works!

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 27/08/2026

UPDATE: Days after our union escalated, Starbucks discontinued their silica-based blending powder. Even as we’re forced to escalate our fight to finalize a union contract by calling for an ongoing Boycott, our collective action on the shop floor is making Starbucks a safer workplace.

New York Times article: "Starbucks Drops Drink Powder That Eveloped Baristas in Clouds of Dust. Baristas said the ingredient left them coughing and sneezing."

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 25/08/2026

🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed:

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 22/08/2026

Starbucks has unlimited money for promotions, but not for their workers? Don't let the marketing distract you from what's really happening to your local baristas.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 20/08/2026

50,000 LA fast food workers and baristas took a stand and the Fast Food Fair Work Ordinance won its first city council vote. This is the kind of thing workers can accomplish together in our union. Want in? Check our bio.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 18/08/2026

Today, we’ve built a union of over 12,000 baristas, won over 700 union elections, and started an international movement of young workers fighting for a better future. There's power in numbers when we stand together and take action as one union!

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 15/08/2026

In Starbucks' new corporate backyard of Nashville, workers are on STRIKE this weekend! DON'T BUY STARBUCKS this weekend AND BEYOND until the company settles fair union contracts. Gimmicks and TikTok marketing won't fix real issues for the real people behind the counter!

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 06/08/2026

Baristas in Rhode Island marched on their boss during peak. After participating in this work stoppage, management began making changes! That’s why organizing your own union is one of the best ways to not only protect you and your coworkers, but win a better workplace ✊

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 04/08/2026

All this while Starbucks pays big money to convince us we don't need unions btw

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 03/08/2026

During recent ICE raids in Minnesota, baristas say Starbucks offered no protections against ICE agents in their stores, even when other businesses in the area did. That's when workers fought back as a union.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 01/08/2026

ANDDDD ANOTHER ONE!!! Starbucks workers in Los Alamitos, CA just won their union election 19-5! Welcome to your union, everyone! ✊

A big group of Starbucks workers raise their fists and celebrate their union.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 30/07/2026

We’re not just tired of low pay, inadequate protections, and chaotic scheduling… we’re organizing unions to say enough is enough! CONGRATULATIONS to Starbucks baristas in Columbia, MD - they just won their union election 19 to 3! ✊

A large group stands and smiles in front of a Starbucks store after winning their union election

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 30/07/2026

Starbucks' latest response to the new silica-based blending powder: They dodged the issue entirely.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 29/07/2026

Another reason you shouldn't buy Starbucks right now

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 28/07/2026

Workers in the South are fighting back against corporate greed and WINNING. CONGRATULATIONS to Starbucks baristas in Navarre, FL who just won their union!! ✊ They join workers in Kentucky and Arkansas who also recently won union elections in the South!

Three workers raise their fists in celebration in front of their newly organized Starbucks store.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 27/07/2026

Is it a good time to remind everyone about this? 👀

A photo with RFK Jr. and Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol. Tweet text next to it from Secretary Kennedy's Twitter: "Yesterday, I met with Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol, who shared the company's plans to further MAHA its menu." The tweet is dated June 18, 2025.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 24/07/2026

🚨Have you felt sick after handling Starbucks’ silica-based blending powder? If you're a barista, reach out to us. If you're a Starbucks customer, we urge you to STOP BUYING STARBUCKS until the company finalizes union contracts with the protections and improvements we need.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 24/07/2026

Solidarity with ILWU members on strike in California! We call on C&H Sugar - one of the largest sugar distributors in the country - to do right by their workers. Return to the bargaining table and finalize a fair contract now!

A headline reads "Local 6 workers at C&H Sugar in Crockett on strike, demand employer bargain in good faith"

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 23/07/2026

Corporations don't protect us. WE protect us. Congratulations to Starbucks workers who are organizing against corporate greed and winning unions in their stores! Say hello to our newest union members in ✊Westland, MI ✊Bowling Green, KY

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 22/07/2026

🚨Here’s what baristas are saying about Starbucks’s blending powder. Workers are calling on all customers to STOP BUYING STARBUCKS until baristas get protections and better in-store conditions finalized in fair union contracts.

“i literally got a migraine for the first time in years after work”
“I almost passed out after making one of those drinks and the headache came on immediately after I scooped that powder into the blender”
“Me with nonstop coughing fits every shift since the powder dropped

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“i've had headaches both my last shifts which i never have”
“i was having trouble breathing randomly during my last two shifts”
“you inhale those powders everytime you scoop them. Especially when they're on a raised shelf at eye level... but corporate never seems to listen or care"

*our lawyers want you to know that while these comments surrounding Starbucks’ blending powder were posted publicly, SBWU cannot verify their accuracy.

“Omg a partner today was telling me his hand started to tingle after he spilled some on his hand!!!"
“Ive been getting weird hives from it like bumps and rashes"
“No but lowkey since yesterdays launch I've been getting these rashes"
“eyes have been SUPER irritated, red and itchy since launch day, even worse today after working cold bar this morning.”
“Omg one of my co workers also got a rash! ”
“my coworker got off bar with hives”

*our lawyers want you to know that while these comments surrounding Starbucks’ blending powder were posted publicly, SBWU cannot verify their accuracy.

“i have asthma and i have noticed that ever since i have started crafting the blended beverages with the blending powder, my chest has been hurting so badly and i have had to take my inhaler more than normal."
"I have asthma and it does make it harder to breathe:/ had to take my inhaler today"
“oh my god my fucking asthma has been AWFULLLL"
"Legit went to the doctors yesterday and was prescribed an inhaler"
"“yes sore throats and headaches at my store"
“Yes I have very nauseous and it was right after I inhaled that powder, we were restocking and it just goes in the air it's literally unavoidable"

*our lawyers want you to know that while these comments surrounding Starbucks’ blending powder were posted publicly, SBWU cannot verify their accuracy.

*our lawyers want you to know that while these comments surrounding Starbucks’ blending powder were posted publicly, SBWU cannot verify their accuracy.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 20/07/2026

A union contract with material improvements, or a chance to earn pennies by making corporate propaganda? Starbucks is hoping you choose the latter

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