Starbucks Workers Begin a Strike in 3 Cities on Friday NYT | Top Stories Noam Scheiber 20 December 2024 at 22:37 The walkout in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle comes after talks between the company and the workers’ union failed to produce an agreement on raises. © Graham Dickie/The New York TimesThe strike is expected to begin in about 15 Starbucks stores and could spread to hundreds by Christmas Eve.
Amazon Delivery Drivers at Seven Hubs Walk Out NYT | Top Stories Noam Scheiber and Santul Nerkar 20 December 2024 at 02:10 The retail giant said it expected its operations to be largely unaffected by the strike of some drivers at contracting firms Amazon uses to deliver packages. © Kamil Krzaczynski/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesWorkers picketing today at an Amazon delivery station in Skokie, Ill. Amazon workers who deliver packages from seven Amazon facilities across the country went on strike Thursday morning.