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.