Why your local Starbucks might be closed today
Unionized Starbucks workers have started their fourth day on strike.
Workers walked off the job in over 40 cities last week.
And this year’s strike has gotten attention from high-profile politicians. Both Seattle mayor-elect Katie Wilson and New York's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani called on customers to boycott the coffee chain.
Last week, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) urged Starbucks to cut a deal with the union.
So what’s holding up negotiations?
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GUEST: Casey Martin, KUOW reporter covering the strike
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Libby Denkmann joined KUOW in December 2021 as the host of the midday show Soundside. She’s a native Pacific Northwesterner who grew up in Redmond, graduated from the University of Washington, and covered local news as a producer and reporter with KIRO Radio.
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