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Ridgewood NJ, thousands of Starbucks baristas across the U.S. have walked off the job this week, protesting the company’s new restrictive dress code policy. According to Starbucks Workers United, the union representing Starbucks baristas, more than 2,000 workers at 120 stores have joined the strike since Sunday.
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Starbucks suffered a significant legal blow on Friday as a federal appeals court upheld a ruling that the coffee giant had illegally fired two Philadelphia baristas who sought to unionize. This decision underscores ongoing tensions between Starbucks and its workers amidst a nationwide unionization campaign.
