November 17, 2025
In a put up on X, Mamdani supported employees’ rights to honest labor and honest contracts.
New York Metropolis’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani publicly urged a boycott of Starbucks in solidarity with placing baristas.
Mayor-elect Mamdani’s help for Starbucks workers aligns with the progressive, pro-labor stance he touted throughout his marketing campaign. In a put up on X, Mamdani supported employees’ rights to honest labor and honest contracts.
“Starbucks employees throughout the nation are on an Unfair Labor Practices strike, preventing for a good contract. Whereas employees are on strike, I gained’t be shopping for any Starbucks, and I’m asking you to hitch us. Collectively, we will ship a robust message: No contract, no espresso,” he wrote on Thursday, Nov. 13.
Mamdani, a self-described Democratic socialist and longtime labor advocate, has aligned with different identified advocates Elizabeth Warren and Lina Khan.
The strike, organized by Starbucks Staff United and timed to coincide with Starbucks’ annual “Pink Cup Day” promotion, started with about 1,000 workers. Over 65 Starbucks places have been affected by worker walkouts; the quantity might develop to greater than 500 shops. The union accuses Starbucks of unjust labor practices and stalled contract talks.
Starbucks, which operates practically 17,000 shops in the US, mentioned the motion impacts roughly 4 % of its retail labor power. Jaci Anderson, Starbucks Director of World Communications, advised Fox Digital the corporate was unaffected by the dissent.
“By way of our annual Reusable Pink Cup Day—we truly had an awesome day—99% of our coffeehouses remained open and welcoming prospects and we exceeded our gross sales expectations throughout company-operated coffeehouses in North America, making it the very best Pink Cup Day ever.”
Pink Cup Day was on Thursday, Nov. 13.
Some unionized Starbucks places have alleged retaliation and closures tied to their organizing efforts.
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