Starbucks baristas are striking Friday in 3 major cities — including the coffee giant's hometown

Starbucks' largest workers union announced that it would go on strike in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle, where it is headquartered, just days ahead of Christmas.

On Wednesday, the union told BI that it would strike to protest hundreds of unresolved unfair labor practice cases and the company's failure to negotiate a sufficiently comprehensive pay package.

"Starbucks baristas are going on five days of escalating ULP strikes in response to the company backtracking on our promised path forward, starting tomorrow in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle," Starbucks Workers United said in Thursday statements.

It added that the strikes would soon be "coast-to-coast."

In a statement to BI, the union said the strikes could reach "hundreds of stores" unless the company works to achieve collective bargaining agreements.

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