‘Red cup rebellion’: striking Starbucks baristas urge customers to stay away

In Brooklyn, workers walked off the job in search of fair pay and conditions - and said many customers were in support

At a popular Starbucks in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill, hundreds of people - including workers, union allies, and community supporters - filled the sidewalks. In 40F (4.4C) weather, picketers held signs, marched, and chanted What's disgusting? Union-busting!" and No contract, no coffee!"

More than a thousand Starbucks workers across the US walked off the job on Thursday in over 40 cities, marking one of the largest coordinated actions yet by the rapidly-growing union movement inside the world's largest coffee chain.