As usual, Starbucks is offering its reusable red cup for the holiday season, this time on Thursday, Nov. 16 2023.
But there’s something else going on with Starbucks employees, which some are calling a “Red Cup Rebellion.”
Let’s start with how to get your free reusable red cup from Starbucks: Per the coffee chain, “Order any size handcrafted holiday or fall beverage – hot, iced or blended – and you’ll receive a free grande (16-ounce) Starbucks reusable red cup with a whimsical mod design.”
But getting the cup at your local Starbucks might be affected by what Starbucks Workers United are calling for:
Red Cup Day (November 16th) is Starbucks’s biggest sales event of the season – and also one of the most infamously hard, understaffed days for the baristas that work them.
Last year, workers went on strike. This year, on the heels of victories won by striking workers across different industries nationwide, Starbucks workers are taking the rebellion to the next level! …
We’re inviting ALL Starbucks baristas and shift supervisors to join this year’s Red Cup Rebellion and walk out in solidarity alongside thousands of Starbucks Workers United baristas to protest Starbucks unfair labor practices.
There you have it.