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Over a thousand Starbucks workers participated in the walkout on Red Cup Day.

The strike aims for better hours, pay and resolving unfair labor practices.

Union members criticized Starbucks for lack of new proposals since April's contract rejection.

More than a thousand unionized Starbucks workers across the country walked off the job on Thursday as they demand concessions from the company during their contract negotiations.

Starbucks Workers United, the union which represents the baristas, said the strike would impact 65 stores in 40 cities, per The New York Times. The union added that it’s “prepared to continue escalating” its protests if the company doesn’t deliver a fair new contract.

The strike fell on Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, an annual promotion when the coffee chain

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