Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers in settlement as ongoing strike draws Mamdani and Sanders to picket line Economy Dec 2, 2025 6:11 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours, city officials announced Monday, hours before Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders visited striking baristas on a picket line.

The development came amid a continuing strike by Starbucks’ union that began last month at dozens of locations around the country.

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The workers want better hours and increased staffing, and they are angry that Starbuck

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