See unionized Iowa City Starbucks workers join national strike

James Nordholm strikes Dec. 5, 2025 outside the Starbucks at 228 S. Clinton St. in Iowa City, Iowa. Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen

Starbucks workers march and chant while on strike Dec. 5, 2025 outside the coffeehouse at 228 S. Clinton St. in Iowa City, Iowa. Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen

Madelin Schwager, center, joins other Starbucks workers on strike Dec. 5, 2025 outside the coffeehouse at 228 S. Clinton St. in Iowa City, Iowa. Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen

Starbucks workers strike Dec. 5, 2025 outside the coffeehouse at 228 S. Clinton St. in Iowa City, Iowa. Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen

Abigail Scheppmann, right, talks to fellow strikers Dec. 5, 2025 outside the Starbucks at 228 S. Clinton St. in Iowa City, Iowa. Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen