According to Starbucks Workers United, nearly 300 Starbucks stores nationwide were impacted by this strike across 47 states. The post Starbucks workers around the nation go on strike on Christmas Eve appeared first on The Manual.

A Starbucks barista strike is expanding to some 5,000 workers at what organizers said was more than 300 stores in 45 states, just as the company's busy holiday stretch begins.

The ongoing Starbucks union workers' strike has now expanded to a dozen states, union representatives confirmed to USA TODAY on Monday.