Archive · 15 Nov 2025
Zohran Mamdani's Starbucks Boycott Call Sparks Online Debate
Some workers at Starbucks, who help make your coffee, are not happy with their jobs and are asking for a better deal from the company.
They are calling this a "strike."
A politician named Zohran Mamdani said he supports these workers and won't buy coffee from Starbucks until they get their new deal.
He asked everyone else to stop buying Starbucks too, using the slogan "No contract, no coffee."
This made some people online agree with him, but others disagreed.
Some people think it's not fair to boycott a company when only a few stores are striking, and they worry it hurts workers more than the company.
Others agreed with the politician and said they would stop buying Starbucks.
The strike is happening at many Starbucks stores across the country and is meant to happen during a busy day for Starbucks called "Red Cup Day."
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani pledged to stop buying from Starbucks in solidarity with striking workers.
Mamdani encouraged the public to join the boycott with the slogan "No contract, no coffee."
Starbucks Workers United launched an open-ended Unfair Labor Practices strike for a fair contract.
The strike affects approximately 6.5% of Starbucks stores across 45 U.S. cities.
The strike was timed to disrupt Starbucks' annual Red Cup Day promotion.
- Who
- New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Starbucks unionized baristas
- What
- Mamdani pledged to boycott Starbucks in support of striking workers, leading to online reactions.
- When
- Recently, timed with a Starbucks strike and Red Cup Day.
- Where
- Across the United States, including New York.
- Why
- Mamdani and the union are demanding a fair contract for Starbucks workers.
- Starbucks Workers United Strike
- ULP strike for a fair contract
- Boycott Slogan
- No contract, no coffee
- Strike Duration
- Open-ended
- Affected Cities
- 45 cities across the US
- Strike Timing
- Coincided with Starbucks' Red Cup Day