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The Associated Press

Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike on one of chain's busiest days

People hold signs supporting Starbucks workers outside a Starbucks on New York's Upper West Side on Thursday. (Richard Drew/AP)

NEW YORK — Workers at more than 200 U.S. Starbucks locations walked off the job Thursday in what organizers said was the largest strike yet in the two-year-old effort to unionize the company's stores.

The Workers United union chose Starbucks' annual Red Cup Day to stage the walkout since it's usually one of the busiest days of the year. Starbucks expects to give away thousands of reusable cups Thursday to customers who order holiday drinks.

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