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The Guardian - US
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Workers at over 150 US Starbucks stores to strike over Pride decorations

Starbucks store with Pride decorations
Starbucks said it was still encouraging store managers to celebrate Pride month. Photograph: Amy Katz/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

More than 150 Starbucks stores and 3,500 workers will be on strike next week across the US, the union representing the coffee chain’s baristas said on Friday, after it claimed the company had banned gay Pride month decorations at its cafes.

Starbucks Workers United union said earlier this month the company took down LGBTQ+ Pride decorations and flags at several stores, while some workers took to social media to report the same.

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