Allies were arrested in NYC after staging peaceful sit-in to support union baristas' fight for a contract.

Why are we doing this now? It’s been more than three years since baristas in Buffalo like me won their union and ignited a movement. It’s time for Starbucks to come back to the table with a fair contract offer so we can finalize a framework for contracts and focus on the future.

Starbucks needs to listen to us. Starbucks paid their new CEO Brian Niccol over $96 million in just four months and gave him a private jet to commute to work in Seattle. Then the company turned around and offered baristas no raises or benefits increases in the first year of our union contracts. Are you kidding me? And to top it all off they proposed closing this store in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Meanwhile, we’re struggling to keep up with rising costs — rent, food, bills — here in Brooklyn and all over the country. Our union has filed more than 90 unfair labor practice charges in January alone.

If you’re serious too, share the No Contract No Coffee pledge with 5 friends, and stay tuned for more updates and ways to support this campaign wherever you live.