Starbucks Workers United, representing approximately 9,000 baristas in 550 stores, has voted to strike on Thursday, Nov. 13 during the company’s ‘Red Cup Day’ promotion.

As Starbucks baristas threaten a national strike, UH students are adding pressure of their own — asking administrators to sever ties with the coffee giant over what they call anti-union tactics.

The union said workers are prepared to strike if a contract is not finalized by Nov. 13, which is the company’s Red Cup Day, and strike actions could hit more than 25 cities and escalate if

Starbucks Workers United — representing employees at about 550 of the chain’s roughly 10,000 company-run US stores — said members voted to give union leadership the ability to call for a work stoppage at any time if demands aren’t met.