Sen. Ruben Gallego Joins Starbucks Picket Line In Arizona
Source: Huff Post
Dec 12, 2025, 05:16 PM EST | Updated 8 hours ago
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) joined Starbucks baristas at a picket line in Arizona in solidarity with their ongoing strike against the multibillion-dollar coffee company after going years without a union contract.
“Instead of trying to negotiate in good faith, they just engage in unfair labor practices over and over again,” Gallego told workers on Friday outside a closed Starbucks store in Gilbert, a suburb of Phoenix. “This is the stuff that happens when corporate power does not want to give way to worker power.”
Gallego is the second senator this month to visit Starbucks workers on the picket line, which escalated earlier this year when organizers expanded the strike to stores in dozens of cities across the country. Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) marched with striking baristas alongside New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in Brooklyn, New York.
The Arizona Democrat, a U.S. Marines veteran who was elected to the Senate in 2024, has been making moves in recent months that have fueled speculation about a potential run for the White House in 2028. He recently unveiled a plan to tackle rising energy costs, and he’s gotten lots of attention on national television programs for his combative approach to congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump.
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All these workers want is a fair shot at the American Dream. That's why I'm fighting with them for what they deserve: living wages and fair labor practices.
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