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As Starbucks unionizing slows, some strike, others skeptical

FILE - Starbucks employees who do not participate in a strike continue to work while a strike continues outside a store on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022 in St. Paul, Minn. One year after a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, became the first to unionize in decades - touching off a wave of labor actions at other big companies like Amazon and Chipotle - the rush to organize Starbucks stores has slowed. (Kerem Yücel /Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)

FILE - Interim CEO Howard Schultz speaks during Starbucks Investor Day 2022, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Seattle. One year after a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, became the first to unionize in decades - touching off a wave of labor actions at other big companies like Amazon and Chipotle - the rush to organize Starbucks stores has slowed. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)

FILE - Starbucks employees and supporters react as votes are read during a viewing of their union election on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. One year after a Starbucks in Buffalo became the first to unionize in decades - touching off a wave of labor actions at other big companies like Amazon and Chipotle - the rush to organize Starbucks stores has slowed. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex, File)

As Starbucks unionizing slows, some strike, others skeptical