Starbucks workers in Metro Atlanta walk out on Red Cup Day, demanding better pay and stable hours

Customers expecting their usual morning coffee at the Starbucks on 10830 Haynes Bridge Rd in Alpharetta were instead met with locked doors and a picket line on Thursday. Starbucks workers kicked off a Red Cup Day strike, timed to coincide with one of the company's biggest annual promotions, calling for higher pay, clearer scheduling, and improved staffing."No iced caramel macchiatos today," one worker shouted between chants on the sidewalk. Behind her, a crowd held signs, waved union flags,