Workers at the Malta Starbucks just off the Adirondack Northway staged a one-day strike on Christmas Eve as part of a nationwide strike effort by Starbucks Workers United, which represents 11,000 workers at more than 500 Starbucks locations nationwide,

A rolling strike of Starbucks baristas began Friday and grows to include about 300 of the coffee giant's shops across the U.S.

Workers at Starbucks locations in the metro area and Duluth have joined a nationwide strike. Starbucks Workers United — which represents workers at more than 500 stores across the country — recently authorized an unfair labor practices strike, with workers walking off the job on Christmas Eve.