India, Nov. 23 -- The union representing Starbucks employees has announced that its strike has now expanded to 65 locations across the nation, with the most recent work stoppage occurring at a store in Albany, NY. The strike comes days after New York City's socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani urged a boycott of the coffee chain.

Baristas at the Starbucks located on New Scotland Avenue in the state capital of New York initiated their strike on Thursday, coinciding with the presence of senior officials from the incoming Mamdani administration who participated in a picket line outside a Starbucks in Manhattan's Financial District.

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