Thousands of Starbucks baristas have walked off the job including employees in Philadelphia. Workers United says Starbucks proposed an economic package without an immediate wage increase and a guaranteed raise of only 0.

On the final day of a five-day work stoppage, Starbucks Workers United says 5,000 of its members at 300 coffee shops in cities nationwide, including Philadelphia, have taken off their green aprons and taken up picket signs.