By Jesse Russell

The world's first Starbucks strike is spreading. Workers at a Starbucks in Auckland, New Zealand walked off the job Tuesday to highlight the poor conditions of low pay and minimum wage workers. On Wednesday, workers at 10 other Starbuck stores in that city also walked out in solidarity when they heard managers would be sent in to cover shifts at the striking store. Daniel Gross is an organizer of Starbucks workers in New York City. He said Starbucks workers at the three organized shops in New York stand in solidarity with the New Zealand workers.

[Gross]: We regret that Starbucks has forced workers to take this drastic step. But we are overjoyed because it is about time workers started standing up against this massive company. This was the first strike against Starbucks, but I can guarantee you it won't be the last.

He added that it is important for workers to think globally:

[Gross]: Trans-national capital requires a transnational response from labor. That includes actions by the folks doing the retail work, selling the products and also building connections between coffee growers for example and the people in manufacturing.