The union for Starbucks workers in America says that over 2,000 baristas at 120 stores have started striking since Sunday. They are protesting the company's new rules about what they can wear.

从下周开始，星巴克对员工穿什么衣服有了新规定。员工们在绿色的围裙下面，需要穿黑色的衬衫和卡其色、黑色或者蓝色的牛仔裤。这个规定在美国和加拿大的星巴克店里都要遵守。

以前的规定里，咖啡师只能穿一些颜色的衣服。现在，他们可以穿更多深色的或者有图案的衬衫了。星巴克说，新规定会让绿色的围裙更明显。他们想让咖啡店更舒服、更友好，让客人觉得更熟悉。

But the Starbucks Workers United, which represents workers in 570 Starbucks stores in America, thinks the rules about what to wear should be decided together through talking and agreeing as a group.

佩奇·萨默斯在马里兰州汉诺威的星巴克工作，她是一名小组负责人。她说：“星巴克现在有点迷失方向了。他们没有听咖啡师的想法，咖啡师让星巴克变得特别。他们关注的事情不太对，比如他们有新的着装规定，这让大家不太高兴。如果顾客要等三十分钟才能喝到拿铁，他们不会关心我们穿什么颜色的衣服，对吧？”

萨默斯和其他人觉得公司不对，因为他们在自己的网站上卖星巴克衣服。但是现在，员工上班的时候不能穿这些衣服了。星巴克说，他们告诉大家新的穿衣规定的时候，会给每个员工两件免费的黑色T恤。

On Wednesday, the Starbucks workers' union said that about 1,000 workers went on strike at 75 shops in America. Starbucks said that the strike didn't affect their 10,000 shops in America much, and some shops were only closed for less than an hour because of it.

星巴克公司说：“如果工会多花时间和我们一起好好谈，而不是只抗议工作时穿黑衣服，可能会更好。现在，我们大部分的店都开门了，每天都为客人服务。”

People who read the Associated Press have different ideas about this dress code. Some think Starbucks workers shouldn't complain because many shops have rules about what people wear. Others say Starbucks should focus on making their drinks better, having good prices, and making sure their workers are happy, instead of worrying too much about what they wear.

马迪·穆克洛在西雅图工作，她管理一家星巴克咖啡店。她说她觉得这个新规定很好。

穆克洛说：“说实话，我觉得这次服装规定的改变对我们店里的员工来说有点难。但是，它也让我们有了一个更一样的标准，让我们可以在保持自己的特点时，更好地一起工作。”

Since 2021, the Starbucks Workers United group has been trying to create unions in Starbucks stores in the United States. Even though Starbucks and the union have agreed to talk again in February 2024, they still haven't made a contract agreement.

This week, the workers' union said they told the National Labor Relations Board that Starbucks didn't discuss the new uniform rules with them as a group.