On National Coffee Day, Pittsburgh baristas joined practice pickets in 35 cities as contract talks heat up and strike threats grow.

Dozens of workers and supporters rallied with signs, chanting for fair treatment and demanding Starbucks come to the bargaining table. Cas Borowitz, a five-year barista and organizer with Workers United, says the company’s refusal to negotiate is forcing workers to act: "I asked Borowitz how she responds to criticism that the members should 'read the room' amid the company's plan to cut 900 jobs she responds.