HOW MANY STORES WILL STARBUCKS CLOSE NOW? Self-identifying communist state Rep Shaun Scott, Rep. Shaun Scott will be leading University of Washington students & baristas at a rally demanding university leaders cut ties with Starbucks The “Boycott Starbucks, stand with workers” is in advance of the coffee giant’s busy Red Cup Day promotion Last year, the Ventifada protest occupied the area in front of the corporate headquarters and multiple locations Katie Wilson, on the day she was elected mayor, joined the protests and called for a boycott of Starbucks. Shortly thereafter, the coffee giant closed multiple stores, including high-performing ones that were unionized, laid off workers, and announced a new corporate headquarters in Nashville