Starbucks strike hits Los Angeles area stores

Starbucks workers around the U.S. are planning a three-day strike starting Friday as part of their effort to unionize the coffee chain's stores. More than 1,000 baristas at 100 stores are planning to walk out, according to Starbucks Workers United, the labor group organizing the effort. The strike will be the longest in the year-old unionization campaign.

The union says it expects the strike will shutter some stores entirely; at others, managers or other workers may keep the stores open. Starbucks, which opposes the unionization effort, said Friday that the strike was having a limited impact on its stores and most remained open. This is the second major strike in a month by Starbucks' U.S. workers.