Meg Wright wants Starbucks Corp. executives to negotiate a fair contract that includes protected benefits and increased wages. But that contract hasn't come to fruition in a yearslong battle between company executives and officials of the national organization Starbucks Workers United,

Starbucks baristas at locations in a dozen states have walked off the job as part of a holiday strike they say could spread to hundreds of stores by Tuesday unless the company ups its wage offer in contract negotiations that have been ongoing for the better part of the year.