Starbucks baristas strike over dress code

What happened

More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas across the U.S. have gone on strike since Sunday over the company's new dress code, the Starbucks Workers United union said Wednesday. The new policy, which took effect Monday, requires baristas to wear solid black shirts and khaki, black or blue denim bottoms under their green aprons.

Who said what

Starbucks Workers United, which represents employees at 570 of the company's 10,000 U.S. stores, said the new dress code should...