"In a year when Starbucks invested so many millions in top executive talent, it has failed to present the baristas who make its company run with a viable economic proposal and resolve the pending unfair labor practices," she said. ????? ???????

"Nobody wants to strike. It's a last resort, but Starbucks has broken its promise to thousands of baristas and left us with no choice," said Fatemeh Alhadjaboodi, a barista and bargaining delegate from Texas. ????????????  

The strike expands to Boston, Massachusetts; Dallas, Texas; and Portland, Oregon, as of Monday. That follows the shutdown of nearly 50 stores nationwide on Sunday, according to a statement from the company's union, Workers United. ?????  

Starbucks workers in three more major cities have joined a growing strike that is now in its third of five planned days of escalation ahead of Christmas. ????? ???????  

The plane had taken off from Canela, a short distance from Gramado, and had been heading to Jundiai in São Paulo state. ????????????