Mike Mueller, right, a Starbucks shift lead and a member of the union’s bargaining team, along with community members Ethan Buhrow, left, and Jayden Preusker picket Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, at the Cary location on Starbucks' Red Cup Day. Workers at Starbucks in Cary joined other workers across the country seeking to convince the company to better negotiate with its unionized locations. (Gregory Shaver — gshaver@shawmedia.com/Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media )