“We’re done with the their anti-union retaliation and them walking away from bargaining.”Keeling and other union supporters say that it was up to each individual store as to whether or not to participate in the nationwide strike.But despite that fear, over 2,000 workers across the country are striking today and standing up for one another.”When Keeling’s store staged a one-day strike in August, Starbucks (SBUX) workers from nearby non-union stores joined the picket line, he said, and some customers brought food and drinks to the strikers.The protest comes on “Red Cup” day at Starbucks, when it gives out reusable holiday cups with certain drink purchases that entitle customers to discounts and extra bonus points on future purchases.At a store across from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City, workers walked the picket line even though their store isn’t having a union vote until Dec. 8.Starbucks has defended the firings of union supporters that have taken place as proper enforcement of rules that apply to all of its employees, who it refers to as “partners.”“Interest in a union does not exempt partners from following policies and procedures that apply to all partners,” Starbucks said in an earlier statement."