Unionized Starbucks employees conducted a one-day strike outside two Omaha locations Tuesday morning to advocate for better working conditions.

In what the union has dubbed "The Strike Before Christmas," more than 5,000 workers are walking out of 300-plus Starbucks locations nationwide Tuesday.

Iowa City Starbucks workers have staged a strike to protest what they call "paltry" wage increases while the company rewards its top executive with a nine-figure compensation package. Dubbed "The Strike Before Christmas," the job action took place on Christmas Eve.

Starbucks' union says workers are walking off the job at some 300 — out of over 10,000 — stores across the U.S. as contract negotiations falter. The company urges it to return to the bargaining table.

The Starbucks strike is expanding. Baristas from more than 300 stores are now on strike over better pay and working conditions.

None