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We need fair union contracts NOW." Driving the news: Starbucks said in its announcement that its "more defined color palette includes any solid black short and long-sleeved crewneck, collared, or button-up shirts and any shade of khaki, black, or blue denim bottoms" and it's "making a new line of company branded t-shirts available to partners, who will receive two at no cost." The company said it wants to "create a sense of familiarity for our customer." What they're saying: A striking barista said in a video posted Thursday to the union's Bluesky account that Starbucks "made a big decision about our jobs without bargaining with us, and this time it's a new restrictive dress code, one that we're paying for out of pocket." Wearing black "doesn't make the customer experience any better" and "policing" what workers wear doesn't address being short-staffed or dealing with long lines while there are pay concerns, said the worker, who was not identified in the post