Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract.

Less than a week before Christmas, Amazon and Starbucks employees are striking as their respective companies refuse to meet union demands.

Amazon and Starbucks workers strike for union recognition and better working conditions. Labor leaders prepare for potential rollback of worker protections under Trump administration. California unions seek state-level safeguards against weakening federal labor regulations.