Investing.com -- Hundreds of Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ: SBUX ). employees have gone on strike since Sunday in response to the company’s newly implemented dress code. The Starbucks Workers United, the union representing these baristas, has indicated that more strikes are likely in the near future.

The strikes have taken place at over 50 Starbucks stores across the United States. The union represents employees at approximately 570 out of over 10,000 company-operated Starbucks locations in the country. Despite the strikes, Starbucks has stated that there has not been a significant impact on national store operations, and most stores continue to serve customers as usual.

The new dress code, which was put into effect on Monday, mandates that baristas wear solid black tops, a departure from the previous policy that permitted any color. The updated dress code also includes new regulations on the types of bottoms that baristas can wear, among other modifications.

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