A Starbucks barista strike is expanding to some 5,000 workers at more than 300 stores in 45 states, just as the company's busy holiday stretch begins.

GEORGIA — A strike that lasted for days against Starbucks ended on Tuesday, the union Starbucks Workers United told ABC News. The strike involved workers at over 300 stores in dozens of cities nationwide.

The Starbucks Workers United strike continues at some locations across the United States on Christmas Eve. Several dozen locations are shut down, while many thousand remain open. The company says they are ready to get back to negotiations.