A five-day strike by Starbucks baristas had closed 59 stores as of Monday afternoon, according to the union organizing the workers.

Just in time for the holidays, thousands of Starbucks baristas are expected to be back at work Wednesday after a five-day strike.

A Starbucks barista strike is expanding to about 5,000 workers during the company’s busy holiday season. Workers walked off the job again on Tuesday and closed about 170 stores. Their union is calling for better benefits and immediate pay increases.

If a strike by Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) workers is supposed to get them better benefits and treatment, the store count affected by the union action is modest. About 300 of Starbucks’ 16,621 U.S.