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The Starbucks CEO Will be Testifying in Front of Bernie Sanders.
And I cannot Wait.
So, the pressure worked.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will be testifying in front of Bernie Sanders regarding widespread, blatant union busting activity following a wave of unionization efforts among employees in stores cross the country.
Diego Lasarte with Quartz writes:
“Interim Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will testify at a Senate hearing on March 29 about the company’s apparent union-busting tactics after being threatened with a subpoenae by Vermont senator Bernie Sanders.
Schultz initially declined an invitation to appear in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on March 9, prompting Sanders to try to compel his attendance. Sanders, the chair of the committee, said Starbucks defied a number of other congressional oversight inquiries, including additional meetings and requested documents…
…The general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed over 500 unfair labor practice charges against the company, according to a spokesperson for the board. And, just last week, a judge ruled that Starbucks violated federal labor laws in union negotiations with workers. Specifically, the rulings found that the company had engaged in…
