Bernie Sanders To Subpoena Starbucks CEO In Labor Law Violations Investigation

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Last updated on September 25th, 2023 at 02:17 pm

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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz declined to testify in the HELP committee’s investigation of corporate labor law violations so Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders has scheduled a subpoena vote.

The statement from the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee:

Sanders announced the subpoena vote after Schultz tried to dodge the committee by offering other witnesses:

Schultz is one of corporate America’s biggest and most aggressive union busters.

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NPR reported that Starbucks faces more than 325 unfair labor practices charges:

Starbucks has forged ahead with these actions despite being charged with violating the federal labor law that protects workers’ rights to organize. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is tasked with investigating the more than 325 unfair labor practice charges brought by the union.

So far, NLRB regional offices around the country have issued 35 formal complaints against Starbucks, citing the company for coercing, threatening, and firing employees over their union activities and withholding wage increases and benefits from unionizing stores.

Sen. Sanders has been after Schultz to testify before the Senate and defend his union-busting for months. It is cowardly for Howard Schutz to serially violate the law by denying workers their right to organize and then refusing to testify and defend his actions.

Schultz should appear in front of the cameras and explain why he doesn’t think that Starbucks workers deserve the right to collectively bargain.

Bernie Sanders isn’t going to let Howard Schultz off the hook, as the Senator from Vermont is showing why he is corporate America’s worst nightmare as chairman of the HELP Committee.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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