Howard Schultz in New York City, Apr. 2, 2019.Starbucks' former CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday denied breaking the law in response to sharp criticism from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who accused the company of "the most aggressive and illegal union busting campaign in the modern history of our country."
Roughly 290 of almost 9,000 company-owned stores in the U.S. have voted to unionize. However, workers have yet to sign a union contract at a single location.Earlier this month, an administrative judge ruled that Starbucks had committed "egregious and widespread misconduct" in its effort to prevent unionization at some of its stores.
In all, 13 decisions have ordered remedies for unfair labor practices committed by Starbucks, including the reinstatement of 22 employees, the NLRB said. Some of those decisions have been appealed, the agency added. "We look forward to Howard Schultz being held accountable for his actions and being forced to answer to his unprecedented union-busting campaign under oath," the spokesperson added.
"Were you ever informed of or involved in a decision to fire a worker who was part of a union organizing drive?" Sanders asked.
"You can ask your boss to make changes, but they can unilaterally change those changes if it's not working for them anymore," added Carter, who testified before the Senate committee on Wednesday. "With a union contract, they have to ask you."
Aww that poor Billionaire facing all those tough questions AND beong called a billionaire too?! the shame of it...
TikiBrooks NOT HOWIE!
'But you need to understand, paying our workers isn't a part of our business plan. It just isn't.' -- Howard Starbucks
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All I know is we'd still have the Sonics here in Seattle had you not bought this team that you clearly weren't interested in.
I don't care about this shii btw cancel my student loan debt of $300.000 or i’m moving out of this country to Manchester,UK. I speak for all of us!