Last year he returned once again, as Starbucks was in the midst of a different crisis: A growing wave of unionization. Schultz, who sat down for a far-reaching conversation with CNN’s Poppy Harlow in February, covering the union, relations with China and the US economy, said he didn’t return to Starbucks because of the union efforts. But he did see the labor movement as a sign that things had gone sour at Starbucks, and for young people in general.
‘People did lose trust’ When Schultz re-joined the company last year, he spent months visiting with employees as part of a listening tour that helped him develop a new roadmap for the company, which he said had “lost its way.” “I’ve talked to thousands of our Starbucks partners,” he told Harlow.
Somebody roll out the chippy choppy
That bigger problem? Toxic capitalism stoking corporate and billionaire greed.
Seems this is the latest disarray. As a worker, I’m for the worker. Immediately makes me contested and disposable. Stand up, face facts, Organize. Perhaps not like Gramps or Dad & Mom. It’s 2023. This is old, cold and maybe dead. Organize. Cut out all the dead weight. ORGANIZE
This is my belief Howie
thank you for sharing your opinion, unfortunately you are billionaire
Him. The problem he is talking about is him and other billionaire Narcissists who hoard wealth to the detriment of their employees.
Correct. The much bigger problem in America is that workers AREN'T unionized. We had the greatest widespread prosperity and most productive economy in US history during the decades when unionization was highest. You build a strong prosperous economy FROM THE BOTTOM UP.
Eesh. Just listen to the angry dwindling middle class point fingers at the starving lower class and call them lazy. The greedy wealthy really love that kind of gullible.
Howard Schultz is an out-of-touch prick. Evidence? He “considered” running for President last time around. Just because he’s rich.
Jesus fucking barf.
yeah no shit we all broke and y'all keep doing stock buy backs
Yeah your corporate greed
This just in: billionaire CEO doesn’t like the underpaid workers from his bottom line forming unions. Shocker.
Unions have no place in society today.
Hopefully unions eventually die out and Americans will be free again.
Cheap B….d doesn’t want to pay his people a decent wage!!!! Waaaaah I only have 15 billion Waaaahhh
HowardSchultz The problem is corporate greed and the 1%ers thinking they should have it all. People want a living wage. You can afford to give that to your employees. You know it and we know it.
Yup. Starting with Reaganomics $50 TRYING transfer of wealth over the past 40 years from the bottom 90% to the top 1%. The current annual number is $2.5 Trillion annually.
“It is my belief that the efforts to ban child labor in America are just part of a bigger problem” -Local Factory Owner
Sadly, all about Formula for Profit Once you move from local coffee shop to multinational company raking in the dough for CEOs/shareholders, workers become just another cost of doing business. Gotta keep those profits up What is the ratio of lowest to highest paid at Starbucks?
Why does anybody care what Howard Schulz thinks of unions? He’s part of the extremely tiny minority of people affected negatively by them, so he is against them. What a scoop. Good job. This is what journalism is all about.
Better believe it, sunshine....shoe is on the other foot
HowardSchultz this isn’t rocket science. Look at the year over year incomes levels of earners at the lower end of pay scales compare to those in your tax bracket. The percentage increases for the wealthy are staggering compared to the almost non-existent change of the workforce.
Yeah dude, YOU are the problem. At least you've taken the first step of self realization well, maybe not..
To the gulags with him
So what? Let them unionize