Starbucks CEO Agrees to Testify Before Committee Led by Bernie Sanders

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), announced March 7, that Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO, has agreed before his Senate panel.

Sanders, the Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP), announced that Schultz would be appearing before the Committee on March 29.

“I’m happy to announce that Howard Schultz, the CEO and founder of Starbucks, has finally agreed to testify before the Senate HELP Committee,” According to Sanders, a press release His office.

“The HELP Committee was scheduled to vote tomorrow to subpoena him and I want to thank the members of the Committee who, in a bipartisan way, were prepared to do just that.”

Starbucks is accused of preventing employees from joining unions or engaging in collective bargaining. This was according to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

Sanders stated that more than 80 complaints had been filed by the NLRB against Starbucks over violations of federal labor laws.

A New York administrative judge ruled recently that Starbucks was guilty of engaging in illegal activities. “egregious and widespread misconduct” In an organizing campaign to organize unions that began in 2019.

Starbucks allegedly refuses to enter into a contract agreement with employees despite over 280 Starbucks coffee shops having voted to create a union.

“Let’s be clear. In America, workers have the constitutional right to organize unions and engage in collective bargaining to improve their wages and working conditions,” Sanders said. “Unfortunately Starbucks, under Mr. Schultz’s leadership, has done everything possible to prevent that from happening.”

Schultz was willing to cooperate with the requests for testimony. repeated letters Sent by Sanders and the HELP Committee.

Schultz had previously refused an invitation from Democrats to testify before the committee. Schultz had previously declined an invitation to testify from Democrats on the committee. Schultz received three separate letters calling for Schultz to stop. “egregious union-busting.”

During his March 7th address, the senator assured reporters press briefing This committee will examine the conduct of large-scale companies like Starbucks, and hear from labor leaders about the matter.

“The HELP Committee intends to make clear that in America we must not have a two-tiered justice system in which billionaires and large corporations can break the law with impunity, while working class people are held accountable for their actions,” Sanders made these remarks in his most recent press release.

“I look forward to hearing from Mr. Schultz as to when he intends to end his illegal anti-union activities and begin signing fair first contracts with the unions.”