It could be a hearing for the history books: Billionaire Howard Schultz, the resolutely anti-union architect of Starbucks, gets questioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders, the outspoken champion of the union movement in Congress.
Sen. Bernie Sanders will question Howard Schultz, who recently stepped down as Starbucks CEO, on the company's resistance to its workers unionizing.
"Sir, Starbucks coffee company, unequivocally — and let me set the tone for this very early on — has not broken the law," he said. The statement was met by some laughter from the audience. . As it began, a long queue of managers and corporate employees crowded inside, wearing matching t-shirts — as did dozens of Starbucks Workers United members. After Schultz's testimony, lawmakers will also hear from a current and a former Starbucks baristas.Workers at nearly 300 coffee shops have now voted to join Starbucks Workers United, about 3% of the chain's U.S. locations.
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