Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.)—ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee—accused the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) of being weaponized against U.S. employers on behalf of unions and the politicians they support during a hearing with testimony from Starbucks former CEO Howard Schultz. Cassidy made the remarks during the March 29 hearing…
Senators Question Democrat Ties to Unions at Starbucks’ Labor Practices Hearing
LIVE NOW: Starbucks CEO Testifies to Senate Hearing
Starbucks Corp. interim CEO Howard Schultz testifies before a U.S. Senate committee after earlier resisting requests to appear and answer questions about the company’s compliance with labor law. …
Starbucks CEO Testifies to Senate Hearing
Starbucks Corp. interim CEO Howard Schultz testifies before a U.S. Senate committee after earlier resisting requests to appear and answer questions about the company’s compliance with labor law. …
Starbucks New CEO Laxman Narasimhan Takes His Seat
Starbucks officially has a new CEO. The Seattle coffee giant said Monday that Laxman Narasimhan has assumed the role of CEO and joined the company’s board of directors. Narasimhan succeeds longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz, who came out of retirement last spring to serve as interim CEO while the company searched for a new chief…
Starbucks CEO Agrees to Testify Before Committee Led by Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced on March 7 that Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has agreed to appear before his Senate committee. Sanders, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee announced that Schultz would appear before the committee on March 29. “I’m happy to announce that Howard Schultz, the CEO and founder…
Bernie Sanders Announces Subpoena Vote for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced on March 1 that the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on issuing a subpoena for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. According to Sanders’s press release, the committee will hold the vote next week on whether they will subpoena Schultz to speak on the company’s potential noncompliance…
300,000 Starbucks Frappuccino Bottles Recalled Over ‘Foreign Objects’
A nationwide recall was issued for Starbucks Frappuccino Vanilla drinks nationwide due to the bottles possibly containing glass, according to an announcement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). An FDA enforcement report, initially issued on Jan. 28, stated that the chilled coffee drink are sold nationwide and have best by dates of March…
Over 300,000 Starbucks Frappuccino Bottles Recalled Due to Possible Glass Inside Them
A nationwide recall was issued for Starbucks Frappuccino Vanilla drinks nationwide due to the bottles possibly containing glass. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice (pdf), issued on Jan. 28, stated that the chilled coffee drink are sold nationwide and have best by dates of March 8, May 29, June 4, and June 10. The…
Sanders Calls on Starbucks CEO to Testify About the Coffee Giant’s Labor Practices
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and every Democrat member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions invited Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to testify about his company’s compliance with federal labor laws. The invitation was sent on Feb. 8 via a letter signed by members of the committee that Sanders chairs. “Please consider this letter…
Starbucks Workers Plan 3-Day Walkout at 100 US Stores
Starbucks workers around the United States are planning a three-day strike starting Friday as part of their effort to unionize the coffee chain’s stores. More than 1,000 baristas at 100 stores are planning to walk out, according to Starbucks Workers United, the labor group organizing the effort. The strike will be the longest in the…
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