Thank you Here's a live look at Capitol Hill where Former Starbucks CEO and current board Member Howard Schultz is getting ready To testify about the company's strained Relationship with union workers Senator Bernie Sanders there uh let's Turn things over to Anne-Marie to look At some of the allegations uh that power Schultz is facing to bring people sort Of up to speed I know a lot of you have Heard about Starbucks workers wanting to Unionize you must you may wonder why if You've ever been to your local Starbucks And everything seems you know perfectly Fine well here's the background in December of 2021 the first Starbucks unionized and Then since then 291 stores in 36 Different states have also voted to form A union but there has yet to be a formal Contract for union workers because of Tensions between organizers and Corporate management Starbucks Workers United organizers allege that the Company has actually engaged in Retaliatory tactics So here just taking a look at what that Means a National Labor Relations Board Investigators investigations rather into These allegations have resulted in 83 Complaints against Starbucks earlier This month an nlrb administrative law Judge ruled that Starbucks was illegally
Monitoring and firing Buffalo New York Area employees engaged in organizing and Adding workers to dilute Union votes but Starbucks is By far is far from the only company Accused of committing a labor violation During Union negotiations employers are Charged with violating federal law and 42 percent of Union election campaigns That's according to the economic policy Institute so in a statement released by Starbucks announcing that Schultz would Testify about the alleged labor Violations the company said in part Our Testimony will seek to foster a better Understanding of our partner first Culture and priorities Vlad you know I Have known people who sort of worked at Starbucks and they actually talk about In Philadelphia in particular how Stressful it can be that open policy That Starbucks had where anyone could Kind of come in and work away well you Know it also meant that employees had to Maybe deal with homeless people who Might be mentally ill who don't want to Leave the bathroom just things that you Wouldn't expect your Barista to have to Handle and that's part of the reason why They think unionizing is appropriate Yeah well so that hearing is going to Play out today and you can expect some Grilling as we pointed out Bernie Sanders is usually very very tough on
CEOs specifically as it relates to Issues like this so we can expect to Hear more later Anne-Marie always thank You
