New York CNN — Senator Bernie Sanders, who has roundly criticized former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz over the company’s blatant attempts to shut down its own workers’ unionization efforts, finally got to question Schultz during a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Wednesday.
Over the course of roughly two hours on Wednesday morning senators questioned Schultz, currently Starbucks’ chairman emeritus, about the company. Those on the left pressed Schultz on the coffee company’s labor practices, and wondered how the former CEO can claim that the company acted lawfully, despite National Labor Relations Board findings that it did not.
Those on the right painted Schultz as a successful CEO who has created hundreds of thousands of jobs, some taking the opportunity to defend business leaders in general and skipping questioning entirely.
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2023-03-29 16:43:51
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