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 an invitation to testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on March 9, 2023,” the senators wrote.
“We look forward to seeing you. We greatly appreciate your assistance to the HELP Committee.”
According to Sanders’ press release, workers at more than 350 Starbucks locations across nearly 40 states have held votes to unionize since the first store in Buffalo voted to do so in December 2021….