Category: Howard Schultz

Senators Question Democrat Ties to Unions at Starbucks’ Labor Practices Hearing

March 29, 2023
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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…

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Bernie Sanders Announces Subpoena Vote for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz

March 2, 2023
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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…

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Howard Schultz Should Sue George Soros for Destroying Starbucks

July 19, 2022
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Commentary I am one of those who doesn’t love Starbucks. I patronized them only when something I liked better, usually local, wasn’t available. Still, they were and maybe still are, an American, and an international, phenomenon. Founder and CEO Howard Schultz figured out how to take the Greenwich Village coffeehouse of yore, clean it up,…

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Starbucks CEO Admits Stores No Longer Safe in Major US Cities

July 15, 2022
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The head of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, admitted that the chain’s stores are no longer safe in a number of major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, Portland, Philadelphia, and Washington. American cities “have abdicated their responsibility in fighting crime,” Schultz said in a video published this week. “I must say, in my view at the local, state…

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Starbucks Announces Suspension of Share Buybacks, White House Might Have Influenced Decision

April 4, 2022
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Starbucks Corp. has decided to do away with share buybacks and plans to boost investment into operations, the company’s returning CEO Howard Schulz said in an open letter on April 4. “Starting immediately, we are suspending our share repurchasing program. This decision will allow us to invest more profit into our people and our stores—the…

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5 Starbuck Analysts on Howard Schultz’s Return to C-Suite: ‘Steady Hand’

March 17, 2022
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On Wednesday, Starbucks Corporation CEO Kevin Johnson announced he is retiring after five years in the position. While the coffee retailer searches for a permanent replacement for Johnson, Starbucks founder and former two-time CEO Howard Schultz will return as interim chief executive. Schultz previously served as Starbucks CEO from 1986 to 2000 and then again…

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