| Clip Of Senate Hearing on Starbucks' Treatment of Union Organizing
Report Video IssueStarbucks' Howard Schultz Defends Labor Practices at Congressional Hearing
2023-03-29T10:21:04-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/002/003/1680099827_003.jpgFormer Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz defends the company's labor practices and its preference for employees not to unionize. Schultz also notes that the company pays a $17.50 dollar minimum wage, pays college tuition, provides comprehensive health insurance, and says employee retention is twice the industry average. He also says that the company is committed to its obligations as an employer under the National Labor Relations Act, as well as "good-faith negotiations for first contracts for each unionized store."
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz defends the company's labor practices and its preference for employees not to unionize. Schultz also not… read more
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz defends the company's labor practices and its preference for employees not to unionize. Schultz also notes that the company pays a $17.50 dollar minimum wage, pays college tuition, provides comprehensive health insurance, and says employee retention is twice the industry average. He also says that the company is committed to its obligations as an employer under the National Labor Relations Act, as well as "good-faith negotiations for first contracts for each unionized store." close
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