Starbucks leader grilled by Senate over anti-union actions
Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz insisted the coffee chain hasn’t broken labor laws and is willing to bargain with unionized workers during an often testy, two-hour appearance before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, Wednesday, March 29, on Capitol Hill in Washington.2/9
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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz drinks from a Starbucks mug as he testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, Wednesday, March 29, on Capitol Hill in Washington.3/9
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Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., questions former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, before the committee, Wednesday, March 29, on Capitol Hill in Washington.4/9
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Sam Amato, center, of Buffalo, N.Y., who is a member of the Union and says he was illegally fired from Starbucks after 13 years, becomes emotional during testimony by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, Wednesday, March 29, on Capitol Hill in Washington.5/9
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Sam Amato, left, of Buffalo, N.Y., who is a member of the Union and says he was illegally fired from Starbucks after 13 years, becomes emotional during testimony by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, at right, before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, Wednesday, March 29, on Capitol Hill in Washington.6/9
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Starbucks founder Howard Schultz greets businesswoman Mellody Hobson, the current board chair of Starbucks Corporation, as he arrives at a crowded Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing room where he expects to face sharp questioning about the company's actions during an ongoing unionizing campaign, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 29.7/9
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Sam Amato, left, of Buffalo, N.Y., who is a member of the Union and says he was illegally fired from Starbucks after 13 years, becomes emotional during testimony by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, at right, before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, Wednesday, March 29, on Capitol Hill in Washington.8/9
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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz drinks from a Starbucks mug as he testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, Wednesday, March 29, on Capitol Hill in Washington.9/9
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Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz takes his seat at a crowded Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing room where he expects to face sharp questioning about the company's actions during an ongoing unionizing campaign, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 29.
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