Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz insisted that Starbucks has never once broken labor laws during its anti-union campaign — a claim that all evidence indicates is an unabashed lie.
or mistruths. One Democratic senator said that Schultz saying that Starbucks had never broken the law was akin to someone with 100 speeding tickets saying they had never violated traffic laws.
“That would not be a believable contention,” said Sen. Chris Murphy . “So I find it hard to believe your insistence that, not withstanding this extraordinary set of decisions — reinstating workers, forcing stores to be reopened — that you are, in fact, consistently abiding by the law.” Perhaps anticipating that the ex-CEO would insist that Starbucks has never broken the law, Democrats on the HELP Committeeon Monday debunking “myths” perpetuated by the company. In the 13-page document with dozens of citations, the lawmakers laid out a litany of actions from the company debunking its claims.
“MYTH: Starbucks has not been found in violation of any law because they have not exhausted all of their appeals in federal courts, up to and including the Supreme Court,” the report reads. “FACT: This is a deliberate attempt by Starbucks to delay a first contract for union workers.” Later in the hearing, Schultz accused Starbucks workers and the union of lying about their experiences with the company. For instance, Schultz bristled after Sen. Patty Murray said that her Starbucks worker constituents have raised issues with the company denying benefits to unionized workers, as the NLRB“I do take offense, I have to admit because it’s quite personal, when you bring up things that you heard that are not true,” Schultz responded.
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