of course, howard shultz not a fan of unions.l going to play out in the next couple months. there is a new ceo stepping in. that could change the game. howard shultz, one of the last acts is testifying before the senate before he leaves his job as ceo about the very issue that has been really important to the workers for a year and a half now. >> and we'll be watching and you'll be covering. poppy is very interesting in this. she interviewed him. >> yeah. exactly. >> if you have not said he would show up for this and they would subpoena him. >> there would be a subpoena coming, for sure. >> thank you. >>> "cnn this morning" continues right now. >>> the president of the united states thus wrote a personal check for the payment of hush money as part of a criminal scheme t

former ceo howard shultz is squaring off with the company's labor practice, particularly its handling to unionize. he only agreed to testify after facing a subpoena from the panel. with us to talk about this is capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles and jeff bennett, co-anchor of the pbs news hour. what are we hearing so far during this hearing? >> we're really hearing from howard shultz pushing back on the premise that the chair of the senate health education labor and pensions committee has established in that his company is not open to unions and has done everything possible to try to prevent unions from organizing, even to the point of breaking federal labor laws. shultsz rejecting that premise time and time again and even suggesting that he's open to his company negotiating with these unions. take a listen to a portion of what he had to say earlier today. >> while we care deep ily about our partners, we are limited by law in what we can do in environments. we are 100% committed to fulfilling our obligations as an employer under the labor relations act and committed to good faith

they say it will continue to fight to hold billionaires like howard shultz accountable.the decision is inappropriate given the record on this matter. they are looking to appeal and the deadline for an appeal, guys, would be at the end of the month. >> what's so fascinating a factor of this is how starbucks was strud as progressive and now with these allegations damaging that but doesn't seem like it affected their sales. >> it hasn't in the u.s. they have china issues, that's separate. no, it hasn't. and just point of fact. it's a little under 300 stores out of 9,000. and howard shultz, remember that interview, vo open about saying this company made missteps. i am not surprised a union showed up. he came back in april of 2022 to correct a lot of that. the question is does this become widespread at starbucks, the union push, does it become widespread at other big companies going through a similar thing like amazon, et cetera. but it's a real focus of congress right now that's for sure. >> like bernie sanders is driving -- he really wants him to come testify. they have bee

of stbuck's, howard shultz, appears before the senate health committee over complaints that starbuck's is preventing stores from unionizing. watch this week on the c-span networks or c-span now, our free mobile video app. head over to c spafplt.org for scheduling information. or to stream video. live or on demand any time.

the health, education, labor and pensions panel wanted to talk to howard shultz as the company fightsize. earlier this month a judge ruled starbucks showed egregious and widespread misconduct in its dealings with employees and they ordered the company to reinstate fired workers and compensate them for lost wages. we spoke to some of those employees who say they are ready to get back to work. >> how is it for you being here today? >> every time i come to this store, it's only been about four times since i have been fired, it's been very emotional. >> reporter: on april 1st last year, angel was fired from her job at this starbucks in buffalo new york. starbucks says she was fired for violating the company's policies. she says it was retaliation. >> why do you think you were fired? >> i think that they illegally fired me because i was leading the union effort at this it store. >> reporter: last week a judge agreed in a 218-page ruling, a labor relations board says starbucks displayed widespread misconduct to employees unionize ing at 21 locations in the buffalo area. several workers, inc

. ♪ >>> senator bernie sanders is calling on the senate to subpoena starbucks ceo howard shultz to answeruestions about alleged union busting. sander says that shultz left no choice after refusing to meet with the health, education, and labor pensions committee. some 290 starbucks cafes in the u.s. have voted to unionize so far.ugr eli licahe cost of insulin, and a kfc fan favorite is back on the menu. shanelle kaul has your cbs "money watch" report. >> reporter: the major benchmarks finished mostly lower wednesday as officials with the central bank suggested more aggressive rate hikes in the coming months. >>> the dow gained 5 points. the nasdaq was down by 76. and the s&p 500 lost 18 points. >>> drugmaker eli lilly is slashing the cost of insulin. monthly out-of-pocket expenses will be capped at $35. the move follows growing public and political pressure on pharmaceutical companies to respond to soaring prices. the cost of the most popular insulin drug had become so unaffordable to the uninsured, many were forced to ration lifesaving medicine. >>> general motors is reportedly cutting 50

now, the former ceo, howard shultz, who resigned abruptly last week, appeared before the senate committee on health, education, labor, and pensions. 304 have voted across the nation to unionize since 2021. since then, 80 complaints were fired with the national labor relations board an more than 200 have been fired. >> the evidence is overwhelming, not from me, but from the national labor relations board, is that time after time after time, despite what mr. schultz is saying, starbucks has broken the law and has prevented workers from joining unions to collectively bargain for decent wages and benefits. >> reporter: schultz countered that it is his company's preference to have a direct relationship with employees instead of union reps. when starbucks said it would increase worker pay only at nonunionized stores, schultz said that's because the company had no bargaining agreement in place with the unions. critics say there's no agreement because starbucks will only meet in person. >> in many of the meetings that we've showed up to have to face-to-face meetings, the other side has decided to

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howard schultz. after bullying the former ceo of starbucks and threatening to subpoena him, shultz has agreed to be grilledonization of starbucks. shultz is the up enemy of the american dream, born to a poor family in brooklyn, grew up in the housing projects, first person to go to college and his family. it was a sleepy 10-year-old company, we know the story, been to italy, saw how they were doing things, came back, turned around, made at a coffee powerhouse. 400,000 employees, close to 16,000 stores. the company is sufficiently woke, they check every box you can check on the website, people, planet, esg, inclusion, one of the best college degree programs of any company out there. the notion of shultz being dressed down by sanders who never created a job for everyone, is period *blooge once toyed with the idea of running toward the nominee for the white house as a democrat. when he goes to capitol hill and sees this firsthand, grilled for success i hope he thinks about running again. you can't fund things people need, we can't remain a great country if the it is to confiscate wealth and belittle achieveme

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