this may be a watershed moment let's check in with kevin johnson, the president and ceo of starbucks welcome back to "mad money." >> jim, thanks for having me good to see you. >> great to see you, kevin today you got a decision headed down by the united states national labor relations board which says you can't stop this election, kevin. the rules are such that you have to let this go forward so it goes forward and you lose, what happens >> well, jim, we respect the process that we're going through and, you know, independent of any outcome, we're going to continue to focus on putting our starbucks partners first and we'll work through this. i think about this, you look back at what we've been through over the last two years, not just starbucks but all of us this pandemic that we've all navigated has been something that i think is changing all of society. i look back to march of 2020, and you recall this, when we had to shut down all of our stores with the exception of drive throughs, what did we do we made a decision to put people over profit and we paid all of our partners whether th

kevin johnson also will be on "mad money" tonight with jim cramer so tune in and we'll see what happensin the week. >> thank you, kate thank you for following this for us. >>> shares of starbucks were up along with the rest of the market to be fair but it was upgraded to buy at mkm let's trade this one karen, if this vote is successful and if this one store does end up forming a union, does this play into any investment thesis if you're an investor currently in starbucks or considering buying into starbucks? how do you need to weigh this? >> well, i actually was an investor in starbucks until about i think it was maybe yesterday. sold some because i thought there was some other things to own. all the days are blending together this isn't part of what i think about. to me it's some of the macro issues china is a significant part of their business and i think we're seeing a slowdown there. i had thought we would see better results there this year than we have, but that's okay. and then i just sort of feel like the multiple at 30 plus times deserves a premium multiple for sure, it's a prem

they have to and i'm going to emphasis to kevin johnson when i see him next time that he must adopt thehat again? >> i just didn't -- >> you're making your order -- >> the avatar takes the order in 28 languages, david. starbucks is perfect to have the avatar a human should not take your order. the avatar knows exactly what i want but the barista versus avatar. the unions, kevin is questioning whether you need to be in the union and he gives you college benefits for the longest time, howard schultz always did a great thing for workers and so is kevin johnson. but i guess it's not -- what is with those >> my shoes? before you focus on my shoes, can we give a quick shout-out and congratulations to my producer kerry caufield? she got married. and her handsome husband this is a little bit of a -- >> she's standing right here, very embarrassed we wish them a lifetime of happiness. >> david, that was -- >> and, well -- >> isn't that nice >> we got an opening bell coming up right after this. i didn't have to shout out for help. because you didn't have another dvt. not today. one blood clot puts

mail-in ballot and votes are being counted as we speak on "mad money" this week, the company's ceo kevin johnsonaid there's a national dialogue on unionization but broadly he feels workers are not seeking to unionize at all of his stores, but he does expect a few more stores to organize here. i also got off the phone with rossman williams, she's been on the ground there for months to support and hear workers out now, if starbucks workers united is successful, this would mark the first unionized company-operated starbucks location in the u.s. since it went public. but the stock is up nearly 6% this month, so far down about 2.5% in the last three the pro-union workers tell me they are nervous but confident today, said that it really feels like christmas eve, kelly, back over to you. >> how much is the rest of the restaurant industry watching what happens with this starbucks vote >> reporter: starbucks is really known for its progressive benefit. i think broadly in the restaurant industry there are three more stores looking to unionize in buffalo and also in mesa, arizona. >> but there are other po

but starbucks ceo kevin johnson is making the argument that forming a union with kuz about relationshipween the company and its employees. but they're letting go forward and we should know what happened. a positive vote could mean more starbucks would become unionized. well, the world's first plant based covid vaccine candidate has proven to be more than 75% effective against the delta variant. so the canadian drugmaker goes vaccine was 75% effective against the variant when it was some hands with the glaxo smith kline booster. now the vaccine employs a technology. it's known as virus-like particles that are produced in plant cells and that mimics the structure of the coronavirus will wage is set to rise 3.9% next year. that's the most since 2008 according to conference, port the decade high pay above this field by the labor shortage and inflation salary increases are the largest for those 25 and younger and also for those who switch jobs in the past year and amazon officially launched this week alexa together to new subscription service that's designed to help elderly people live indep

kevin johnson sent an open letter to employees saying the company respects the process, regardless ofcome. that is a look at our first word news headlines. david: speaking of vote, who we are learning the house has enough votes to allow a speedier process to raise the debt limit, and the process continuing. we are looking at thursday u.s. times, friday in the asia-pacific where the senate is set to vote on the debt limit procedure. coming out of mitch mcconnell in terms of the timetable moving forward. yvonne: pretty complicated. the house trying to get those votes in place. mcconnell saying the move to avoid a default is the best interest for the u.s. we will update the global supply chain. the top story today, support coming back online. it is making repairs after a historic rainfall in the region with work on rail lines underway. canada's biggest -- expected to take weeks through its backlog. janet yellen says reliance on foreign supply chains has proven a vulnerability. she said protection like policies might be needed, including producing more critical goods domestically. ahead o

starbucks wanted this to go to a regional vote a move to typically favor the employer the ceo kevin johnsonalo should have a voice in the elections this is a level of uncertainty and respect the process and independent of any outcome in the elections we stay true to the mission and values workers united accused starbucks of straying from the values. if successful this would mark the first unionized location of star bugs in the u.s starbucks ceo will also be on "mad money" tonight at 6:00 p.m. eastern. back over to you. >> we certainly will be tuning in to that thank you. speaking of cramer, jim is hosting a special event this thursday to share the 2022 outlook. join the investing club. or scan that qr code on the screen. >> did you see the kellogg's workers keep striking. the deere workers made a deal but the effort to labor is picking up steam. >>> time nor a cnbc news update. >> thank you let's talk ant what's happening this hour. the outages caused by amazon's aws clouds service appear to be getting worse and trying multiple solutions and cannot estimate when services fully recover. repo

kevin. oh, in 1st then let me putins held a telephone conversation with britain's prime minister boris johnson with a current global hot topic. the ukraine situation, a highlight, present all sorts from media talks to create a global legal framework to stop further nate to expansion towards russia's borders as he corresponded daniel hawkins report from the heart of moscow. while he talks between the prominence and russian president follow similar discussions between the presidents of russia and the united states just a few days ago. and the focus was very much the same ukraine and the tensions on the ukraine, russian border. and after this conversation, it is clear that differences do remain in terms of threat perception, ideas on where exactly the threat is coming from and where the problems lie. the russian president pointed out, ukraine's use of heavy weaponry and combat drones on demarcation line. so i think that as a violation of them is protocols which of course should bid the presence of foreign troops in the breakaway dawn by region and the use of heavy military weaponry on that locati

johnson has some serious [ bleep ] happening. cool. >> this is just wrong. shaq's penis is kevin hart. >> john cena, you talentless ball sack.ake offense to this only because a ball sack holds a ton of talent. it is half the dna to create human life and it is a pretty fascinating thing. >> patton oswalt is what happens when you bury rosy o'donnell in the pet cemetery. i have a movie pitch. >> regina king is too muscular. she liable to pull a [ bleep ] out. >> going to catch these hands shark jumping ass [ bleep ]. really? [ bleep ] you. >> jimmy: oh, henry! we have a great show for you tonight. we've got music from black pumas. and we'll be right back with the cast of "spider-man: no way home." tom holland, zendaya, benedict cumberbatch and jacob batalon. the x-rays from your urgent care visit look good. just stay off that leg, okay? what about my rec team? i'm all they got. next season. thanks doc. wow, he already scheduled my pt. i love doctors who work with athletes. does he know you tripped over a basketball? that's a sports injury. at kaiser permanente, we make getting care easy so you can get back on the court quicker.

kevin: let's go to jeremy diamond at cnn. reporter: hey, thanks very much for doing the briefing. so, tomorrow, the advisory committee on immunization practices is meeting to discuss the johnson & johnson vaccine. i'm wondering if dr. walensky could say why that meeting was called, and whether you believe that the benefits of getting j&j no longer outweigh the risks. and then, secondly, given the rapid spread of omicron and the data on protection against omicron from a booster shot versus a two-dose regimen that dr. fauci just presented, isn't it time to change the definition of “fully vaccinated” to three doses? and if not, what more data are you waiting on to make that decision? thank you. mr. zients: so, dr. walensky, on the acip, and then on the definition of “fully vaccinated.” dr. walensky: yeah, thank you for that question, jeremy. so, the acip team meets intermittently to review the safety data of all of their vaccines. and i will look forward to their discussions tomorrow, to review those data, and to any recommendations that come thereafter. in terms of the definition of “fully vaccinated,” as you know, the definition right now is two doses of an mrna vaccine or a s