Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks at the Starbucks annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Despite accusations that Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz won’t deal with the growing unionization issues within the company, he says “We want to and we need to be entering into negotiations.”
In an interview with CNN’s Poppy Harlow, Schultz said negotiations with workers must be “face-to-face.”
Employees who represent union efforts within the company say the company isn’t willing to have discussions. They also accuse Starbucks of taking punitive action against stores with unions. Starbucks has closed the first store to unionize at Denny and Broadway.
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