Republican rips Bernie Sanders as biased amid Senate hearing on Starbucks' union-busting allegations
GOP lawmakers accused Mr. Sanders, a Vermont independent, of using his chairmanship of the Senate Labor Committee to target the coffee giant. The ill feelings broke into the open during a hearing about Starbucks’ alleged union-busting tactics with ex-CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday.
Mr. Mullin went on to say Mr. Sanders was a “hypocrite” for having a negative view of millionaires and billionaires, despite having become wealthy himself through lucrative book deals. Still, Republicans say Mr. Sanders has weaponized the labor committee to pressure Starbucks to bow to unionization efforts.
Congressional attention comes as Starbucks is mired in a nationwide labor battle after more than 250 of its locations — out of 1,500 — voted to unionize. While Starbucks is in negotiations, the company has also been accused of using union-busting tactics to prevent more stores from organizing.
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