Supporting Starbucks Workers

Floor Speech

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Mr. NORCROSS. Madam Speaker, I am back once again to talk about the people who brought you the $8 cup of coffee, Starbucks.

Since I last spoke on the floor, a couple things have changed. The $20 million man, Kevin Johnson, has resigned. I think that is a good thing. Now, Howard Schultz is back, the former CEO and chairman.

But plenty hasn't changed. They still send those corporate representatives to the stores to intimidate the young workers. They subject the workers to captive listening sessions. When that doesn't work, they fire their employees. Five hundred bucks an hour for an antiunion lawyer to go in and fire a $13-an-hour worker. Wow. After what they did in the pandemic, this is what we are seeing.

Howard, do the right thing. Respect your workers. Give them a voice in the workplace. Let them vote on the union.

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