Edward Markey actually said...

It is ridiculous that the future of tens of thousands of Starbucks workers is up to the whims of just one person.

I am proud of my staff for embodying the commitment not to agonize, but to organize.

They took the risk for all the rest of our families, and they just don't get rewarded in the system.

Workers' demands are big and bold, and they are necessary to rebalance the scales of our economy.