It's ridiculous that the future for tens of thousands of workers in a company like Starbucks is up to the whims of just one person--Howard Schultz--who continues to oversee a company that breaks the law without sufficient consequence.

Unions are the single most powerful tool we have to demand fair, just, and equitable treatment of workers.

We cannot let them buy the basic rights of working people.

We are seeing levels of income and wealth inequality that have never been seen in the history of the United States of America.

The response of companies like Starbucks... has been to turn around and throw a litany of dirty tactics at these employees.

The first part was to issue a subpoena to Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks, to ask him why he thought his company could violate labor law, Federal labor law, with impunity.

The first part was to issue a subpoena to Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks, to ask him why he thought his company could violate labor law, Federal labor law, with impunity.

If a corporation is going to pride itself on corporate social responsibility in its mission statement or offer grand announcements on inclusivity, respect and a commitment to treating workers well, and if they're going to call their…

We are seeing levels of income and wealth inequality that have never been seen in the history of the United States of America.

What common sense suggests... is that if a worker alone is in trouble, he or she does not have a lot of power to ask for better wages.

Employers spend $340 million per year on law firms and consultants to help them intimidate workers.

We are going to stand with working people and do everything that we can to create an economy that works for all of us and not just a few.