It is a bedrock of our democracy that the law applies to everyone, including the most powerful.

workers have a right to join a union.

Starbucks broke the law 130 times across six states since workers began organizing.

The fundamental issue we are confronting today is whether we have a system of justice that applies to all or whether billionaires and large corporations can break the law with impunity.

It would seem to me that if I was sitting where you were sitting and fighting for a union, one of my demands would be consistent and reasonable scheduling that I have some input to.

I believe that labor unions play an important role in protecting that bedrock principle.

an administrative law judge found Starbucks guilty of, 'egregious and widespread misconduct.'

At a time when 71 percent of the American people now approve of unions, the highest level since 1965, there has been a major revitalization of the trade union movement in this country.

I believe that labor unions play an important role in protecting that bedrock principle.

strong unions are a vital part of rebuilding the declining middle class in this country.

Starbucks broke the law 130 times across six states since workers began organizing in the fall of 2021.

I commend the Committee for holding this hearing to show that you take seriously the rights of Starbucks workers to organize.

As a result of that economic reality, what we are now seeing is a major increase in trade union organizing.

The fundamental issue we are confronting today is whether we have a system of justice that applies to all or whether billionaires and large corporations can break the law with impunity.

workers have a right to join a union.

Today in America, we have more income and wealth inequality than we have ever had.

It is a bedrock of our democracy that the law applies to everyone, including the most powerful.

Starbucks has waged the most aggressive and illegal union busting campaign in the modern history of our Country.

But even if he is a multi-billionaire and the head of a giant corporation, he is not entitled to break the law.

These workers know, as I do, that union workers earn 20 percent more on average than nonunion workers.

Let us be clear, Starbucks egregious union busting campaign is not limited to Buffalo.

Unless we change the nature of the way our economy works, it is all too likely that our younger generation will have a lower standard of living than their parents.

Today in our Country, over 60 percent of our people are living paycheck to paycheck and millions are working for starvation wages.

Starbucks has refused to sign a single first contract with the union.

the National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, has filed over 80 complaints against Starbucks for violating Federal labor law.