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Bernie Sanders: “The first group of workers to win their election have been…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Bernie Sanders Questions Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on unions. C-SPAN

Published | Video Starts at 06:04

Under your leadership, Starbucks has repeatedly refused to bargain with any of the 7,000 workers in nearly 300 stores where workers have voted to represent themselves through union. The first group of workers to win their election have been waiting more than 460 days to reach a first contract. Mr. Schultz, will you commit right now that within 14 days of this hearing, Starbucks will exchange proposals with the union, something it has refused to do for more than … (06:04–06:13)

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Asserts that workers have waited over 460 days for a first contract.

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