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Mark Pocan: “It's the biggest CEO to worker gap among the top 500…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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With Liberty & Justice for Some #69 A "Latte" Organizing w/ Starbucks Workers United's Jasmine Leli

Published | Video Starts at 15:46

Yeah, he's, he's compensated pretty well. In 2024, I think he made $97.8 million, which is about 6,666 times the median annual salary of a Starbucks worker who's making about 14,675. It's the biggest CEO to worker gap among the top 500 corporations in the United States. So what you've done has been so unique because we've seen other organizing efforts in places that hasn't been as successful. But, man, you, you definitely are brewing up some amazing wins right now. (15:46–15:54)

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Asserts that Starbucks has the largest CEO-to-worker pay gap among top U.S. corporations.

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