Bernie Sanders calls vote on Senate subpoena for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz over alleged union-busting

Bernie Sanders has called a vote on a Senate subpoena for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz over alleged union-busting

Sen. Bernie Sanders is making good on his threat of a subpoena forCEO Howard Schultz on what Sanders has called union-busting activity at the company's coffee shops.

"Unfortunately, Mr. Schultz has given us no choice, but to subpoena him," Sanders said in a statement.The HELP committee originally scheduled a hearing for March 9 about the coffee chain's handling of its baristas' union push and invited Schultz to testify. Schultz owns 1.9% of Starbucks' shares, according to FactSet. The company's market value stands at about $124.6 billion.

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