By Danielle Wiener-Bronner | CNNStarbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz will testify before a Senate committee about the company’s labor practices on March 29, a reversal of Schultz’s previous refusal. “I’m happy to announce that Howard Schultz, the CEO and founder of Starbucks, has finally agreed to testify before the Senate HELP Committee,” Senator Bernie Sanders said in a statement Tuesday. Rosas also said that interim CEO Howard Schultz and another company leader must read the notice to employees, or be present at a meeting where the rights are read. “We look forward to Howard Schultz testifying in front of the HELP Senate committee,” Starbucks Workers United told CNN Tuesday. Howard Schultz needs to learn that even billionaires aren’t above the law.”— CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich and Jessica Dean contributed to this report.

Source: CNN March 08, 2023 02:15 UTC