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Howard Schultz violated labor law by telling employee ‘if you’re not happy at Starbucks, you can go work for another company’ | CNN Business

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National Labor Relations Board : Howard Schultz broke federal labor law in 2022 by telling a California barista that “if you’re not happy at Starbucks , you can go work for another company’s.

Schultz was interim CEO at the time, when he attended a company event in Long Beach , California .

Starbucks has been involved in hundreds of labor disputes over its alleged union-busting tactics.

The decision underscores the fractious relationship Starbucks has had with organized labor.

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