in our Spotlight on Business Report a long-awaited showdown today on Capitol Hill Senator Bernie Sanders and other Federal lawmakers got a chance to grow former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz who appeared before the Senate under threat of subpoena facing allegations his company has been breaking labor laws as it fights a nationwide unionization effort Sanders repeatedly referenced Schultz's personal wealth made from the company some four billion dollars and whether that's enabled him to skirt the law since December 2021 nearly 300 Starbucks stores have voted to unionize including four here in New Jersey but Starbucks has yet to sign a contract with one the company closed some unionized locations and fired some workers involved in the organizing Schultz has insisted Starbucks didn't break any labor laws and has treated workers with respect including paying well above minimum wage are you aware that nlr judges have ruled that Starbucks violated federal labor law over 100 times during the past 18 months far more than any other Corporation in America sir Starbucks Coffee Company unequivocally let me set the tone for this very early on has not broken the law support for the business report provided by IBEW Local 102 proudly serving New Jersey's business Community since 1900 Local 102 lighting the path leading the way