: Howard Schultz tells Bernie Sanders that Starbucks ‘doesn’t need a union’

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday faced harsh criticism from lawmakers for the chain’s alleged efforts to discourage employees from unionizing, but he avoided committing to deeper negotiations with the union and repeatedly denied that the coffee chain had broken the law.

In a hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent and the committee’s chair, said that efforts by Starbucks SBUX to stifle unionization were unprecedented….