I genuinely do not understand Howard Shultz. Allowing Starbucks workers to unionize without making efforts to squash them - to simply obey the law - would cost him nothing and make him a bit of a hero to a lot of people. I've met Starbucks workers who say they love the company and just want it to live up to its own purported values. I believe them. I wish Shultz would.
Michael Sainato @msainat1
13 Dec 2023
NLRB issues complaint ordering Starbucks to reopen 23 stores they closed that workers have said were in response to union organizing

Dec 14, 2023 · 4:42 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
He's just a dick in every facet of his life from Starbucks, to his property line disputes at his residence, to the sellout of the Sonics. Just who he is. Understand now?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
He would make himself more vulnerable, exposing to leverage actions of the union. Might be more cost effective to just increase his labor budget.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Oh, come on, you understand him. These people are sociopaths. They can't stand the idea of somebody taking something away from them.
Replying to @marwilliamson @harveyjkaye
Because that’s how capitalists operate!! It’s not just about money, it’s also about power, it’s not about the individual, it’s about the collective capitalist system but you wouldn’t know that because you’re a liberal, not a socialist!!! 🙄🤦‍♂️
Replying to @marwilliamson
The workers in this case get tips. The math doesn't work to keep the store open if employees insist on big salary plus tips. If it did work, they would keep the store open and take the profit. No profit = no store.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
To think, candidate Hillary had union-busting Howard Shultz listed to potentially serve as labor secretary if she had become president.
Replying to @marwilliamson
This is Howard Shultz in a nutshell. He’s a dick, he’s greedy, he doesn’t care about anything else but his own value, he covets power and control over others and no matter how much he has he’ll never be satisfied. That’s his definition of the American dream.
Replying to @marwilliamson
This is a cogent analysis you won’t hear from the likes of Pres. Joe Biden.
Replying to @marwilliamson
You don’t understand a lot of stuff. It’s called being stupid.
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