The socialist senator from Vermont has never been afraid of rhetorical bombast.
“Starbucks has waged the most aggressive and illegal union-busting campaign in the modern history of our country,” said Bernie Sanders at a Senate hearing Wednesday, where the coffee chain’s founder and former CEO Howard Schultz was giving testimony. “What is outrageous to me is not only Starbucks’ anti-union activities and their willingness to break the law, it is their calculated and intentional efforts to stall, stall and stall.”
When it comes to contracts, we’re no fans in general of increasingly common stalling tactics on the part of either management or unions. Labor relations in America are best served by people getting in a room, face-to-face, and thrashing things out with compromise on both sides. Stalling usually just poisons the well of negotiations.
