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Chloe Taylor

Starbucks CEO says union movement at coffee giant is a sign of ‘much bigger’ social problems—but he admits the company ‘lost its way’

Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz speaks during Starbucks annual shareholders meeting March 18, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Credit: Stephen Brashear—Getty Images)

Starbucks’ outgoing CEO Howard Schultz has made it no secret that he doesn’t believe in labor unions—but now he has revealed he thinks the unionization movement gripping the coffee giant is a sign of wider social problems in America.

In an interview with CNN that aired on Tuesday, Schultz suggested the rise of labor organization—which has also hit major corporations including Amazon, Apple and Tesla—was a symptom of deeper societal issues.

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