Bernie Sanders accuses ex-Starbucks chief of unprecedented union-busting

Howard Schultz defends company's practices before Senate committee, while Republicans condemn Sanders' witch-hunt'

Starbucks' former chief executive Howard Schultz was accused at a Senate hearing on Wednesday of running the most aggressive and illegal union-busting campaign in the modern history of our country".

The hearing, No Company Is Above the Law: The Need to End Illegal Union Busting at Starbucks", was chaired by Senator Bernie Sanders, a longtime critic of Starbucks' anti-union activities.