Sanders Plans to Subpoena Starbucks’ Schultz Over Labor Charges

Senator Bernie Sanders is moving to subpoena Starbucks Corp. Chief Executive Howard Schultz to testify before his committee on alleged labor violations.

The Vermont independent has scheduled a March 8 vote in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to compel Schultz to appear before the panel. Sanders previously invited Schultz to testify voluntarily about complaints filed to the National Labor Relations Board that the coffee chain has violated federal labor laws.

Starbucks has denied the allegations.

“This is a disappointing development, but we will continue our dialogue with Chairman Sanders’ staff and are optimistic that we’ll come ...