"They think, you know, that they can talk to us in bargaining like we're in a captive audience meeting," says union leader. "We need everybody's help in putting pressure on howard scholtz and his friends", he adds. 'His friends are melody hobson, who's making her fortune on union pension funds and is best friends with the obamas'
Live from New York: Dan interviews Amazon Labor Union president Chris Smalls, Jaz Brisack of Starbucks Workers United, SEIU Local 1199NE president Rob Baril, Jacobin writer Alex Press, and Labor Notes writer Luis Feliz Leon on the return of labor militancy that we see sweeping Amazon, Starbucks, and workplaces all around the US.
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