Starbucks "deeply concerned" about Biden meeting with barista union
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Starbucks is objecting to a meeting this week between President Joe Biden and Starbucks union organizers, saying that because it wasn't invited to the event the meeting had a "lack of representation."
In a May 5 letter provided to CBS News by Starbucks, the coffee chain said it is requesting its own meeting with the White House where it can "bring a diverse, representative group of Starbucks partners" to talk about working at the company. It also said "the majority of our partners oppose being members of a union and the unionization tactics being deployed by Workers United."
Mr. Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh met Thursday with union organizers involved in organizing locations at companies including Starbucks and Amazon. In a tweet, Mr. Biden said "these folks are inspiring a movement of workers across the country to fight for the pay and benefits they deserve."
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