Starbucks Faces Push for Labor Panel
Shareholders are pressing Starbucks to reinstate a dissolved committee overseeing labor relations. Investors cite a lack of a union contract nearly five years after workers first organized.
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Shareholder groups holding nearly $270 million in Starbucks shares filed a proposal urging the coffee chain to reinstate a dissolved labor committee. The push follows similar filings by municipal comptrollers and asset managers targeting ongoing labor disputes. Investors argue that unresolved union negotiations pose a persistent risk to the company's retail turnaround strategy under leadership.
