Starbucks Gives Anti-Union Lawyer Millions Instead Of Paying Workers

Soon-departing Starbucks general counsel lawyer Rachel Gonzalez has been removed from her role as returning CEO Howard Schultz leads the charge against sweeping unionization efforts from workers across the nation. Just last year, Gonzalez raked in over $5 million from Starbucks to challenge unionization drives and will receive a further $8 million severance package from the company. Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live

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"Starbucks Corp. general counsel Rachel Gonzalez has been removed from her role, the company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday.

Gonzalez, who received more than $5.3 million in total compensation from the coffee chain last year, has moved to an advisory position ahead of her May 20 departure. Gonzalez didn’t respond to a request for comment.

The exit comes after the company announced last month that its chairman emeritus Howard Schultz would return as CEO on an interim basis. Starbucks, currently battling a unionization effort by its coffee shop workers, has also come under scrutiny in recent years from investors for providing anti-bias training to employees.

Starbucks is one of several large public companies that assesses its outside law firms on certain diversity guidelines. Starbucks’ inclusion efforts include diversifying its boardroom and supply chain, as well as linking executive compensation to diversity targets."

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