With the impending retirement of Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, it will be Howard Schultz's third tour of duty heading the coffee chain.
‘ longtime former chief executive officer Howard Schultz will return temporarily after Kevin Johnson said on Wednesday, March 16, that he will retire from the role on April 4, as a unionization drive at US cafes heats up.Schultz is practically synonymous with the company he took over in 1987. He expanded it into a coffee behemoth that made venti cappuccinos a global phenomenon.
Johnson signaled to the board of directors a year ago that he might retire when the COVID-19 pandemic waned, he said in a company statement.After the pandemic shuttered Starbucks cafes around the globe, the company, under Johnson’s watch, said it would start building some smaller stores with less room for seating and more emphasis on to-go and drive-thru orders.
The same day, a group of investors with $3.4 trillion under management urged the company to stop sending anti-union communications to its employees and to adopt a neutral policy towards unions. He has already had a run-in with Workers United, the union now representing employees at six stores. Employees at more than 140 stores in 27 states have asked for union elections in the last seven months.
“Schultz came to Buffalo to union-bust,” wrote union organizer Jaz Brisack on Twitter after the news. “His takeover is another move in Starbucks’ ideological war on unions.”In a letter to employees on Wednesday, Johnson said that he has “fond memories of making beverages together, laughing together, and sharing stories with one another.”
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