Sen. Bernie Sanders and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders announced he's holding a vote on issuing a subpoena for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz.
  • The Senate HELP chairman wants Schultz to testify on his company's fight against unionization.
  • The company reiterated Schultz's declination last month to voluntarily testify.

Sen. Bernie Sanders announced he's holding a vote on issuing a subpoena for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to provide testimony on his company's fight against Starbucks employees' unionization efforts. 

Sanders, the new chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, also wants the committee to authorize an investigation into major corporations' labor law violations.