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I wonder what you make of that. >> well, i think they are just trying to avoid embarrass a. . starbucks has been really involved in a super aggressive campaign to stop their workers from organizing. i have seen it firsthand in connecticut where workers are trying to organize in west hartford, and their ceo should come and testify. he actually has been overseeing and orchestrating this campaign. whether or not he is leaving, he is responsible for the conduct we are trying to investigate. these big corporations have too much power in america and unions are a way that workers can get an even chan...

Workers united, in their word, power sharing and accountability. a seat at the table. they want to directly negotiate for that. so it's different than just saying we want a higher wage, we want this. >> that is a traditional model when you think of sort of, sorry, the carmakers and union people there. and we should note when it comes to starbucks, they implemented changes at the stores that apply to everyone but the union shops. the sort of i won't call it officially retaliation, but this is the year we will see some of these corporations fight back. >> yes. so this is why howard shultz has be...

A policy in which we are competing with china as an adversary, but we aren't making mistakes just because of something that shows up in the headlines. we have to have a thoughtful policy of managed competition with china. i think china is very embarrassed by this incident. i think there is evidence to suggest that is may not have been intentional, at least initially, and let's judge china by its actions as to how they move forward from this incident. >> okay. finally, i want to ask you because you also said on the health education labor and pensions committee chaired by senator bernie sanders,...

Starbucks CEO Howard Shultz refused an invitation to testify before a Senate committee investigating the company's relationship with a growing labor group.