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Right now up on capitol hill, a highly anticipated senate hearing is getting underway with former starbucks ceo howard schultz in the hot seat. he's facing questions about the company's labor practices. this hearing comes after weeks of classes and back and forth between schultz and committee chair bernie sanders who's vocally pro-union. the not so subtle title of the hearing is, quote, no company is above the law, the need to end illegal busting at starbucks. nbc's ryan nobles has been covering all of this for us and joining us live at the capitol. sanders has been pushing to get schultz in f...

Angeles because the strike is ongoing. negotiations are ongoing, despite mayor karen bass getting involved yesterday. i want to play a bit of sound from a special education teacher to remind you what these union workers are fighting for. they said that they're fighting for fair wages as well as fair labor practices. i want you to hear from the special education teacher about what he deals with, given his paycheck each month. >> so called affordable housing units, these are apartments that the district built to help employees with housing. but my so-called affordable apartment i pay 1,300 a mon...

Thanks for having me. this is the first time i've heard the superintendent even acknowledge that there may be issues. he has been ignoring me constantly. we have filed 16 different labor practices with the public relations board, ever since september, until now. and pending, there's a lot more that are coming this week, in which the antiactivity, we saw not the connectivity of our members being harassed and threatened. so, i'm glad that he is finally acknowledging that something is happening instead of ignoring it. >> so what are the major sticking points here? what are the unions' key demands...

This blog breaks down the NLRB's decision and what it means for employers.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz has agreed to testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.