Sen. Bernie Sanders (left) will question Howard Schultz, who recently stepped down as Starbucks CEO, on the company's resistance to its workers unionizing. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images; Joshua Lott/Getty Images hide caption
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Amazon Labor Union leader Chris Smalls speaks next to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders during a rally outside an Amazon facility on Staten Island, New York City, on April 24, 2022. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Labor's labors lost? A year after stunning victory at Amazon, unions are stalled
Starbucks employees strike Nov. 17 outside their store in Mesa, Ariz. Starbucks workers around the U.S. are planning a three-day strike starting Friday as part of their effort to unionize the coffee chain's stores. Matt York/AP hide caption
Starbucks employees strike outside their store on Nov. 17 in Mesa, Ariz. Matt York/AP hide caption
Starbucks Workers United members hope to win over customers who might not be thrilled with the strike by offering an even more exclusive commemorative item: A union-designed red cup with the Starbucks Workers United logo on the front. Starbucks Workers United hide caption
Marchers raise picket signs during a "Fight Starbucks' Union Busting" rally held in Seattle in April. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Starbucks workers have unionized at record speed; many fear retaliation now
Seven Starbucks workers in Buffalo, N.Y. say they were fired because of their involvement in unionizing. The National Labor Relations Board is asking a court to reinstate them. Joshua Bessex/AP hide caption
Pro-union pins sit on a table during a watch party for Starbucks' employees union election in December in Buffalo, N.Y. Starbucks union organizers say the company is closing a New York store to retaliate. Joshua Bessex/AP hide caption
People hold signs while protesting in front of Starbucks on April 14, 2022 in New York City. Activists gathered to protest Starbucks' CEO Howard Schultz anti-unionization efforts and demand the reinstatement of workers fired for trying to unionize. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Protesters march in Seattle during the "Fight Starbucks' Union Busting" rally and march on April 23, 2022. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Pro-union pins sit on a table during a watch party for Starbucks' employees union election, Dec. 9, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board said Thursday, April 7, she will ask the board to rule that mandatory meetings some companies hold to persuade their workers reject unions is in violation of federal labor law. Joshua Bessex/AP hide caption
Starbucks shift supervisor Gailyn Berg and barista Tim Swicord outside of their store in Springfield, Virginia. Michael A. McCoy for NPR hide caption
Starbucks union campaign's streak of election wins ends with a loss in Virginia
Starbucks Executive Chairman Howard Schultz, seen at a shareholder meeting in 2018, returned to Starbucks as interim CEO on Monday. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption