Encore: Starbucks' longtime CEO is back again. This time, things are different

Published April 6, 2022 at 4:29 PM EDT

Starbucks founder and two-time CEO Howard Schultz is coming back to the company as interim leader. His return coincides with a widespread union drive by the chain's employees.

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