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TomCADem

(17,387 posts) Mon Jan 30, 2017, 02:14 AM Jan 2017

Starbucks CEO Schultz plans to hire 10,000 refugees after Trump ban

Source: MSN/Reuters

Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz said on Sunday that the company planned to hire 10,000 refugees over five years in 75 countries, two days after U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order banning refugees from certain countries.

Trump on Friday put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred travelers from Syria and six other Muslim-majority countries, saying the moves would help protect Americans from terrorist attacks.

The order sparked widespread international criticism, outrage from civil rights activists and legal challenges.

Starbucks in a letter from Schultz told employees it would do everything possible to support affected workers. (http://bit.ly/2kIFjLE)

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/starbucks-ceo-schultz-plans-to-hire-10000-refugees-after-trump-ban/ar-AAmoa7m?li=BBnb7Kz

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Starbucks CEO Schultz plans to hire 10,000 refugees after Trump ban (Original Post) TomCADem Jan 2017 OP

Excellent! nt elmac Jan 2017 #1

Although I've never had a starbucks madokie Jan 2017 #2

Not fond of their coffee DK504 Jan 2017 #3

People are boycotting Starbucks after CEO announces plan to hire thousands of refugees OKIsItJustMe Jan 2017 #4

I guess they missed the "worldwide" part TexasBushwhacker Jan 2017 #5

Great. I will stop in again later today. we can do it Jan 2017 #6

elmac

(4,642 posts)

1. Excellent! nt

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 02:28 AM

Jan 2017

madokie

(51,076 posts)

2. Although I've never had a starbucks

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 03:03 AM

Jan 2017

I like this

Apparently I have no idea as to what I'm missing by not having gone to a starbucks.

DK504

(3,847 posts)

3. Not fond of their coffee

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 12:41 PM

Jan 2017

but this is fantastic. May have to buy one every now and then.

OKIsItJustMe

(19,938 posts)

4. People are boycotting Starbucks after CEO announces plan to hire thousands of refugees

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 02:23 PM

Jan 2017

http://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-boycott-after-ceos-refugee-support-2017-1
People are boycotting Starbucks after CEO announces plan to hire thousands of refugees

Kate Taylor

Some Starbucks customers are threatening to boycott the coffee giant after its CEO took a stand against President Donald Trump's executive order barring immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the US.

On Sunday, Starbucks announced it planned to hire 10,000 refugees worldwide in the next five years.

"We are living in an unprecedented time, one in which we are witness to the conscience of our country, and the promise of the American Dream, being called into question," CEO Howard Schultz wrote in a letter to Starbucks employees about the plan.

While many customers were immediately supportive of Starbucks' actions on social media, others threatened to boycott after the letter's release.

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TexasBushwhacker

(20,190 posts)

5. I guess they missed the "worldwide" part

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 02:26 PM

Jan 2017

Too bad the CEO didn't remind folks of their 2013 initiative to hire 10K veterans by 2018. They've already hired 8K.

Now I'm going to buy some coffee.

we can do it

(12,185 posts)

6. Great. I will stop in again later today.

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 04:10 PM

Jan 2017

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