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Unionized Starbucks baristas prepared to go on strike next week amid long contract standoff Unionized Starbucks baristas have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their leaders to call a strike as soon as next week if contract talks do not make progress.

Starbucks Workers United says many members struggle to make ends meet with inconsistent hours that can be the difference between qualifying for benefits and going without. The union has repeatedly asked $SBUX to return to bargaining after the company's last proposal failed to address these concerns.

Insiders at Tesla make up a significant amount of the vote share. CEO Elon Musk holds 15% of shares and was able to vote with them for the first time at the recent $TSLA AGM. Without these insiders, the dissent among shareholders for the controversial ballot items looks very different. #corpgov

US lawmakers urge Starbucks CEO to restart union talks Twenty-six U.S. senators and 82 House representatives have written to Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol, urging the company to resume talks with its workers union, the lawmakers said on Monday.

Twenty-six U.S. senators and 82 House representatives have written to Starbucks to urge the company to resume talks with its workers union, warning of a potential return to union busting by the company. #laborrights

Starbucks Baristas are Ready to Strike Liz Marshall, a senior at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, wakes early each day so she can get in her morning workout and be ready for school by 6:30 a.m.

Starbucks Workers United prepares to strike next week. The union is still waiting for Starbucks to come back with a contract that properly addressed the union's concerns over pay, staffing, and the many labor complaints Starbucks has accumulated. #laborrights

Solidarity with @sbworkersunited.org!

Starbucks releases their holiday menu today—but as a long-term shareholder, my office implores the company to offer something better than a Peppermint Mocha.

Time to restart negotiations and promptly reach a fair contract with its workers.

After a tumultuous two years at Starbucks, investors want to see stability and a clear path forward for the coffee chain. But as @sbworkersunited.org prepares to strike on Red Cup Day due to Starbucks refusing to offer a sufficient contract, instability and possible brand damage seem likely.

Tesla Is Obsessed With Musk’s Pay Package. Musk Is Obsessed With AI. Musk’s focus on winning the artificial-intelligence arms race leads to long hours at xAI. Employees were compelled to turn over biometric data to develop controversial avatars.

Tesla's board claims only CEO Elon Musk can meet their intended performance goals, and he will be incentivized to meet them with a controversial $1 trillion #execpay package. Musk has spent much of his time this year away from $TSLA, between running DOGE or developing xAI. #corpgov

Elon Musk’s ultimatum to Tesla: Make me a trillionaire or I may leave A proposed pay package could make Tesla CEO Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire, but it faces resistance from shareholders and critics who say it’s unearned.

“The arena of executive compensation will unhappily face a new frontier of exactly how absurdly much the CEO could be paid" if the unprecedented $1 trillion #execpay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk passes. Is this ground that investors are willing to break? #corpgov

Would Elon Musk Work Harder for $1 Trillion Than $1 Billion?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that his unprecedented $1 trillion #execpay package is about control of Tesla, not money. But with unchecked power and numerous start up distractions, investors should question if Musk would really work harder for the power they are being asked to hand over. #corpgov

As we go into Tesla’s 2025 annual meeting, investors should keep an eye out for the level of independent shareholder support on all the agenda items, but especially director elections and the #execpay package. #corpgov

Fed-Up Starbucks Baristas Prep 'Biggest Strike We've Ever Been On’ The coffee chain’s US employees began unionizing four years ago and are still trying to secure a contract.

Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org has authorized a strike to start next week after Starbucks failed to provide the union with an improved contract proposal. The contract was supposed to be finalized last year. Investors should be watching $SBUX and its response closely #laborrights

Tesla is proposing a $1 trillion pay package to incentivize CEO Elon Musk to stay focused on Tesla, while Musk has threatened to leave if it does not pass. But if everything at $TSLA is relying on Musk for success, what happens the next time he's distracted by a project like DOGE or X? #corpgov

A second major proxy firm told investors to reject Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay deal Glass Lewis joined ISS in urging Tesla investors to reject Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package, saying it causes "significant concern."

Proxy advisers ISS and Glass Lewis warn that if passed, Musk’s $1 trillion pay package will further expand his ownership while excessively diluting shareholder power. #corpgov #execpay #shareholderrights

Tesla chair warns Musk could quit if shareholders reject $1tn pay deal Robyn Denholm urges investors to support billionaire chief’s package ahead of crucial November 6 vote

Tesla's board is asking shareholders to approve an unprecedented $1 trillion pay package to incentivize Elon Musk to stay focused on $TSLA despite his other ventures. Musk appears to show a lack of commitment to the company by threatening to walk away if the package is not approved by shareholders.

Tejal Patel Takes on Excessive CEO Pay Podcast Episode · Just Investing · 11/03/2025 · 30m

Our executive director talks Tesla’s pay packages, Starbucks’ labor relations, and more with the Just Investing podcast from the United Church Funds and hosts Adam Sank and Matthew Illian. #corpgov #execpay

Tesla Investors Face Big Decisions on Musk’s Control The Nov. 6 shareholder meeting includes a vote on a potential trillion-dollar payout for Musk.

A two-person committee on Tesla's board is responsible for approving the controversial $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk. With multiple members of $TSLA's board holding close relationships with Musk, we question the independence of the board and its decisions. #corpgov #execpay

Major Tesla Investor Rejects Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Deal Norway’s sovereign-wealth fund is the first major institutional investor to disclose how it voted on the chief executive’s pay package.

Norges rejects Tesla's $1 trillion pay package for CEO Elon Musk, becoming the first major institutional investor to disclose their decision on the controversial pay package. #corpgov #execpay

Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay day gets more ridiculous the more you look into it (upd.) Tesla is engaging in an all-out assault, exploiting employees and attacking shareholders to encourage retaining a bad CEO and giving him $1T.

Tesla has long resisted running ads to sell their cars, but recently $TSLA's advertising efforts have picked up, now running ads to encourage shareholders to vote for Musk's $1 trillion pay package. Musk himself will be voting on the #execpay package for the first time this year with 15% of the vote

Control of Tesla Is at Stake in Vote on Elon Musk’s Pay Plan

Why is Tesla mounting such an aggressive campaign to promote Musk's $1 trillion #execpay package? Because the board is eager to win the vote by a wide margin to mute criticism. “The mythology of Elon Musk kind of depends on the perception that he has the continuing devotion of Tesla shareholders."

How Tesla's board changed its tack in pushing for Musk's latest $1 trillion pay package It's not the first time Tesla has pushed for a massive pay package for its CEO, but there are several differences between 2018 and 2025.

Tesla asks shareholders to pass an unprecedented $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk. To put pressure on shareholders, Tesla has taken out TV ads (Tesla doesn't even do TV ads for their cars), hired proxy solicitors, attacked dissenters, and Musk has threated to quit if it does not pass. #corpgov

Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay deal draws ire of labor unions, others as shareholder vote nears Tesla critics hope to block the stratospheric compensation proposed for CEO Elon Musk but face an uphill fight.

"The idea that another massive equity award will somehow refocus a man who is distracted is both illogical and contrary to the evidence... This is not pay for performance. It is pay for unchecked power" #corpgov #execpay #shareholderrights

Tesla May Have Sold a Million Fewer Cars Because of Elon Musk's Toxic Politics A report from Yale economists shows how Democrats, Tesla's core customer base, have turned against the company, buying different electric vehicles

Tesla's board hopes to keep Elon Musk focused on Tesla with an unprecedented $1 trillion pay package. Yet, economists note that his controversial outside ventures (X, DOGE) have possibly led to a million less cars sold at $TSLA #corpgov #shareholderrights

Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package Opposed by Tesla Investor Calpers California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest public pension plan in the US, is planning to vote against Elon Musk’s $1 trillion Tesla Inc. compensation agreement, delivering a setback f...

Shareholder opposition to $TSLA’s $1 trillion pay package is building, with CalPERS now voting against. The fund is concerned that the #execpay package would further concentrate power into a single shareholder, Elon Musk. #corpgov #shareholderrights

Tesla Investors Face Big Decisions on Musk’s Control The Nov. 6 shareholder meeting includes a vote on a potential trillion-dollar payout for Musk.

Directors Ehrenpreis and Wilson-Thompson had low shareholder support (49% and 55%) in 2022. Shareholders were dissatisfied with the board’s lack of oversight over share pledging and #execpay. Wilson-Thompson also approved Musk’s latest comp package. We anticipate further shareholder dissent on Nov 6

Investor group critiques Starbucks' ongoing fiscal woes SOC Investment Group sent critical letter to board ahead of Q3 earnings, as unionized baristas prepare to strike

Starbucks earnings may appear to be improving, but the growth was mostly non-US performance. In the US, Workers United is preparing for a possible strike due to the failure to reach a bargaining agreement. We reached out to $SBUX to discuss these issues and the CEO’s lofty compensation #corpgov

Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay deal draws ire of labor unions, others as shareholder vote nears Tesla critics hope to block the stratospheric compensation proposed for CEO Elon Musk but face an uphill fight.

Tesla’s $1 trillion pay package also comes with 28% dilution to shareholders. $TSLA effectively asks its own shareholders to relinquish having a meaningful voice in the company. Coverage of our vote no on directors and #execpay packages below. #corpgov www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Musk Pay Plan Draws More Pushback as Glass Lewis Urges ‘No’ Vote Tesla Inc. shareholders are being urged by a second major proxy adviser to vote against Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s $1 trillion compensation package, adding to potential hurdles as the carmake...

Both Glass Lewis and ISS are now recommending against $TSLA Director Ehrenpreis, the A&R 2019 Plan, and the 2025 CEO Performance Award, with Glass Lewis also recommending against Director Wilson-Thompson, in line with our vote no.
More here. #corpgov #execpay
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ISS has recommended AGAINST Director Ehrenpreis, AGAINST the A&R Equity Plan, and AGAINST the estimated $1 trillion CEO Performance Award, in alignment with our vote no at $TSLA. #corpgov #execpay
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Reuters: “Even hitting just two of the easiest targets, along with modest stock growth, would net Musk $26 billion, more than the lifetime pay of the next eight best-paid CEOs combined” $TSLA #ExcecPay #CorpGov Read more - bit.ly/4n0NBcO

Battle over Elon Musk’s trillionaire pay package builds as pension funds face off against Tesla | Fortune Next month, investors will vote on setting Tesla CEO Elon Musk on a path to becoming the world’s first trillionaire.

Investors call for shareholders to vote against $TSLA compensation proposals bit.ly/48TVUn4 #Execpay #Corpgov