Starbucks investor group gears up for board fight over backsliding labor relations

A group of Starbucks investors is escalating their pressure campaign over the coffee giant's ongoing labor turmoil — and this time, they're targeting the board. Ahead of the company's March 25 annual meeting, a coalition of long-term shareholders is urging investors to vote against the reelection of Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, the lead independent director, and Beth Ford, the chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee. The group cites what they call "sustained oversight failures of labor relation ...