Unsung Hero of the YearPete Delkus.

If Starbucks is sincere in its overtures in recent days to forge a different relationship with its partners.With stores in thousands of communities across the country.

we evaluate the store portfolio” and typically open.Starbucks at Second and San Pedro streets in Little Tokyo.The closures of the six Southland stores included in the NLRB complaint were announced by the company last summer.

of which about 3% were unionized.They said that issues facing the nation as a whole — including personal safety.

federal regulators allege the stores were shuttered to suppress unionization efforts by employees.

Workers at more than 350 corporate-run Starbucks locations nationally have voted to unionize.served his own interests by accepting bribes and a wide assortment of luxury perks from wealthy real estate moguls and others who could afford Huizars political favors at the taxpayers expense.

as well as for cheating on his taxes.then used the CD-14 Enterprise and the pay-to-play scheme to extract campaign contributions that would allow him to maintain political power through her.

who had never held public office.José HuizarAt Fridays hearing.