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Silvergate is shutting down. The crypto bank’s operations became increasingly unsustainable in the wake of FTX’s collapse.
JP Morgan is suing a former executive over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Former private banking head Jes Staley’s actions have brought lawsuits against the bank.
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Senate staffers are forming a union. Senator Ed Markey’s team is set to form the first unionized Senate office, after congressional employees won the right to unionize last year.
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Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is finally getting a chance to grill Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on union-busting.
The coffee chain founder would have preferred to put this sticky situation on ice. He initially declined an invitation to appear before the US Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee at a hearing scheduled for today (March 9). Sanders didn’t accept no for an answer, and threatened to subpoenaed Schultz, whose attendance is now confirmed for March 29.
Before then, another union-related battle is brewing on Schultz’s horizon. There will be a shareholders’ proposal to conduct an independent workers rights assessment, set for Starbucks’ annual meeting on March 23.
More women are joining boards, but not everywhere
The pandemic had a deep impact on women in the workforce around the world. But as Clarisa Diaz reports for Quartz, the number of women serving on boards is recovering globally—just not in the world’s largest economy.
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Correction: This email was updated to reflect that Sanders threatened to subpoena Schulz.