Do not patronize the union-busting meanies over at Starbucks

As if Starbucks didn't have enough to worry about. This video, which is "spreading through the interweb like wildfire," according to Unruly Media's Viral Video Chart, is a bit of agitprop that would do Michael Moore proud. The four-minute exposé, produced by Brave New Films for StopStarbucks.com, makes a strong case that Starbucks and CEO Howard Shultz are pretty down on unions and, in at least one case, seem to have violated the National Labor Relations Act. Whatever your opinion on unions (and it's clear some YouTubers are against them), the technique of contrasting actual bitter former employees of Starbucks with Schultz's over-the-top platitudes ("We're not in the business of filling bellies. We're in the business of filling souls") will likely make some left-leaning Starbucks addicts rethink their allegiance.

—Posted by Todd Wasserman