House GOP chair asks union for employment files on Starbucks barista Michelle Eisen who didn’t disclose labor ties

House Education and Labor Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx on Thursday asked Workers United to hand over employment files on a Starbucks barista who didn’t disclose to Congress that she was a paid union organizer.

Foxx (R-NC) told Workers United International president Lynne Fox in a letter that she expects to receive all employment and payroll documents for Michelle Eisen, who testified before the House panel on Sept. 14, 2022, by the end of this month.

Though she represented herself as just a barista, Eisen was paid $49,734 by the Service Employees International Union affiliate to be an organizer last year, The Post reported in May.

The Republican chairwoman said it was “unacceptable” that the union had “failed to respond” to an earlier request from the committee about Eisen’s work, according to a copy of the letter obtained by The Post.

“The fact that Workers United has blatantly ignored the Committee’s simple questions about its employment relationship with Ms. Eisen speaks volumes,” Foxx told The Post. “Because of Workers United’s failure to respond to these questions, I am now seeking documents confirming the dates of Ms. Eisen’s employment with the union. The American people deserve the truth, and the Committee will continue to conduct oversight on this matter to ensure they receive it.”

Lying to Congress is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, but is rarely prosecuted. Fox, the international president of Workers United, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

On July 17, the chairwoman had cited The Post’s reporting on a Workers United 2022 financial disclosure form to ask whether Eisen misled Congress about her affiliation while working at the first unionized Starbucks in Buffalo.

At least 10 other baristas in the city were also paid by the union as part of an effort to “salt” the coffee chain with labor-friendly employees, Bloomberg reported.

Starbucks Workers United had also shared video clips of Eisen’s testimony online and called her a “union leader” during the September 2022 hearing.

In the earlier letter, Foxx also asked whether Workers United helped Eisen draft her testimony to the House panel.

The union spent nearly $2.5 million in 2022 to organize at Starbucks franchises nationwide, according to LaborUnionNews.com.

In December, Starbucks Workers United said it had organized in 270 stores.

CEO Howard Schultz has engaged in a counter-campaign to ward off union efforts by visiting dozens of stores nationwide.