John,

Wow! Already this week thousands of activists have taken action to hold Starbucks accountable.

Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund and our allies are demanding Congress pass the No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act to stop greedy corporations from deducting the cost of their anti-union activities when calculating their taxes.

According to a new report from Americans for Tax Fairness, corporations spend at least $340 million a year on anti-union activities, which they can write off when calculating their taxes. These union-busting activities include pressure tactics, hiring anti-union consultants, anti-union advertising, so-called “captive audience meetings,” and even violations of the National Labor Relations Act.

This Labor Day weekend, pitch in to demand Congress fight for policies that put working people, not greedy union-busting corporations, first.

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Thank you for fighting for a tax system and economy that strengthens the rights and wages of working people.

Sarah Christopherson
Legislative and Policy Director
Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund

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John,

Starbucks’ union busting has reached a new level. Last week, the National Labor Relations Board slapped Starbucks with a decision that requires them to re-hire previously fired labor organizers and pay back 100% of denied benefits to workers at hundreds of unionized stores.[1][2]

Now, Americans for Tax Fairness is out with a new report showing how Starbucks is raking in billions of dollars in profit while engaging in a company-wide pattern of union-busting. At the same time, their CEO Howard Schultz has seen his personal fortune grow by nearly $1 billion during the pandemic.

We’re rallying national allies to hold Starbucks accountable for their blatant union busting that they’re then able to turn around and write-off as a business expense when calculating their taxes.

Pitch in today to fight back against Starbucks’ and Howard Schultz’s union-busting that puts corporate and billionaire greed over workers’ rights and wages.

Even as Starbucks is able to cut their taxes for this blatant union-busting, they’ve seen their tax rates slashed from 28% to 18% from the Trump-GOP tax cuts. They paid an effective federal tax rate of just 5.8% and 3.3% in 2020 and 2018, respectively.

While the Starbucks’ board of directors has showered themselves and their wealthy shareholders in millions of dollars in corporate stock and $12 billion in stock buybacks, employees received an average raise of less than $300 last year, bringing their median income to just $12,400.

Donate today to fight back against Starbucks’ blatant union-busting that they’re able to write off as a business expense on their taxes at the end of this year.

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Together, we’re fighting back against greedy tax dodging corporations that put profits ahead of workers’ rights and wages.

Thank you,

Frank Clemente
Executive Director
Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund

[1] “NLRB Region-15 Wins Injunction Requiring Starbucks to Rehire Seven Unlawfully Fired Workers, Post the Court’s Order, and Cease and Desist from Unlawful Activities,” National Labor Relations Board, Aug 18, 2022
[2] “Starbucks Illegally Denied Raises to Union Members, Labor Board Says,” New York Times, Aug 25, 2022