Tax Week Actions Sweep the Nation as CWA Calls for Tax Fairness

With the unfairness of our current tax system on many Americans’ minds, CWA members and retirees are demanding action from elected officials. Union activists have been educating their co-workers about two important bills and encouraging them to contact their congressional representatives..

The “No Tax Breaks for Union Busting” bill (H.R.2692/S.1310) would classify corporations’ union-busting expenditures as political speech under the tax code. It would ban any money spent toward busting unions from being tax-deductible business expenses. The second bill, titled “Tax Fairness for Workers” (H.R.2671/S.1286), would restore the deduction for union dues and make it an above-the-line tax deduction, allowing workers to claim the tax credit without itemizing their taxes.

Union activists are also visiting lawmakers in person during the congressional in-state work period to build support for pro-worker legislation and oppose attempts to cut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other critical programs.

 
CWA members and retirees took action across the country last week to build support for pro-worker legislation and demand that lawmakers fight back against cuts to critical programs. Clockwise from upper left: CWA activists mobilized in Peekskill, N.Y.; at the office of Florida congressional ally Mario Diaz-Balart; in Nashville, Tenn.; in Texas; at the office of California Congresswoman Young Kim; and at an IUE-CWA worksite in Ohio.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.