Democratic lawmakers have introduced two bills to support unions, one to bar companies from writing off union busting expenses as business expenses on their taxes, and one to restore union members’ ability to deduct union dues from their taxes.
“For too long, the deck in Washington has been stacked against workers. My bills will use the tax code to help level the playing field for workers and empower them to exercise their right to organize,” said Casey in a statement. “There are commonsense steps to restore fairness to our Nation’s tax code and stop rewarding corporations’ bad behavior when taking advantage of hardworking Americans and their families.
The No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act has been cosponsored by 27 Democrats and progressives in the Senate, including Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren . The Tax Fairness for Workers Act has more support among the Senate at 40 cosponsors, also with the endorsement of Sanders and Warren. Similarly, while both bills have picked up the support of progressive organizations and labor unions like the AFL-CIO and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the Tax Fairness for Workers Act has picked up more endorsements from unions like the American Federation of Teachers and the Service Employees International Union.
“It is no secret that wealthy corporations have used every trick in the book to put their profits over their workers,” AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said in support of the bills. “Now is the time to fix this broken system by putting working people first. It’s simple – companies shouldn’t be rewarded for union-busting. And our tax code should grant relief to working people – who actually need it – by allowing them to deduct union dues and work-related expenses.
Labor advocates have long criticized labor laws for being unfairly skewed to favor employers. Largely due to lax labor regulations, the share of American workers belonging to a union has
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