‘More than 100 corporate executives hold call to discuss halting donations and investments to fight controversial #VotingBills’
“including by halting donations to politicians who support the bills and even delaying investments in states that pass the …”
washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
“including by halting donations to politicians who support the bills and even delaying investments in states that pass the …”
washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
“… that pass the restrictive measures, according to one of the organizers of the gathering, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a Yale management professor.”
#VotingBills
#CorporateAmerica
washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
#VotingBills
#CorporateAmerica
washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1364243994637570048
‘CEOs Plan New Push on Voting Legislation’
‘Companies from PayPal to AMC have signaled they will support joining effort for voter access, people say’
“asked CEOs to sign a statement opposing what they view as discriminatory legislation …”
#VoterAccess
wsj.com/articles/ceos-…
‘Companies from PayPal to AMC have signaled they will support joining effort for voter access, people say’
“asked CEOs to sign a statement opposing what they view as discriminatory legislation …”
#VoterAccess
wsj.com/articles/ceos-…
“… discriminatory legislation on voting, the people said.
The new statement could come early this week, the people said, and would build on one that 72 Black executives signed last month in the wake of changes to Georgia’s voting laws.”
#VoterAccess
wsj.com/articles/ceos-…
The new statement could come early this week, the people said, and would build on one that 72 Black executives signed last month in the wake of changes to Georgia’s voting laws.”
#VoterAccess
wsj.com/articles/ceos-…
https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1346900086597562371
“…As more companies and their leaders have spoken out on the issue in recent weeks, their stands have drawn the ire of Republican state & federal legislators who say companies are miscasting the matter and shouldn’t act as shadow lawmakers.”
#VoterAccess
wsj.com/articles/ceos-…
#VoterAccess
wsj.com/articles/ceos-…
https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1379215890626052102
‘Corporate executives set to join effort to increase voter access in the wake of new voting laws: WSJ’
“Numerous chief executives and senior leaders met on a Zoom call this weekend to map out how businesses should respond to new …”
#VoterAccess
news.yahoo.com/corporate-exec…
“Numerous chief executives and senior leaders met on a Zoom call this weekend to map out how businesses should respond to new …”
#VoterAccess
news.yahoo.com/corporate-exec…
“… to new voting restrictions that are set to be enacted in Texas and other states across the country”
news.yahoo.com/corporate-exec…
news.yahoo.com/corporate-exec…
https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1376940951592140810
‘More Than 100 Business Leaders Join Call To Discuss Non-Partisan Action Against Restrictive #VotingLaw Proposals’
‘CEOs strongly indicate they will re-evaluate donations to candidates supporting restrictions on #VoterAccess in a live poll’
prnewswire.com/news-releases/…
‘CEOs strongly indicate they will re-evaluate donations to candidates supporting restrictions on #VoterAccess in a live poll’
prnewswire.com/news-releases/…
‘… Many would reconsider investments in states which act upon such proposals’
prnewswire.com/news-releases/…
prnewswire.com/news-releases/…
https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1375554632093667336
2 April 2021
‘More than 100 business leaders speak out against voting restrictions’
“Chief executives and other high-ranking leaders from more than 100 companies including Target, Snapchat and Uber issued a public statement Friday opposing any …”
cnn.com/2021/04/02/bus…
‘More than 100 business leaders speak out against voting restrictions’
“Chief executives and other high-ranking leaders from more than 100 companies including Target, Snapchat and Uber issued a public statement Friday opposing any …”
cnn.com/2021/04/02/bus…
“… any measures that deny eligible voters the right to cast ballots.”
#VoterAccess
cnn.com/2021/04/02/bus…
#VoterAccess
cnn.com/2021/04/02/bus…
https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1378474359040438274
“…The letter also blasted elected officials for passing or considering #voting restrictions. ‘Our elections are not improved when lawmakers impose barriers that result in longer lines at the polls or that reduce #access to secure ballot dropboxes’”
cnn.com/2021/04/02/bus…
cnn.com/2021/04/02/bus…
https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1263258349522563072
5 April 2021
‘#Corporations gave over $50 million to voting restriction backers, despite executives’ recent activism’
‘Telecom giant AT&T was the most prolific, donating over $800,000 since 2015 to restrictive voting supporters’ …
@ATT
marketwatch.com/story/corporat…
‘#Corporations gave over $50 million to voting restriction backers, despite executives’ recent activism’
‘Telecom giant AT&T was the most prolific, donating over $800,000 since 2015 to restrictive voting supporters’ …
@ATT
marketwatch.com/story/corporat…
“… Other top donors during the same period include
@comcast $CMCSA
@InsidePMI $PM
@UnitedHealthGrp $UNH
@Walmart $WMT
@Verizon $VZ
@GM $GM
@pfizer $PFE
The money may not have been given with #VotingLaws in mind, but it nonetheless helped cement Republican control…”
@comcast $CMCSA
@InsidePMI $PM
@UnitedHealthGrp $UNH
@Walmart $WMT
@Verizon $VZ
@GM $GM
@pfizer $PFE
The money may not have been given with #VotingLaws in mind, but it nonetheless helped cement Republican control…”
https://twitter.com/desderamona/status/1075057201813905408
“When asked to define the activities that executives should avoid, Mr. McConnell — who has long argued corporate campaign donations are a protected, nearly sacred, form of political communication — said he was ‘not talking about political contributions.’”
nytimes.com/2021/04/07/us/…
nytimes.com/2021/04/07/us/…
29 March 2021
‘#Corporations, Vocal About Racial Justice, Go Quiet on Voting Rights’
‘’They are complicit in their silence,’ one activist said, as bills that would disproportionately affect Black citizens across the country stir public debate.’
#access
nytimes.com/2021/03/29/bus…
‘#Corporations, Vocal About Racial Justice, Go Quiet on Voting Rights’
‘’They are complicit in their silence,’ one activist said, as bills that would disproportionately affect Black citizens across the country stir public debate.’
#access
nytimes.com/2021/03/29/bus…
31 March 2021
‘Black #Executives Call on #Corporations to Fight Restrictive #VotingLaws’
‘Dozens responded after companies in Georgia said little against state legislation that put strict rules in place.’
#VoterAccess
nytimes.com/2021/03/31/bus…
‘Black #Executives Call on #Corporations to Fight Restrictive #VotingLaws’
‘Dozens responded after companies in Georgia said little against state legislation that put strict rules in place.’
#VoterAccess
nytimes.com/2021/03/31/bus…
“#Corporate spending in politics across the board fell dramatically after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. The dramatic day gave corporate PACs permission to hit pause on their whole posture with Washington. Corporate America had put Republicans…”
time.com/5953044/mitch-…
time.com/5953044/mitch-…
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