{"id":62786,"date":"2025-09-12T10:03:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=press_releases&#038;p=62786"},"modified":"2025-09-12T10:03:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:03:51","slug":"tax-cut-for-striking-workers-act","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/press-releases\/tax-cut-for-striking-workers-act\/","title":{"rendered":"UFCW Endorses The Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"heading\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>\u201cSenator Gallego\u2019s bill will end the double taxation of strike pay and give workers and their families peace of mind as they fight for a better life on the picket line.\u201d<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Today, the<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/about\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/about\/\">United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)<\/a>, America\u2019s largest private sector union representing 1.2 million workers in meatpacking, food processing, grocery, retail, and other essential industries across North America, endorsed&nbsp;<em>The Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act<\/em>, introduced by U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UFCW International President Milton Jones said:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe UFCW strongly endorses the Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act and appreciates Senator Gallego\u2019s solidarity with striking workers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUFCW members are essential to the economy, and although the decision to go on strike can be an incredibly difficult one to make, it can become necessary when an employer forces workers to take action for the better wages, benefits, and working conditions they deserve or to stand up against unlawful practices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStrike pay helps keep workers afloat while they are taking the ultimate collective action to withhold their labor in order to make their workplaces better. And while union members contribute their own pay into strike funds, under current tax law, strike pay faces double taxation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSenator Gallego\u2019s bill will end the double taxation of strike pay and give workers and their families peace of mind as they fight for a better life on the picket line.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"list-item\">\n<li>Workers on strike often receive \u201cstrike pay\u201d to cover portions of their lost income, which comes from a strike fund often created by a union. When a strike ends, workers owe taxes on their strike pay, which comes as a surprise to many.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"list-item\">\n<li>Workers contribute post-tax money to unions, which unions then give back to workers as compensation for lost pay during work stoppages, where it is double-taxed. Strike funds are essentially a savings scheme, but unlike other savings schemes, the federal government taxes this one twice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"list-item\">\n<li>This bill would ensure that the income a worker receives from a strike fund is not included in their gross income, thus saving them from double taxation.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The UFCW International is the largest private sector union in the United States, representing 1.2 million workers and their families in grocery, meatpacking, food processing, healthcare, cannabis, retail, and other essential industries. UFCW members serve our communities in all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Learn more about the UFCW at\u202f<\/em><em><u><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ufcw.org\/\">ufcw.org<\/a><\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em><br><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSenator Gallego\u2019s bill will end the double taxation of strike pay and give workers and their families peace of mind as they fight for a better life on the picket line.\u201d WASHINGTON, D.C.&nbsp;\u2013 Today, the&nbsp;United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), America\u2019s largest private sector union representing 1.2 million workers in meatpacking, food processing, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":426,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[449,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62786","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-official-statements","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UFCW Endorses The Tax Cut for Striking Workers Act - The United Food &amp; 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