Opposition to Seattle's 'Amazon tax' unites labor and big tech
Safi Bello
The Guardian ------- Amazon and organized labor don’t often find common cause, but an unorthodox attempt at taxing big business has given them just that in Seattle. Staring down the housing crisis facing America’s prosperous cities, some Seattle leaders hope to charge large employers for every employee working in the city. The “head tax” prompted Amazon, the city’s largest private employer and driving force behind Seattle’s booming real estate market, to stop construction at one office tower and move to shift 7,000 jobs to other locations. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.