Pulling Out the Pillar: Corporate Accountability Week of Action

October 3–11, 2026

Corporations are a pillar of this administration's anti-worker billionaire agenda. The week of October 3–11, ahead of November, we're calling on corporations, their CEOs, and local businesses to use their influence to defend free and democratic elections.

During the week of action, organizations are encouraged to:

  1. Tell national corporations and their billionaire CEOs: hands off our elections

  2. Focus on local billionaires and corporations to do the same

  3. Canvass neighborhoods to invite small businesses into local networks to support voting and defend democracy

  • Corporate America Call to Action

    We, the undersigned organizations, are united in calling on our business leaders to join other pillars of civil society in the full-throated defense of free and democratic elections.

    In every corner of this country, people are standing up because we believe that the people should choose their leaders — not the other way around. Yet as the 2026 midterm elections approach, we face a coordinated effort to undermine free and democratic elections by stripping people of their voting rights and weakening the power of their ballot. Black communities are bearing the brunt of these attacks.

    The business community has the power to make a significant impact by joining efforts to insist on free and democratic elections. For this reason, we are calling on you to sign the Businesses for Democracy Pledge and join us in pushing back against a wholesale assault on our elections and our democracy

    Businesses for Democracy Pledge

    1. We believe in the power of civic participation: We will provide information to all our employees about their rights as voters, how to register and other ways they can participate in the democratic process.

    2. A strong and vibrant country requires free and democratic elections: We will publicly oppose efforts that would prevent or create obstacles to eligible voters casting their ballots.

    3. A thriving economy requires a healthy democracy: Threats to free and democratic elections destabilize our communities and our economy. In addition to the above, if there are attempts to prevent the counting of votes or the seating of duly elected candidates after the election, we will publicly oppose those efforts.

    We believe that the people should choose our leaders. If this ceases to be true, the instability will be felt from our local communities to our national economy. Businesses can and should be part of ensuring the will of the people prevails. As business leaders, we will oppose any measures that create obstacles—including the national anti-voter efforts (e.g. SAVE Act), intimidation by armed law enforcement, federal takeover of elections, or any legislative, executive, or administrative actions that keep people from voting or keep trusted election officials from counting all eligible ballots.

    We insist the will of the people prevail and will oppose attempts to overturn results or refuse to seat democratically elected candidates in defense of free and democratic elections. We will use our influence through trade associations and business councils to stand with the people of our state for democratic principles.

  • Already planning an action? The official Week of Action runs October 3–11, but actions before, during, and after are welcome, and we're tracking and amplifying all of it throughout October. Fill out the intake form to let us know what you're planning.

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Focus Corporations

JPMorgan Chase

The largest bank in the US, with over $4 trillion in assets, and arguably the most powerful institution in the US economy. CEO Jamie Dimon has deep, continuing ties to the Trump regime, including $1 million+ to his inauguration and a close relationship with Palantir. But Chase has broken with Trump before: Dimon declined to fund Trump's ballroom, raised alarms over tariffs, later walked back, and closed Trump's accounts after January 6th. With over 5,000 branches nationwide, Chase is influential and visible.

Sources: Federal Reserve | Onclusive | NYT | The Hill | CNN | BBC

Target

One of Minnesota's leading corporate citizens and the state's 4th largest employer, its logo on the stadiums and jerseys of Minnesota's sports teams. Target donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration and rolled back its DEI initiatives, after which it featured a costume on its site evoking Jim Crow-era blackface. During Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, Target reportedly let ICE stage operations in its parking lots and stayed silent even after Border Patrol assaulted and detained two US citizen youth at its Richfield store. Target eventually joined 60 Minnesota corporations calling for "cooperation" with the federal government, an alarming ask given what Attorney General Pam Bondi has said "cooperation" would mean: handing the DOJ access to Minnesota's voter rolls. That's nowhere near enough.

Sources: PBS NewsHour, DEI/costume | Star Tribune, Richfield detentions | Fortune, Chamber letter | MN House DFL, Bondi voter rolls demand


Amazon / Whole Foods

The largest company in the US by revenue and the second-largest private employer. Executive chairman Jeff Bezos is one of the most powerful business leaders in the world. Amazon has deepened its ties to the administration, donating to Trump's inauguration, licensing a Melania Trump documentary for $40 million, and benefiting from Trump-era policy. It has also provided ICE and CBP with millions in cloud services and software. With roughly 500 Whole Foods stores and a nationwide distribution network, Amazon has a visible footprint almost everywhere.

Sources: Amazon Economic Impact Report | Forbes | The Guardian | Puck | WSJ

We Can Pull Out the Pillar of Corporate Support for Attacks on Workers & Democracy

Corporations don't act because it's the right thing to do. They act when silence gets more expensive than speaking up.

In Minnesota, federal agents' occupation of Minneapolis sparked a city-wide general strike. The pressure built until 60 corporate leaders sent a letter demanding de-escalation. It worked: the commander leading the operation was reassigned, and federal presence scaled back.

In Arizona, when the state tried to strip birthright citizenship in 2011, a year of grassroots boycotts cost businesses real money, canceled contracts, lost sales. Sixty CEOs finally spoke out against the bill. It died.

Neither corporation led with courage. They followed pressure. That's the theory behind this week of action: corporations keep choosing silence unless we make it cost them something.

Corporations move when enough of us make them. That's not hope. That's the record.