Increasingly, however, companies are talking to rank-and-file workers about not just corporate taxes but also international trade, environmental regulations, workplace rules and even elections. Medical supplier Becton, Dickinson & Co. asked workers this year to urge Congress to repeal an existing medical-device tax, and oppose steep cuts to National Institutes of Health funding. The device tax has survived as Republican health-care overhauls have failed, and Congress hasn’t implemented the NIH cuts. Both companies say they will likely mobilize employees on tax overhaul. This year for the first time, every workplace event features elected officials, after experiments last year proved the approach’s effectiveness.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 29, 2017 12:00 UTC