Thousands of Salesforce employees are pushing the software company to cut ties with it National Rifle Association after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, he left 21 dead.
At least 4,000 employees of the San Francisco-based company signed an open letter to CEOs Marc Benioff and Bret Taylor urging them to stop doing business with the NRA, SFGate reported for the first time. According to the letter, the NRA uses Salesforce products for marketing and fundraising purposes.
“It is not in our power to obtain background checks or other arms control measures approved by Congress, but we can make a change by ending our business relationship with our client, the National Rifle Association,” the employees said. according to Protocol, who obtained a copy of the letter. They also said it was “inconceivable” that the NRA would use Salesforce products to boost its agenda.
Benioff is an outspoken advocate of gun control and calls for a 2018 AR-15 style rifle ban. tweet. On May 25, the day after the Uvalde shooting, Benioff told CNBC that business leaders “must take direct action” on social issues such as gun control and abortion rights.
“I’m surprised that no action has been taken. There are too many words and not enough action,” he said, adding that companies must uphold their values.
“We have to act directly,” he says @Benioff when asked if company executives should be involved with social issues. @CNBC pic.twitter.com/VTYdFR8Ux0
– Squawk on the street (@SquawkStreet) May 25, 2022
Salesforce did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Companies have previously distanced themselves from the NRA after mass shootings. Several companies, from insurers to software companies and airlines, ended their partnership with the gun advocacy group after a mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida.
The NRA Business Alliance is made up of hundreds of companies in the automotive, construction, legal, retail and other industries. The arms rights group promotes member companies through its market.
Boats Unlimited, a company that sells and stores boat parts in Utica, New York, said the Ugalde massacre will have no effect on his relationship with the NRA. When CBS MoneyWatch asked him if he was considering cutting ties with the group, owner Mike Clare said, “Never.”
“There is no blame for blaming the NRA or any NRA member or gun owner,” he said. “We support the NRA and they support us.”
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