In 2011, Schultz asked other chief executives to join him in halting campaign contributions until politicians stopped their partisan bickering over the debt ceiling, which led to a downgrade in the country’s credit rating.
The CEOs of more than 100 companies, from AOL to Zipcar, took the pledge. Also in 2011, Starbucks collected donations for a program to stimulate job growth.
The company made headlines Wednesday when it said it would give a free coffee to anyone in its stores who buys someone else’s order in a “pay-it-forward” gesture.
On Friday, Starbucks also plans to post its petition to try to put an end to the partial government shutdown in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. It also will be in stores and available to print out.
“I believe that we will capture the voices of the American people,” Schultz said. “We want to send a powerful message to Washington.”
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