Koch-Backed Tech Group Behind Tool Used to Push Union Opt-Out Campaigns
The Lincoln Network is behind online technology called "Edunity" that is being deployed to encourage teachers and other public sector union members to leave their unions.
Economy
Comcast Is Latest Telecommunications Company to Drop ALEC
The news of Comcast's departure was made public in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing calling for increased lobbying disclosure by Comcast.
Corporate-Funded Groups Continue Campaign to Cripple Public Sector Unions
Right-wing groups sue union in Illinois to collect millions in retroactive "fair share" fees.
Koch Industries' Federal Lobbying Rose 35 Percent in First Quarter of 2019
Koch Industries has lobbied against every major measure to reduce reliance on fossil fuels so far this year.
How the Kochs' Americans for Prosperity Hijacked Alaska's Tax and Budget Hearings
The Kochs' political astroturf operation sponsored, paid for, and restricted the terms of attendance for Governor Dunleavy's "Statewide Discussion for a Permanent Fiscal Plan."
That Grifty Thing Stephen Moore Did With Herman Cain -- and the Koch Brothers' Blessing
Stephen Moore awaits his nomination to the Federal Reserve by Trump, who really wanted to get the band back together when he mentioned both Moore and Cain as his picks to the central bank.
SEC Rules Exxon Must Allow Shareholder Votes on Dark Money and Climate Policies
The SEC has denied ExxonMobil's request to prevent a shareholder vote on a resolution requiring the oil giant to disclose its political spending, including "dark money" contributions to advocacy groups and trade associations.
Trump Appoints Stephen Moore, ALEC's Favorite Economist, to Fed
Stephen Moore, Trump's most recent appointment to the Federal Reserve Board, has served as the American Legislative Exchange Council's leading voice for austerity and anti-labor policies for over a decade.
Louisiana Senator Sharon Hewitt, ALEC's Legislator of the Year, Voted "No" on Equal Pay for Equal Work
The fact that Louisiana has the worst gender pay gap in the nation doesn't seem to bother her.
ALEC's New Union-Busting Toolkit Illustrates the Goal Is to Bankrupt Unions Not Protect Workers
ALEC’s post-Janus toolkit inadvertently sheds light on the real aims of the group’s union-busting activities.
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