Koch-Funded Americans for Prosperity Launches Right-to-Work Ad Buy
Americans for Prosperity's statewide ad buy in support of Right-to-Work comes as no surprise to Wisconsinites.
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Koch-Funded Allies Descend on Wisconsin to Push Right to Work
In his opening statement, Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) claimed that right to work legislation would "protect every worker" from being forced to join a union.
Grim-Faced Union Leaders Ready for the Fight Over Right to Work
Wisconsin state legislators will meet in an "extraordinary session" today in order to take up so-called "right to work" legislation.
"Death by a Thousand Cuts" and ALEC’s Local Strategy for Attacking Unions
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) made headlines last week after Wisconsin Republicans introduced a virtually word-for-word copy of the ALEC "model" Right to Work Act, following on the heels of Michigan and other states that have taken up the ALEC-inspired anti-union measures in recent years.
Walmart Wages in Perspective
To much fanfare, Walmart has announced a program to raise wages for its lowest paid workers.
Trade Groups Launch Campaign to Attack NLRB and Keep Wages Low
In the multi-pronged corporate attack on working people, two public relations and lobbying campaigns have appeared, taking aim at the National Labor Relations Board.
ACCE Wants Your Town to Subsidize ALEC-Style Corporate Lobbying
ALEC is famous for using "small government" rhetoric to push its corporate-funded privatization agenda in state legislatures across the country. In a hypocritical twist, the corporate bill mill now wants city and county governments to subsidize the conferences of its new local offshoot.
ALEC Helps Philip Morris Block Plain Packaging Tobacco Rules
"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" didn't mention ALEC's role in pushing Philip Morris' anti-regulatory agenda globally."
Prosecutor in Scott Walker Probe Asks Justices to Recuse
The prosecutor leading the Walker probe has asked some Wisconsin Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from a challenge to the investigation.
Bruce Rauner Inaugurates War on Working Families
Billionaire financier and new Republican Illinois Governor, Bruce Rauner, continued his war on working families this week with a move straight out of the ALEC playbook.
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