Surprise! ALEC Scholar Says ALEC Right to Work Will Boost WI Economy
An ALEC "scholar" says that an ALEC right-to-work law will be great for Wisconsin. Economists disagree.
ALEC Exposed
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.
Undercover at ACCE: ALEC Offshoot Spins City and County Officials on Dirty Energy, Local Control
By Steve Arnold, an alderman from Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Introduces Word-for-Word ALEC Right to Work Bill
Wisconsin Republicans have called a special session to take up a "right to work" measure attacking private sector unions--and the text of the bill is taken word-for-word from American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) model legislation.
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."
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.
Republicans Call for Imposing ALEC Zones on Poorest Neighborhoods of Milwaukee
Two suburban Wisconsin lawmakers have unveiled an economic development plan for the lowest-income neighborhoods of Milwaukee, and their "solutions" for the Wisconsin communities hit hardest by deindustrialization come directly from a national right-wing playbook.
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