American Beverage Association Sweetened the Pot in Cook County Race with Unsuccessful Last-Minute Funding
Campaign finance reports show Big Soda willing to reward friends and punish enemies.
Economy
Trump's Supreme Court Strikes Blow to Government Workers, Good Paying Jobs
Trump Appointee Neil Gorsuch Votes to Cripple Public Sector Unions, Threatening Good Paying Jobs, Harming Public Service
Teamsters Vote to Authorize a Strike at UPS
Union pushes for better pay and benefits as ALEC member's profits rise.
Report: Wage Theft is Pervasive in Corporate America; Big Banks, Insurers are Among Most-Penalized Firms
New research finds that a wide range of big corporations have been shortchanging the people who work for them.
Harley-Davidson Insiders Hog Tax Cut Revenue
Harley-Davidson announces $700 million stock buyback plan that benefits big investors and CEOs while laying off hundreds of workers.
Take the Money and Run: Trump Tax Cuts Boost Earnings of ALEC Corps Which Promptly Layoff Workers
Comcast, Eli Lilly, Verizon, Chevron, Marathon, Pfizer, Times Warner, Caterpillar, Altria Announce More Layoffs.
ALEC Payday Loan Company Gets Reprieve Under Trump Administration
Advance America protected by its former Congressman, Mick Mulvaney.
ALEC Task Forces Gather in Grand Rapids to Draft Bills for Its Corporate Sponsors
ALEC holds annual Spring Task Force Summit April 27 in Grand Rapids.
Corporate Criminals Unleashed: Federal Penalties Imposed on Largest Corps Plunged During Trump’s First Year
Federal penalties imposed on the largest U.S. companies for all kinds of misconduct fell sharply during the first 12 months of the Trump administration.
Fearing 2018 Democratic Wave, Right-Wing Lobbyists Are Mobilizing Against a $15 Minimum Wage Push
By Lee Fang and Nick Surgey
Even before Democrat Doug Jones’s unlikely win in the race for an Alabama Senate seat, Republicans were worried: There could be a wave of Democratic victories ahead, a backlash against President Donald Trump, in next year’s elections. The wave could carry with it a raft of pushes for progressive policies. But the right is girding itself for the fights they see coming up. One such fight could emerge over increasing the minimum wage.
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