New post-Janus law helps level the playing field in Oregon in the face of right-wing campaigns to weaken public sector unions.
Oregon Strengthens Public Workers’ Right to Organize
By Don Wiener | at
Economy
Right-Wing Network Fights Proposed Wisconsin Minimum Wage Hike
By Scott Zimmerman | at
“Infrastructure” built by Bradley Foundation gives GOP legislators the ammunition they need to fight a raise for Wisconsin’s working poor.
Bradley Foundation Funds “Opt-Out” Campaign to Cripple Public Sector Unions
By David Armiak | at
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation pumped more than $5.6 million dollars into right-wing anti-labor groups efforts in 2018.
ALEC Says “Strike!” Just Do It Without Unions
By Don Wiener | at
The American Legislative Exchange Council has gone on the record as supporting the right of workers to bargain collectively, and even strike, for better working conditions — as long as they do it without a union.
Koch-Backed Tech Group Behind Tool Used to Push Union Opt-Out Campaigns
By Nick Surgey | at
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.
Comcast Is Latest Telecommunications Company to Drop ALEC
By David Armiak | at
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
By Don Wiener | at
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
By Don Wiener | at
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
By Don Wiener and Arn Pearson | at
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
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
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.