Shooting the Messenger: ALEC Allies Attack Academic Studies on Right to Work
ALEC allies promote economist-for-hire while blasting respected in-state academics.
Economy
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.
Hotel Lobby Sues Los Angeles to Block “Extreme” Wages
Two trade organizations affiliated with corporate bill mill ALEC have filed a suit against the City of Los Angeles to block an ordinance passed last September to raise the wages for hotel employees.
How State and Local Subsidies Fuel Inequality
"When large corporations controlled by billionaires are given lavish taxpayer subsidies, the rest of us get stuck footing more of the bill"
Fat on Restaurant Cash, Democratic Lawmakers Float Minimum Wage Preemption in IL
Democratic state legislators in Illinois are mulling an effort to thwart Chicago's effort to raise its minimum wage, even as they raise the state wage above the national average. And the state National Restaurant Association affiliate is eating it up.
Edelman TransCanada Leak: Aggressive PR for Keystone Alt
Leaked documents expose a plan by Edelman for TransCanada to launch an "aggressive" American-style PR campaign to get controversial tar sands oil to refineries in eastern Canada for export.
Direct Democracy Brings Economic Justice Wins, But Watch Out for ALEC
Minimum wage and paid sick day measures have been gaining momentum in the past year -- but keep an eye out for bills promoted by ALEC designed to crush that momentum and limit local control.
Koch-Backed Small Biz Group Endorses Walker
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has endorsed WI Governor Scott Walker for reelection.
Fight for 15 Gets into the Ring with Taco Bell
At Taco Bell peaceful protesters took the “Fight for 15” directly to the fast food giant.
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