ALEC Exposed
Through ALEC, Global Corporations Are Scheming to Rewrite YOUR Rights and Boost THEIR Revenue |
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| Through the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, global corporations and state politicians vote behind closed doors to try to rewrite state laws that govern your rights. These so-called "model bills" reach into almost every area of American life and often directly benefit huge corporations.
In ALEC's own words, corporations have "a VOICE and a VOTE" on specific changes to the law that are then proposed in your state. DO YOU? Numerous resources to help us expose ALEC are provided below. We have also created links to detailed discussions of key issues, which are available on the left. |
Who Is Behind ALEC? |
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| What Is ALEC?
ALEC Politicians (all states) |
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ALEC News |
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ALEC Sets the Table for Gerrymandering, Union Busting, Protecting Fossil Fuels, and Privatizing Schools Read the rest of this item here. ALEC in Disarray Read the rest of this item here. Common Cause Exposes ALEC Influence in Louisiana "ALEC in Louisiana" uncovers the power that "the secretive special interest lobbying group" has already utilized in the southern state. According to the report, nearly 50 members of the Louisiana Senate and House of Representatives have ties to ALEC. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Drafts Model Resolution to Pat Itself on the Back Read the rest of this item here. |
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Is ALEC Too Extreme for Exxon?ExxonMobil will not renew its membership in ALEC after a split within the corporate lobbying group over how to address climate change, Bloomberg reported. Exxon's exit follows a disagreement over a resolution introduced in December by the Heartland Institute. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC's Deadly Asbestos Agenda Benefits Koch Industries, NationwideALEC named Missouri Republican state Rep. Bruce DeGroot as a "Legislator of the Week" in June. Why is ALEC so fond of DeGroot? Because he has cheerfully championed ALEC legislation to restrict the right of terminally ill, asbestos victims to sue over mesothelioma. In doing so, DeGroot is helping the many U.S. companies that have asbestos-related liability. Read the rest of this item here. EPIC Fail: Supreme Court Turns Back the Clock to Strip Workers of PowerWhen unemployment drops and labor markets tighten, wages are expected to rise, but few workers are seeing more money in their paychecks since unemployment dipped below 4 percent. Economists agree that a key variable in the wage stagnation is the inability of the vast majority of American workers to join together to demand higher wages. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Epic Systems Corporation v. Lewis that businesses can prohibit their workers from banding together to battle their employers in court. Read the rest of this item here. Teamsters Vote to Authorize a Strike at UPSOn June 5, over 90 percent of the 250,000 members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters working for United Parcel Service and UPS Freight voted to authorize a strike if needed in current contract negotiations. The vote sets up a major test case for President Trump's claims that savings from the massive corporate tax cut pushed through by Republicans in Congress last fall will result in higher wages for American workers. UPS is a member of the American Exchange Legislative Council. ALEC strongly supported the Republican tax cuts. Read the rest of this item here. Novartis and Cohen: Two of a Kind"Yesterday was not a good day for Novartis." That's what the chief executive of the pharmaceutical giant told his staff in the wake of embarrassing reports that it was among a handful of large corporations that made questionable payments to President Trump's personal fixer Michael Cohen. Novartis ultimately admitted it was a "mistake." Read the rest of this item here. Take the Money and Run: Trump Tax Cuts Boost Earnings of ALEC Corps Which Promptly Layoff WorkersNine major publicly traded corporations that are funders of ALEC just reported earnings from the first quarter of 2018. Trump's recent massive corporate tax cuts were sold as a job creation mechanism, but rather than creating jobs, all nine companies reported layoffs that have recently taken place or are planned for 2018. Read the rest of this item here. |
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ALEC - The Backroom Where Laws Are Born |
| This is a glimpse into the world of the American Legislative Exchange Council, a corporate-funded charity that pays for lawmaker trips to resorts where they leave with ready-to-pass bills.
Neither ALEC nor the Georgia legislature would show us where the money comes from, or who it goes to. |
A Charity for Lawmakers? ALEC Legislator Resigns to Become Lobbyist |
| Rep. Ben Harbin resigned after two decades as a Georgia legislator the same day as 11ALive reporters asked him for an interview about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting where he was found behind closed doors with the top state lobbyist for the cell phone industry.
Atlanta's 11Alive follows up on its behind-the-scenes investigation of ALEC. |
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