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Standing together: the Battles before us

Standing together: the Battles before us. Who’s Behind the Attacks on Workers?. Anti-Union Attack Network: Right to Work. LYNDE & HARRY BRADLEY FOUNDATION. WILSON FAMILY FOUNDATION. CASTLE ROCK FOUNDATION. SARAH SCAIFE FOUNDATION. JOHN M. OLIN FOUNDATION. NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK.

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Standing together: the Battles before us

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  1. Standing together: the Battles before us

  2. Who’s Behind the Attacks on Workers?

  3. Anti-Union Attack Network: Right to Work LYNDE & HARRY BRADLEY FOUNDATION WILSON FAMILY FOUNDATION CASTLE ROCK FOUNDATION SARAH SCAIFE FOUNDATION JOHN M. OLIN FOUNDATION NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF POPULAR CULTURE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE HERITAGE FOUNDATION FREE CONGRESS FOUNDATION AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM CATO INSTITUTE

  4. Koch Brothers and Americans for Prosperity David Koch (oil magnate) created & funds Americans for Prosperity, which funds the Tea Party. In addition to running pro-Walker television and radio ads and funding a pro-Walker bus tour, Americans for Prosperity is actively working to: • Repeal health care legislation • Repeal Wall Street reform legislation • Eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency KOCH

  5. Americans for Prosperity Ad

  6. American Legislative Exchange Council “ALEC” ALEC claims its membership exceeds 2,400 state legislators from both political parties—over 30% of all state lawmakers in the US. • ALEC develops model anti-worker legislation for right-wing legislators: • "right to work“ • paycheck deception • attacks on teachers and public employees

  7. Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS • Rove’s super PAC went on air with a 60-second spot costing $750,000 that attacks public employees and the Democrats that support them.

  8. Right-Wing Initiatives

  9. Right to Work • Of the 30 states with public sector collective bargaining, 25 are free bargaining states – only 5 are RTW states. • 17 of 22 RTW states prohibit public employees from bargaining. • 25 of the 28 Free Bargaining states allow public employees to bargain collectively.

  10. Right to Work The veto of NH’s RTW bill may have an override vote this fall. WA NH VT ME MT ND OR MA MN ID WI NY SD RI MI WY CT IA PA NJ NE NV OH IN UT IL DE WV CA CO VA KS MD MO KY NC TN OK AZ NM AR SC GA AL MS LA TX FL AK HI

  11. Attacks on Public Sector Collective Bargaining WA NH VT ME MT ND OR MA MN ID WI NY SD RI WY MI CT IA PA NJ NE NV OH IL IN UT DE WV CA CO MD VA MO KS KY NC TN OK AZ NM AR SC GA AL MS TX LA FL AK HI

  12. Future Threats: Public Sector Collective Bargaining WA NH MT VT ME ND MN OR MA SD WI ID NY RI WY CT MI NJ IA PA DE NE NV OH IN IL UT WV CO CA VA KS MO KY NC TN OK AZ SC AR NM MD GA AL MS TX HI LA AK FL

  13. Fighting Back

  14. For more information on State Battles: • For more information, contact: • Naomi Walker: Director, State Government Relations/ Deputy Director, AFL-CIO Government Affairs • 202-637-5157 or nwalker@aflcio.org • Christine Silvia-DeGennaro: State Legislative Issues Coordinator, AFL-CIO Government Affairs • 202-637-5177 or csilvia@aflcio.org

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