Investigating Power
Colorado’s Democratic Governor Jared Polis vetoed a bill on May 16 that would have removed a major impediment to union organizing and representation in the state.
CMD has identified the top six organizations working at the state and local levels to dismantle labor regulations and the rights to organize and collectively bargain.
The Freedom Foundation, a notorious anti-union advocacy group, has launched a new organization, the Teacher Freedom Alliance, which the foundation’s CEO describes as “an alternative for pro-America educators who seek to restore traditional values in the classroom and provide students with the high-quality education they deserve — free from political influence and union control.”
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a corporate bill-mill, has laid out its priorities for this year’s state legislative sessions.
The Utah Senate passed a House bill on Thursday that would outlaw public sector collective bargaining. Once signed by the governor, it will usher in one of the country’s most severe and restrictive rollbacks of union rights in recent memory.