Corporate Funders

ALEC Founded to Coordinate Corporate Model Legislation Across State Legislatures

1973-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Conservative activist Paul Weyrich, with Representatives Henry Hyde and others, founds the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in Chicago—the same year Weyrich co-founds the Heritage Foundation with financial backing from beer magnate Joseph Coors. ALEC is established specifically to …

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National Right to Work Committee Founded to Coordinate Anti-Union Corporate Lobbying

1955-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Fred A. Hartley—co-sponsor of the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act that enabled state right-to-work laws—founds the National Right to Work Committee (NRTWC) as a coordinating organization for corporate anti-union lobbying efforts. The organization brings together “hard-core conservatives, anti-communist …

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