Friday, March 11, 2016

Koch-ALEC Right to Work Power Play Exposed in a Small Illinois Village

http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/03/13055/koch-alec-right-work-power-play-exposed-illinois
"So how did a town with a population of 7,280 become a frontline in the national fight to destroy unions? Because Lincolnshire is in the vanguard of the latest, localized scheme to dismantle unions drawn directly from the Koch playbook. A closer look at the lengths Lincolnshire's mayor and some members of the village's Board of Trustees went to in order to pass a right-to-work ordinance—which included ignoring legal opinions, constituents and the media—reveals how nationally-funded conservative organizations are using local government to gain a foothold in their fight to weaken unions everywhere."