Economic Policy Institute exposes the rats behind the mayhem to weaken America's unions
Janus v. AFSCME will be heard by the Supreme Court on Monday. As UCOMM previously reported this case would fundamentally change the union movement for generations to come by attempting to defund public sector unions. While the lawyers for the plaintiff, Mark Janus, would like you to believe that this case, as well as the Friedrichs v CTA and Harris v. Quinn, case come from a grassroots movement of members. However, a new study from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has found that this is not the case.
To find out who was financing these anti-union cases, EPI looked at publicly available IRS filings from the conservative groups that are representing Janus. The main legal groups behind the case include the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, The Center for Individual Rights and the Liberty Justice Center. All three of these groups operate as non-profits and have publicized some of their donors like the Walton Family Foundation (the non-profit established by the Wal-Mart Walton Family) and the Koch Brothers. Continue reading...