Who They Are: Organized by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and funded by union-busting billionaires like Sheldon Adelson and Dick Farmer[1], “American Solutions for Winning the Future” is a policy advocacy group that has made opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act a major priority.[2] Gingrich, who earned a 9 percent lifetime voting record from the AFL-CIO, appears frequently on television, in print and online, pushing falsehoods[3] about the Employee Free Choice Act. (Gingrich has also cut an anti-Employee Free Choice Act radio ad for the Workforce Fairness Institute.[4])
Saul Anuzis, the one-time head of the Michigan Republican Party and a failed contender for Republican National Chairman, is heading up the media arm of Gingrich’s campaign, the “Save American Jobs Project.”[5]
Gingrich fulminates with hyperbole over the possibility more workers in this country could join a union: “This bill is a mortal threat to American freedom and we will never forgive somebody who votes for cloture or for passage.”
Employee Freedom Action Committee/Center for Union Facts
Who They Are: These front groups, founded by lawyer/lobbyist Richard Berman, are multi-million dollar lobbying groups that do not disclose their funders. They spread disinformation about unions and advocate against the Employee Free Choice Act and other pro-worker legislation.
Money spent on anti-worker campaign: Employee Freedom Action Committee will spend $30 million[i] on ads attacking pro-Employee Free Choice Act candidates in House and Senate races over the coming year.
“It changes the balance of power that is struck in labor law[ii].” –Richard Berman, on the Employee Free Choice Act
Who They Are: According to their website, this front group “does not disclose or discuss its membership.”[iii]
Money spent on anti-worker campaign: $38 million since 1997[iv]
Alliance for Worker Freedom
Who They Are: Founded in 2003, the AWF is an arm of Americans for Tax Reform, a group that seeks to limit the federal government’s ability to protect workers and consumers and ensure economic fairness.[v]
“We’re going to crush labor as a political entity.” –Grover Norquist, founder and president of ATR[vi]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Who They Are: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the nation’s most powerful business lobbying organization and aggressively promote the corporate agenda through lobbying, donations to candidates and bankrolling front groups. Chamber president Thomas Donohue has turned the organization into a key ally of the Bush-era corporate agenda that has empowered Big Business at the expense of workers. The Chamber has made opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act its top priority.
Money spent on anti-worker campaign: To fight the Employee Free Choice Act, the Chamber will spend $20-30 million in the next year.[vii]
“It would completely change the economics of union organizing.” –Chamber President Thomas Donohue on the Employee Free Choice Act[viii]
Who They Are: A corporate front group funded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Associated Builders and Contractors, and the Wal-Mart dominated Retail Industry Leaders Association, the CDW does the dirty work for these corporate interests through TV ads and public relations campaigns meant to block the Employee Free Choice Act and other pro-worker policies.
Money spent on the anti-worker campaign: $30 million to fight the Employee Free Choice Act over the next year.[ix]
Who They Are: America’s largest retail chain is an opponent of unions and worker protections, going so far as to force managers to attend meetings against the Employee Free Choice Act and intimidating workers against voting for pro-Employee Free Choice Act candidates. Through its political activity, its pay scale and treatment of workers, and its suppression of workers’ freedom to form unions, Wal-Mart is at the forefront of the anti-worker campaign.
Money spent on anti-worker campaign: nearly $10.5 million in federal PAC spending since 2000, plus contributions to other corporate front groups.[x]
“We like driving the car and we're not going to give the steering wheel to anybody but us.” –Lee Scott, former CEO of Wal-Mart[xi]
Who They Are: National Journal calls them a “stealth group” that refuses to reveal their funding base. [xii] This group was formed by corporate lobbyists and public relations shills specifically to block the Employee Free Choice Act through public campaigns.
Money spent on anti-worker campaign: “One source says the WFI is trying to raise as much as $10 million for its operations.” [xiii]
[1] ThinkProgress.org, July 29, 2008 [2] Politico.com, March 3, 2009 [3] MediaMatters.org, Jan. 19, 2009 [4] The Hill, April 9, 2009 [5] Roll Call, April 23, 2009 [i] National Journal, July 26, 2008 [ii] Washington Post, Oct. 18, 2008 [iii]www.savejobs.org [iv]www.savejobs.org/about [v]www.workerfreedom.org [vi] Reason Magazine, February 1997 [vii] National Journal, July 26, 2008 [viii] Remarks delivered to Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, July 21, 2008 [ix] National Journal, July 26, 2008 [x]www.opensecrets.com [xi] BusinessWeek, Nov. 5, 2008 [xii]National Journal, “Under the Influence” blog, Oct. 27, 2008 [xiii] National Journal, “Under the Influence” blog, Oct. 27, 2008
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Who They Are: Organized by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and funded by union-busting billionaires like Sheldon Adelson and Dick Farmer
Who They Are: These front groups, founded by lawyer/lobbyist 
Who They Are: According to their website, this front group “does not disclose or discuss its membership.”
Who They Are: Founded in 2003, the AWF is an arm of Americans for Tax Reform, a group that seeks to limit the federal government’s ability to protect workers and consumers and ensure economic fairness.
Who They Are: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the nation’s most powerful business lobbying organization and aggressively promote the corporate agenda through lobbying, donations to candidates and bankrolling front groups. Chamber president Thomas Donohue has turned the organization into a key ally of the Bush-era corporate agenda that has empowered Big Business at the expense of workers. The Chamber has made opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act its top priority.
Who They Are: A corporate front group funded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Associated Builders and Contractors, and the Wal-Mart dominated Retail Industry Leaders Association, the CDW does the dirty work for these corporate interests through TV ads and public relations campaigns meant to block the Employee Free Choice Act and other pro-worker policies.
Who They Are: America’s largest retail chain is an opponent of unions and worker protections, going so far as to 
Who They Are: National Journal calls them a “stealth group” that refuses to reveal their funding base. 
