This just in: Walgreens and General Motors became the latest companies to drop the corporate front group known as ALEC.
The announcement was made in Salt Lake City, where ALEC is holding its annual
Walgreens and GM are the 29th and 30th corporation to drop out of ALEC. Walgreens issued a statement:
Walgreens will not be renewing its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (“ALEC”) where we have participated on ALEC’s Health and Human Services Task Force. Walgreens will continue to be an active presence on critical health care and pharmacy issues facing the country and looks forward to continuing to work across the political spectrum in the public policy arena.And this from GM:
GM has communicated to ALEC that we will no longer fund nor participate going forward.ALEC writes corporate-friendly laws, including those allowing prison privatization, charter schools, voter suppression and union busting.
Chalk up two more for the good guys.
