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Reich writes: "In April, the shipping company UPS released a statement condemning the GOP's egregious attacks on our right to vote in states like Florida and Georgia."

Robert Reich. (photo: Getty)
Robert Reich. (photo: Getty)


UPS Funds One of the Major Right-Wing Groups Pushing These Voter Suppression Bills

By Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page

17 June 21

 

n April, the shipping company UPS released a statement condemning the GOP's egregious attacks on our right to vote in states like Florida and Georgia. The company pledged to work with lawmakers to “strengthen our democracy by facilitating equitable poll access.”

But if you follow the money, you’ll find that UPS funds one of the major right-wing groups pushing these voter suppression bills.

That's right: UPS is one of the many companies that fund the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a right-wing corporate lobby group. Right now, ALEC is pushing Trump's big lie about the 2020 election and using it as justification to ram voter suppression bills through target states.

According to one report, more than 100 ALEC-connected state legislators have sponsored anti-voter bills in Georgia, Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Texas in 2021 alone.

By continuing to back ALEC financially, companies like UPS, FedEx, and Anheuser-Busch are endorsing this modern-day Jim Crow effort. And they're hoping we won't notice.

We must speak out and condemn these corporations’ hypocrisy, and urge them to stop funding ALEC immediately. If you agree, please join me in adding your name today.

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