Previous SPN literature exposed by the Guardian has revealed the political motives behind the network’s attacks on unions. The goal, the group said, was “permanently depriving the left from access to millions of dollars in dues extracted from unwilling union members every election cycle”. It says: “Access to lists of union members is essential to this project. That in turn would give the green light to conservative groups like SPN to step up their efforts to encourage mass resignations of union members. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said the Guardian documents revealed the extent of secret planning by rightwing groups in advance of the supreme court’s Janus ruling.

Source: The Guardian May 15, 2018 10:00 UTC