Here’s how I did my researchIn my new book, “Politics at Work: How Companies Turn their Workers into Lobbyists,” I examine employers’ relatively new — and increasing — efforts to rally their workers on behalf of policies and candidates that companies support. The bottom line from both data sources: Managers said mobilizing employees was now part of many large U.S. companies’ core political strategies. As a result, businesses have been looking for new opportunities to shape politics — including mobilizing workers. Beginning in 2000, BIPAC and other groups taught corporate managers that mobilizing workers was legal, easy and could yield big political payoffs. Businesses I interviewed also encourage workers to vote for particular state judges — since an unfriendly bench can impose big costs on companies.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2018 11:04 UTC