DNC now accepting donations from fossil fuel workers and PACs – By Haley Britzky (axios.com) / Aug 11 2018
DNC Chairman Tom Perez. Photo; Joe Raedle/Getty Images
The Democratic National Committee will now accept donations from fossil fuel workers and “their unions’ or employers’ political action committees” after voting to pass a new resolution on Friday, The Hill reports.
Why it matters: DNC Chairman Tom Perez said the new resolution allowing the donations “was a commitment to organizer labor,” per The Hill. Critics say this is a reversal of a resolution from June, which banned donations from fossil fuel companies and associations. The new change shows the limits of the democratic party’s growing left-most wing pushing aggressive climate and energy policies.
“We have to draw the line that we are indeed a party of a big tent where all working people are welcome. We’re not a party that punishes workers simply based on how they make ends meet. … At the same time, we remain committed to the Democratic Party platform, which states unequivocally our support for combating climate change.”
— Tom Perez
The other side: One co-author of the earlier resolution said before the vote on Friday: “I am furious that the DNC would effectively undo a resolution passed just two months ago just as the movement to ban fossil fuel corporate PAC money is growing (and Democrats are winning).”
