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Friends of LittleSis,

I grew up around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where relics of billionaire
power from the days of Carnegie, Frick, and Mellon remain all around us.
But alongside this history of corporate power in the region is a rich
history of resistance, with Pennsylvania workers and their families taking
on billionaires and corporations to create unions, higher wages, and better
lives for themselves.

Today, we’re seeing a new rise in billionaire and corporate power in
Pennsylvania. The richest man in the state, Jeffrey Yass, founder of
private equity firm SIG, has been spending tens of millions of dollars to
influence Pennsylvania’s elections. He wants to use his billions to elect
candidates [2] that will defund public schools, bust unions, block any
increase to the minimum wage, and lower taxes for the rich. All this comes
on top of the millions spent by our largest corporations – EQT, PECO, PNC
Bank, and more – to push their right wing corporate agenda in
Pennsylvania.

This past year, in coalition with organized communities all over the state,
we took on the most powerful corporations and billionaires like Jeffrey
Yass [3].

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I traveled around the state educating organizers and community members on
the deep connections that bind together the power elite in Pennsylvania as
it pushes its pro-corporate agenda. LittleSis power research also helped
shape a major demonstration outside of the Metropolitan Club in New York
City, where the PA Manufacturers Association, an advocacy group with ties
to both the fossil fuel industry and Jeff Yass, was hosting its annual
breakfast for PA politicians from both sides of the aisle to schmooze with
corporate leaders. See video of the action here!  [5]

In 2024, big money interests like Yass are expected to play an outsized
role in Pennsylvania elections and the state budget process. But we can’t
let Yass and his corporate allies determine what Pennsylvania will look
like for all of us. In order to win a minimum wage above $7.25, to win
union rights, to win fully funded education and affordable housing, and to
win solutions to climate change, we must take the state’s billionaire
class head on.

LittleSis and our partners are up to this challenge, but we need your
support!

DONATE TODAY TO SUPPORT OUR WORK IN PENNSYLVANIA! [4]

Onward,

Aly Shaw, Research Analyst

LittleSis

266 Elmwood Ave #191
Buffalo, NY 14222


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