USAction

Political party in the United States

USAction was a 501(c)(4) federation of progressive community organizing groups.^[1] It was founded in 1999 by Heather Booth.^[2] Its 501(c)(3) counterpart was the USAction Education Fund.

In September 2007, TrueMajority and its related organization TrueMajorityACTION merged with USAction.^[3] In 2016, USAction merged into People's Action.

Activities

In 2008, USAction joined Health Care for America Now, a coalition of labor unions and liberal advocacy groups pushing for affordable health care and stricter regulation of the health insurance industry. USAction committed at least $500,000 to the group's efforts.^[4]

In 2009, USAction launched a campaign to "Dog the Blue Dogs." The Blue Dog Coalition is a caucus of United States Congressional Representatives from the Democratic Party who identify themselves as moderates and conservatives.^[5]

In 2012, USAction was part of a coalition of liberal advocacy groups that announced that companies making direct corporate contributions to influence elections would face consumer boycotts, campaigns to divest pension fund money, stockholder lawsuits, actions at stockholder meetings and widespread social media exposure.^[6]

References

^ Jamieson, Dave (May 16, 2013). "Fred Azcarate Leaves AFL-CIO To Head Community Organizing Network USAction". Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ McNary, William. "Statement From the President". USAction. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
^ USAction website, "History and Achievements," "USAction – History & Achievements". Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
^ Evans, Will (September 10, 2008). "Profile: Health Care for America Now". NPR. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ Smith, Ben (April 8, 2009). "Common Purpose". Politico. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ Froomkin, Dan (March 12, 2012). "Secret Campaign Spending Under Attack By Reform Groups". Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 February 2015.