Union-Backed Activists: Downtown Office and Nashville Yards

union-backed activists: The ink has barely dried on a deal that the state of Tennessee and the city awarded Amazon and there are now only a few small hurdles remaining before Amazon starts moving in to a downtown office complex planned for Nashville Yards, according to The Guardian. But an unusual alliance of free-market libertarians and union-backed activists is determined to hold the politicians and executives responsible for the deal to account. This time it's through a shared antipathy for the 100m-plus in subsidies this booming city has just handed to Amazon, the world's most valuable retailer. Their hope is that it will serve as a warning to others looking to hand public money to profitable companies in return for the promise of new jobs. Local activist Odessa Kelly agrees. This is one area where libertarians and socialists can agree on something this is a bad idea, said John Mozena, president of the Center for Economic Accountability, a free market advocacy group and a self described libertarian. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.