And the American Conservative Union is coming under scrutiny for offering to back the shipping company FedEx in a legislative dispute in return for a $2 million payment. According to Politico, the ACU approached FedEx with a proposal to publicly lobby against legislation that would force the company to negotiate union contracts locally instead of nationwide. In its letter to FedEx, the ACU said, “We stand with FedEx in opposition to this legislation.” But when FedEx declined to pay the ACU for its public support, the group switched sides and backed rival company UPS, which supports the measure.