NYC lawmakers aim to protect fast food workers from unfair firings
NYC lawmakers aim to protect fast food workers from unfair firings
Melody Walker says she was fired out of the blue from her job at Chipotle in 2017 because, she claims her boss told her...
Melody Walker says she was fired out of the blue from her job at Chipotle in 2017 because, she claims her boss told her, she wasn’t “smiling enough.” “I did my job well and always arrived early for my shift,” she said Thursday. “I thought that it could be a stable job with an income that I could support my family with. There were not even customers in the store at the time.” Walker was speaking out in support of a package of bills aimed at protecting fast-food workers from being unfairly fired.
Serve Up Protection For NYC Fast Food Workers: Bills
restaurants & bars Fast food workers should no longer be fired without reason, advocates and Park Slope...
restaurants & bars Fast food workers should no longer be fired without reason, advocates and Park Slope Councilman Brad Lander say. By Matt Troutman, Patch Staff Feb 13, 2020 4:53 pm ET City Council members on Thursday heard testimony from fast food workers. (Shutterstock) PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Slinging burgers and fries in New York City should come with a side of workplace protections, a group of advocates and public officials argued Thursday.
Sobre 50 entidades piden al Congreso frenar el acuerdo de reestructuración de las obligaciones generales
Sobre 50 entidades piden al Congreso frenar el acuerdo de reestructuración de las obligaciones generales
Washington - Más de 50 organizaciones exhortaron al Congreso a intervenir y frenar el acuerdo de reestructuración de la...
Washington - Más de 50 organizaciones exhortaron al Congreso a intervenir y frenar el acuerdo de reestructuración de la deuda de obligaciones generales, que consideran potenciará otro proceso de bancarrota en Puerto Rico en unos años.
Arbitration Is A Flawed Forum That Needs Repair
The Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Popular Democracy predict that by 2024, almost 83% of the country’s...
The Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Popular Democracy predict that by 2024, almost 83% of the country’s private, nonunionized employees will be subject to mandatory arbitration, an increase
Over 60 Green Groups Call on House Dems to Pass Sweeping Worker Rights-Boosting PRO Act
Over 60 Green Groups Call on House Dems to Pass Sweeping Worker Rights-Boosting PRO Act
"Protecting workers' rights through the PRO Act is essential to empowering workers to organize...
"Protecting workers' rights through the PRO Act is essential to empowering workers to organize themselves and their communities," Jennifer Epps-Addison, co-executive director of the Center for Popular … Democracy, said in a statement Tuesday.
Durham city manager ‘disappointed’ by council member’s USA Today op-ed on police
Durham city manager ‘disappointed’ by council member’s USA Today op-ed on police
Johnson’s op-ed was based on a study by Local Progress and the Center for Popular Democracy, which evaluated 12 cities...
Johnson’s op-ed was based on a study by Local Progress and the Center for Popular Democracy, which evaluated 12 cities’ police department policies on working with federal immigration law enforcement, use
Clean Up on Aisle Eleven: Private Equity’s Role in Grocery Store Bankruptcies
Clean Up on Aisle Eleven: Private Equity’s Role in Grocery Store Bankruptcies
the general retail market, 10 out of the 14 largest bankruptcies since 2012 were from chains owned by private equity...
the general retail market, 10 out of the 14 largest bankruptcies since 2012 were from chains owned by private equity firms, according to a 2019 study done by several progressive groups including the Center … for Popular Democracy.
1,000 People Show Up for 129 Affordable Apartments in Charlotte
1,000 People Show Up for 129 Affordable Apartments in Charlotte
Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley...
Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), with support from the Center for Popular Democracy
Local politicians decided to have police, policies evaluated. Results were shocking.
Local politicians decided to have police, policies evaluated. Results were shocking.
A new investigation released last month by the Center for Popular Democracy and Local Progress — an organization headed...
A new investigation released last month by the Center for Popular Democracy and Local Progress — an organization headed by local elected officials, including us, who are working to implement national social
Politicians not listening? Flexing your consumer muscle can get results.
Politicians not listening? Flexing your consumer muscle can get results.
Providence-based Citizens Bank — which extended $96 million in credit to CoreCivic in 2018, according to the Center for...
Providence-based Citizens Bank — which extended $96 million in credit to CoreCivic in 2018, according to the Center for Popular Democracy — has yet to officially cut ties with the industry.
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