Strangled by a Safety Net
Following this win, United for Respect hasn’t been resting on its laurels. In 2018, the group launched its Rise Up...
Following this win, United for Respect hasn’t been resting on its laurels. In 2018, the group launched its Rise Up Retail project alongside the Center for Popular Democracy and OUR (Organization United for Respect) Walmart.
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Puertorriqueños exigen cancelar deuda de la isla a dos años del paso del huracán María
Puertorriqueños exigen cancelar deuda de la isla a dos años del paso del huracán María
“Esta semana se recuerdan dos años del paso devastador del huracán María por Puerto Rico. Este miércoles llegaron hasta...
“Esta semana se recuerdan dos años del paso devastador del huracán María por Puerto Rico. Este miércoles llegaron hasta el capitolio organizaciones sociales de puertorriqueños exigiendo que el gobierno federal cancele la deuda de la isla y preste a los puertorriqueños la misma atención que al resto de estadounidenses. Miembros del Congreso los recibieron apoyando su causa.”
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New York City files $1 million suit against Chipotle for labor violations
New York City files $1 million suit against Chipotle for labor violations
Rachel Deutsch, supervising attorney for worker justice at the Center for Popular Democracy, says this kind of...
Rachel Deutsch, supervising attorney for worker justice at the Center for Popular Democracy, says this kind of strategic enforcement—lumping many complaints together to identify bad actors rather than investigating them one at a time—may draw more attention to compliance across the industry.
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Wisconsin Daybook
Organizations host events calling for repeal and replace of ’94 Crime Bill – Organizations including Leaders Igniting...
Organizations host events calling for repeal and replace of ’94 Crime Bill – Organizations including Leaders Igniting Transformation, Black Leaders Organizing for Communities, African American Roundtable, JustLeadershipUSA, All of Us or None, and Center for Popular Democracy host ‘Opposition Day: Repeal the ’94 Crime Bill – Day of Action.
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Scalia vote next week
The report, released by the National Economic & Social Rights Initiative, the National Employment Law Project...
The report, released by the National Economic & Social Rights Initiative, the National Employment Law Project Action Fund, the Center For Popular Democracy, and other groups, echoes demands from organized labor groups such as the Service Employees International Union.
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Plugging NYC’s School-To-Prison Pipeline
A landmark 2017 report from the Center for Popular Democracy and the Urban Youth Collaborative (UYC) noted that there...
A landmark 2017 report from the Center for Popular Democracy and the Urban Youth Collaborative (UYC) noted that there had been “1,310 arrests, summonses, or juvenile reports for non-criminal violations” in the city school system in the previous year, including “‘trespassing’ for being on the wrong floor of a multi-school building, or ‘disorderly conduct’ for using obscene language or participating in a peaceful protest.
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Jerome Powell, Labor Day Hero?
Of course, Powell did not get to this place on his own. There was a concerted effort by the Fed Up Coalition, organized...
Of course, Powell did not get to this place on his own. There was a concerted effort by the Fed Up Coalition, organized by the Center for Popular Democracy, to force the Fed to broaden its focus.
EPI report: Forced arbitration to cover 80% of private sector workers by 2024
EPI report: Forced arbitration to cover 80% of private sector workers by 2024
The report, by the Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Popular Democracy, paints a stark picture of what would...
The report, by the Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Popular Democracy, paints a stark picture of what would happen to workers at the mercy of arbitrators. Statistics show that supposedly neutral quasi-judges side with bosses more than 90% of the time.
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Jerome Powell, Labor Day hero
Of course, Powell did not get to this place on his own. There was a concerted effort by the Fed Up Coalition, organized...
Of course, Powell did not get to this place on his own. There was a concerted effort by the Fed Up Coalition, organized by the Center for Popular Democracy, to force the Fed to broaden its focus. This coalition included members of labor unions and community groups across the country. I am proud to have been able to work with Fed Up, along with a number of other progressive economists.
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Let's restore local governments' power to regulate rent
Let's restore local governments' power to regulate rent
Imagine a Colorado where local communities have more policy tools to meet our unique rental housing challenges. Where...
Imagine a Colorado where local communities have more policy tools to meet our unique rental housing challenges. Where we can ease the burden for working family residents struggling to make housing ends meet and ensure that new development houses more of those families than it displaces.
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