Releases and Advisories
07.17.2018
NEW YORK, NY – Late yesterday afternoon, Toys ‘R’ Us filed a stipulation in bankruptcy court that grants a two-week period for the now-liquidated company to discuss a resolution to an employee claim for severance. The stipulation preserves the class proof of claim, meaning that...
06.27.2018
WASHINGTON, DC -- In response to today’s Supreme Court ruling in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the Center for Popular Democracy released the following statement from Co-Executive Director Andrew Friedman:
...06.26.2018
WASHINGTON, DC -- In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding Trump’s travel ban today, the Center for Popular Democracy released the following statement from Co-Executive Director Ana Maria Archila:
"Today, a narrow...
06.20.2018
NEW YORK, NY -- In response to a new Executive Order from the Trump administration that continues to perpetuate the detention of immigrant families, the Center for Popular Democracy released the following statement from Co-Executive Director Ana Maria...
05.09.2018
WASHINGTON, DC – Toys ‘R’ Us workers, their allies in Congress and more than 100 community leaders gathered on Capitol Hill today to launch a campaign for justice for working people and communities hurt by the company’s bankruptcy, which is set to put more than 30,000 employees...
05.03.2018
New York, NY - In response to the violent reaction of the Puerto Rico Police Department to a peaceful assembly of students, families and activists on May Day protesting against austerity measures and the national debt, the Center for Popular Democracy signed on to an open...
04.16.2018
WASHINGTON, DC -- In response to the nomination of Richard Clarida as Vice-Chair of the Federal Reserve, the Fed Up coalition released the following statement from Director Shawn Sebastian:
"Donald Trump is on his way to re-shaping the nation's most important economic...
04.13.2018
Yesterday afternoon, the House Agriculture Committee released the 2018 Agriculture and Nutrition Act, an $844 billion measure authorizing farm programs and policy, as well as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.
The bill that was...
03.28.2018
NEW YORK, NY – Following...
03.26.2018
In response to recent reports that the New York Federal Reserve Board has chosen John Williams as the next President of the...
