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Case Study on Alpine Steel: Prison Industry Subsidized by Taxpayers to Compete with Local Businesses Fails Spectacularly

by CMD — October 9, 2013 - 6:01am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Corporations, Democracy, Economy, Ethics, Labor, Lobbying

    • -- by Bob Sloan, Guest Contributor

    "The taxpayers have been left holding the bag.... As a result of this I think there is going to be a lot more oversight."

    Those were statements made by Nevada Assemblyman James Ohrenschall in an interview on Vegas Inc. September 21. Mr. Ohrenschall is the former chairman of the Legislature's Interim Finance Committee on Industrial Programs. At the time of that interview, the IFC Committee was meeting to investigate facts that prompted his concerns.

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    Outsourcing America: Sodexo Food Service Contractor Siphons Cash from Kids and Soldiers while Dishing Up Subprime Food

    by Rebekah Wilce — September 24, 2013 - 7:45am
  • Topics: Food Safety, Corporations, Labor, Outsourcing America Exposed

    • -- by Rebekah Wilce and Mary Bottari

    Since the 2008 financial crisis, cash strapped states have accelerated the outsourcing of America in hopes of delivering the same services more cheaply. "Desperate government is our best customer," said one executive specializing in infrastructure purchases.

    News

    Wisconsin Workers "Fight For Fifteen"

    by Alex Oberley — August 31, 2013 - 6:06am
  • Topics: Activism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economy, Human Rights, Labor, Real Economy Project, Social Justice

    • Wisconsin workers are joining the "Fight for Fifteen" -- better wages for those at the bottom of the U.S. payscale. Three cities in Wisconsin were among 58 across the United States where thousands of low-wage fast-food workers walked off their jobs to demand a living wage, safe working conditions, and the right to unionize without being penalized. The coordinated actions on August 29 constituted the largest fast food strike in U.S. history.

    Special Report

    Just How Low Can Your Salary Go? 117 ALEC Bills in 2013 Fuel Race to the Bottom in Wages and Worker Rights

    by PRW Staff — July 23, 2013 - 7:23am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Corporations, Labor, Politics

    • -- by Mary Bottari and Rebekah Wilce

    At least 117 bills introduced in 2013 fuel a "race to the bottom" in wages, benefits, and worker rights and resemble "model" bills from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), according to a new analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), publishers of ALECexposed.org.

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    The Supreme Court Has Severely Limited Workers’ Ability to Sue Employers for Discrimination

    by PRW Staff — July 11, 2013 - 7:05am
  • Topics: Democracy, Gay / Lesbian, Labor, Politics, Race / Ethnic Issues

    • -- by Seep Paliwal

    In the midst of landmark opinions on the Voting Rights Act, affirmative action, and marriage equality, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a pair of barely-noticed decisions that will severely limit workers' ability to seek justice if they are victims of discrimination at work.

    Op-Ed

    Wisconsin’s System Increasingly Rigged Against the Unemployed

    by Laura Steigerwald — June 12, 2013 - 10:01am
  • Topics: Democracy, Labor

    • With the latest Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia index ranking Wisconsin 49th out of 50 in economic outlook, high unemployment in Wisconsin is a problem that is not likely to go away any time soon. But, instead of trying to fix the economy in Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker's Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is finding new ways to disqualify the unemployed from collecting benefits. This is unlikely to do anything but compound Wisconsin's economic woes.

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    Fighting Forward: A Labor & Working-Class Summit Comes to Madison This June

    by PRW Staff — May 19, 2013 - 9:14pm
  • Topics: Labor

    • The 2013 National Conference of the Working Class Studies Association is a gathering of working people, community and labor activists, students and educators focused on building a revitalized movement in support of labor and the working class. This year the conference is taking place at the Madison College Downtown Education Center from June 12-15.

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    Anti-Worker "Paycheck Protection" Bills Moving in Missouri

    by PRW Staff — April 25, 2013 - 9:32am
  • Topics: Democracy, Labor

    • Missouri is the latest front in the attack on organized labor with so-called "paycheck protection" bills moving through the legislature, with backing from the usual array of corporate interests. But according to the Washington D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute, the bills primarily disadvantage workers while preserving privileges for corporations.

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    Website Shines a Light on CEO Pay and Fix the Debt Hypocrisy

    by Harriet Rowan — April 16, 2013 - 8:38am
  • Topics: Corporations, Labor

    • Do you know how much the average CEO in the United States makes in comparison to the average worker? Do they make 40 times what workers make? Not even close, the ratio hasn't been that low since 1982. 200 times as much? Not since 1992.

    News

    New Study by National Employment Law Project Documents ALEC’s Attack on Wages

    by PRW Staff — March 5, 2013 - 7:42am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Right Wing, Economy, Labor, Lobbying

    • Since the Center for Media and Democracy's launch of ALEC Exposed in July 2011, CMD has known that the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and its corporate funders are accelerating the race to the bottom in wages and working conditions for America's working families. ALEC has a raft of "model bills" to lower wages and slash benefits for workers, even one to repeal state minimum wage laws.

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