Our Impact
The work of the National Consumers League is making a difference in people’s lives across the country. Meet some of the consumers touched by our programs.
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Preventing yet another victim
Paige, 55, a Nashville wife and mother of two, answered an employment ad for secret shoppers. Before sending payment to the scammers, she reached out to NCL.
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Building a stronger generation
A grease fire flared up in Decklan’s kitchen. As his family scrambled and panicked, fearing that the whole house might erupt in flames, Decklan remained calm. He hurried over to the pantry, grabbed some baking soda, and dumped it on the fire quickly extinguishing the blaze.
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Script Your Future saved my life
Cincinnati resident Charles, 45, lost his computer business — and health insurance— during a time of economic downturn. A diabetic, Charles was now unable to afford his medication. He stopped taking it which made him seriously ill and put his life at risk.
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For a safer workplace
Jeremy is a fast-food worker who has been employed at a number of Chipotle restaurants in New York City. When he was just 20 years old, he took part in an NCL research project that revealed that management practices within the fast food chain were putting workers—and food safety for customers—at risk.
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Featured Content
Stopping the epidemic of catalytic converter theft
April 11, 2024: For many years, I drove a 2007 Toyota Prius. I loved my little fuel-efficient and quiet machine, getting 45 mph and putting almost 189,000+ miles on it. All went well until one night a few years ago.
Not so fast, PBMs: You aren’t fooling consumers
April 9, 2024: A recent op-ed, “It’s Time for Facts in the PBM Debate” by the president of one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), is at odds with the reality of what consumers are facing when we go to the pharmacy.
Boy jockeys in Indonesia risk injury and death
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Happy belated Labor Day!
I have an excuse for not writing a Labor Day Blog last week. I…
Developing an approach towards consumer privacy and data security
By NCL Google Public Policy Fellow Pollyanna Sanderson
This…
Trump’s fuel economy rollbacks: a loss for workers, consumers, the environment
By NCL LifeSmarts intern Elaina Pevide
Cars are baked into…
Calling an end to the health and humanitarian crisis at the border
Florence Kelley, first general secretary of the National Consumers…
No more surprises: Congress and patients alike sick of surprise billing
By NCL Health Policy intern Alexa Beeson
This July,…
Finally, regulation where it’s needed: seven new bills with a focus on consumer safety
By NCL Health Policy intern Alexa Beeson
This June, the House…
NCL continues to advocate for breastfeeding mothers
By NCL Health Policy intern Alexa Beeson
This July,…
The ‘tampon tax’: an unconstitutional loss to American consumers
By NCL LifeSmarts intern Elaina Pevide
Bingo supplies in Missouri,…
Raise the Wage Act 2019: House majority looking to lift millions out of poverty
By NCL Health Policy intern Alexa Beeson
June 16 marked the…