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NCL urges DC Council to reject anti-consumer and anti-worker bill
/in Compensation / Wages, Labor, Press release, Uncategorized Advocacy Letters, Advocacy Testimony, Statements /by Melody MerinIn preparation for a June 8 hearing, NCL submitted a letter to the DC Council urging that the council reject Bill 25-0280, the “Workers and Restaurants are Priorities Act of 2023.” NCL believes this bill is both anti-consumer and anti-worker and it sets a dangerous precedent for carving out an exemption to our DC Consumer Protection Procedures Act (CPPA) for the sole protection of restaurants.
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National Consumers League calls on auto industry to bargain fairly with workers
/in Compensation / Wages, Labor, Press release, Statement, Uncategorized executive pay, fair wages Press Releases /by Melody MerinThe National Consumers League, the nation’s longest-operating consumer organization, calls on the auto industry to bargain fairly with the very workers who have helped the industry become extremely profitable.
NCL supports CFPB’s proposal to remove medical debt from credit reports
/in Consumer Protection, Personal finance, Statement CFPB, consumer protection Press Releases, Statements /by Melody MerinThe National Consumers League (NCL) supports the bold proposal from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to remove medical bills from Americans’ credit reports.
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Top Ten Scams Report: Consumers reported massive uptick in crypto-linked fraud losses in 2022
/in Featured Home - Fraud Prevention, Fraud policy, Fraud Prevention, Press release, Scams consumer, consumer protection, fraud, Fraud Policy, Fraud.org, John Breyault, press release, scam, scams Press Releases /by Katie BrownReports of scams tied to cryptocurrencies drove a significant increase in median losses in 2022, according to the National Consumers League’s annual Top Ten Scams report. The report, published annually, analyzed more than 3,500 consumer fraud complaints filed with NCL’s Fraud.org campaign last year.
Guest Blog: The FABRIC act will address garment industry workplace concerns
/in Blog, Featured Home - Workers Rights, Workers' Rights guest blog, Guest Blogger, workers rights Blog Post /by Katie BrownAugust 9, 2023: Last year the first ever federal fashion bill, The FABRIC Act, was introduced in Congress, and it will be reintroduced this September. However, the intersection between labor rights, legislation, and the garment industry is far from new.
National Consumers League supports the SAG-AFTRA strike
/in Compensation / Wages, Featured Home - Workers Rights, Labor, Labor policy, Press release, Workers' Rights labor, press release, Statements, workers rights Press Releases /by Katie BrownThe National Consumers League supports the SAG-AFTRA nationwide strike announced on July 14, 2023 against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. After a union wide vote authorized the strike with 97.7% voting yes, more than 150,000 movie, theater, and streaming actors have gone on strike. AMPTP represents over 350 American television and film production companies, including Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Netflix, Apple TV+, and Amazon.