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In reply to the discussion: I'm wondering who'll go my bail, but customers are clapping and chanting too [View all]struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)34. From MoJo today:
... The National Restaurant Association (the other NRA), which lobbies on behalf of the $600 billion industry, has been fighting minimum wage hikes, paid sick leave, and food safety rules for decades. But over the course of the slow economic recovery, which has been characterized by a disproportionate increase in low-wage service sector jobs, the NRA sharpened its knives, more than doubling its lobbying force on the Hill. Between 2008 and 2013, the number of NRA lobbyists pushing the industry's interests in Washington jumped from 15 to 37, according to the report, which was put together by the Alliance for a Just Society (AJS), a network of social justice organizations, and Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROCUnited), an organization that pushes for better conditions for food workers ...
In addition to the lobbyists working on behalf of the NRA, nine of the association's biggest membersincluding McDonalds, Marriott, Walt Disney, and YUM! Brandswere represented in Washington by another 127 registered lobbyists in 2013, according to the report. That's up from 56 in 1998.
The NRA, which represents 52,000 member companies, including KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut, has spent $2.2 million on lobbying since November 2012, and over $400,000 in campaign contributions, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
The industry group has lavished much of its money on Republicans, who are digging their heels in against President Barack Obama's calls for a federal minimum wage hike from $7.25 to $10.10. So far, in 2014, 73 percent of the NRA's campaign donations have gone to Republicans. Since 1990, the NRA has given $10.5 million to GOP candidates, and $2.1 million to Dems ...
Fast Food Workers Will Protest Again Today. Here's What They're Up Against
By Erika Eichelberger
Thu Apr. 3, 2014 8:44 AM PDT
In addition to the lobbyists working on behalf of the NRA, nine of the association's biggest membersincluding McDonalds, Marriott, Walt Disney, and YUM! Brandswere represented in Washington by another 127 registered lobbyists in 2013, according to the report. That's up from 56 in 1998.
The NRA, which represents 52,000 member companies, including KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut, has spent $2.2 million on lobbying since November 2012, and over $400,000 in campaign contributions, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
The industry group has lavished much of its money on Republicans, who are digging their heels in against President Barack Obama's calls for a federal minimum wage hike from $7.25 to $10.10. So far, in 2014, 73 percent of the NRA's campaign donations have gone to Republicans. Since 1990, the NRA has given $10.5 million to GOP candidates, and $2.1 million to Dems ...
Fast Food Workers Will Protest Again Today. Here's What They're Up Against
By Erika Eichelberger
Thu Apr. 3, 2014 8:44 AM PDT
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I'm wondering who'll go my bail, but customers are clapping and chanting too [View all]
struggle4progress
Apr 2014
OP
If I'm ever locked up, I guess others will need to step in and take up some of the slack
struggle4progress
Apr 2014
#29
I think that advice is good. But in this town, I expect many officers are already sympathetic
struggle4progress
Apr 2014
#10
A lot of life's action is hidden in small details. Check out some of the videos I posted upthread:
struggle4progress
Apr 2014
#15
McDonald's Workers Sue for Alleged Wage and Hour Violations by Franchisees
struggle4progress
Apr 2014
#36
We Are the 89%: San Diego Fast-Food Employees and Religious Leaders Take Action Against Wage Theft
struggle4progress
Apr 2014
#46