| From | Jennifer Epps-Addison <[email protected]> |
| Subject | Corporate Accountability, Housing Justice and more! |
| Date | February 27, 2020 7:44 PM |
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The latest and greatest from the CPD Network
Fighting for Worker Justice & Corporate Accountability
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The rapid rise of forced arbitration is a serious threat to hard-won workplace rights including minimum wage, earned sick leave, fair workweek laws, and anti-discrimination protections. Forced arbitration clauses are buried in the fine print of many employment contracts and strip workers of their right to join together in court to fight and expose corporate abuse and illegal practices. In short, forced arbitration is secretive, biased, and expensive. Because corporations set the rules and stack the deck against workers in arbitration, an estimated 98 percent of employment cases are abandoned by workers before they’re ever brought to court.
CPD affiliates and partners are advancing new mechanisms to enforce workplace rights and
fight forced arbitration. This month, [we released a new video]([link removed]) which breaks down how corporations use forced arbitration to avoid justice when they violate workers' rights. Workers forced into arbitration are more likely to be struck by lightning than win against big corporations. [Please share this video to help workers learn about this insidious practice and fight back.]([link removed])
[]([link removed]) SHARE ON FACEBOOK []([link removed]) SHARE ON TWITTER
Further, we worked with the UCLA Labor Center and Partnerships for Working Families to [release a brief]([link removed]) about about successful models to deter corporate wrongdoing illustrating the powerful record of California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) in addressing corporate lawbreaking and generating significant revenue for enforcement (in 2019 the agency collected over $88 million in PAGA penalties). Critically, PAGA also empowers workers to enforce their rights despite forced arbitration. The brief was covered by the [San Francisco Chronicle]([link removed](Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral) and you can [download and read it on our website]([link removed]).
TOP PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
[Over 60 Green Groups Call on House Dems to Pass Sweeping Worker Rights-Boosting PRO Act]([link removed])
Common Dreams, 02/06/2020
""Protecting workers' rights through the PRO Act is essential to empowering workers to organize themselves and their communities," Jennifer Epps-Addison, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, said in a statement Tuesday. "Unions are key mobilizers of people to fight back against corporate interests and make our government more responsive to the interests of all people.'†[Read more.]([link removed])
[IN BRIEF: Money collected by California in PAGA cases nearly tripled in 2019]([link removed])
Reuters, 02/12/2020
“In a report released on Tuesday, the UCLA Labor Center, Partnership for Working Families, and Center for Popular Democracy said California’s Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) has increasingly become the only path to court for workers who have signed arbitration agreements and class-action waivers, which the U.S. Supreme Court has said are enforceable in a series of recent decisions.†[Read more.]([link removed])
[Census Bureau Prepares For Hiring Spree With Unemployment Near 50-Year Low]([link removed])
NPR, 02/11/2019
“The NAACP and the Center for Popular Democracy Action are leading two separate federal lawsuits against the Census Bureau, alleging the government is planning to send out too few enumerators and risking undercounts of communities of color.†[Read more.]([link removed])
[Inside the Push to Turn Out Latino Voters in Nevada]([link removed])
New York Times, 02/20/2020
“Natalia Salgado, the national political director and chief of civic engagement for the Center for Popular Democracy, said recent organizing efforts had been driven by a desire for a party that Latinos could trust and work with. (Make the Road Nevada is a local partner of the Center for Popular Democracy.)
“If the Democratic Party was going to be the electoral vehicle, either we were going to have to revamp it or we’re going to have to create something new,†she said.†[Read more.]([link removed])
[ READ MORE NEWS FROM FEBRUARY](#News)
HOUSING JUSTICE: Make the Road NV Addresses Housing Crisis
On February 15, Make the Road Action and Make the Road Nevada (MRNV) were joined by Senator and Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at a rally in Las Vegas to launch their comprehensive housing justice campaign. Surrounded by over 500 Make the Road members and their allies, the campaign pledged to fight for expanded tenant protections and the decriminalization of homelessness. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
IMPEACHMENT:
CPD Action Takes to the Capitol
On Wednesday, January 29, our sister organization CPD Action (CPDA) joined the Poor People's Campaign, Remove Trump, By the People, Demand Justice, and other allies in a mass demonstration in the Capitol demanding a fair trial in the impeachment of President Trump. Over 1,500 people participated in the action, shining a bright light on the corruption and cowardice of this administration and its enablers. The action was covered by [The Hill]([link removed]), [Common Dreams]([link removed]), and [Public Citizen]([link removed]). [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
[]([link removed])
PARTNER HIGHLIGHT:
Introducing Our Future West Virginia!
At the start of 2020, CPD affiliate West Virginia Healthy Kids & Families Coalition launched their new name, [Our Future West Virginia]([link removed]) (OFWV)! OFWV envisions a West Virginia where every child, youth and adult has the justice, dignity and equity needed to thrive. To work towards this vision, we must support West Virginians in tackling a variety of issues on both a local and state-wide level. OFWV is building a grassroots movement to to create and execute plans that address issues of housing, child care, public education, discrimination, voter engagement and 2020 Census participation. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
CELEBRATE Harry Belafonte While Supporting CPD on March 1!
Last year, legendary singer, songwriter, and activist, Mr. Harry Belafonte, [joined]([link removed]) the board of directors of [The Popular Democracy Movement Center]([link removed])
CPD’s groundbreaking retreat and strategy center in Ossining, New York. Mr. Belafonte announced that The Popular Democracy Movement Center will be the home for his Arts & Social Justice Initiative. In joining its Board of Directors, The Popular Democracy Movement Center refocused its mission as a place where activists, members from our communities, and artists, can gather to plan, reflect, and recharge for our continued fights. [Read more and buy tickets on our blog.]([link removed])
GUIDING LIGHT AWARDS:
Get Your Tickets Today!
The [Guiding Light Awards: Washington, DC]([link removed]), is just over a month away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020! Join over 300 philanthropists, frontline organizers, strategic partners and allies of the progressive community at Busboys and Poets from 6:30–9:30 pm as we come together for an evening of fun, food, and festivities – and to plan for our most important fight yet.
[]([link removed])
We’re honoring exceptional individuals, campaigns, and organizations, like Kim A. Anderson, Ibram X. Kendi, and Andy Shallal for their role in supporting the movement. [Please join us as we lift up courageous leaders ––progressive pioneers and disruptors, champions for racial equity, economic and gender justice, and protectors of a participatory and popular democracy.]([link removed])
[]([link removed]) PURCHASE TICKETS
[CPD’s Guiding Light Awards]([link removed]) is a chance to come together to celebrate our work. [Tickets start at $250.]([link removed]) Reserve your seat today!
Please contact Beth Slade at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) for more information or to become a host or sponsor the event.
[]IN THE NEWS
Continued From Above
[Carmen Maria Machado breaks “archival silence†in her powerful new memoir of abuse; Plus, progressive lawmakers roll out massive “People’s Housing Platformâ€]([link removed])
KPFA-FM, 02/05/2020
[Pro-Sanders Canvassers Target Youth Vote With Unprecedented GOTV Ahead of New Hampshire Primary]([link removed])
Common Dreams, 02/10/2020
[Union-backed law reaps payments for California employees - state gets a cut, too]([link removed])
San Francisco Chronicle, 02/11/2020
[Activists rearrested on felony charges two months after private-prison protest]([link removed])
Miami Herald, 02/11/2020
[Labor Unions Were Crucial in Bernie Sanders’ New Hampshire Victory]([link removed])
In These Times, 02/12/2020
[Sobre 50 entidades piden al Congreso frenar el acuerdo de reestructuracioÌn de las obligaciones generales]([link removed])
El Nuevo Dia, 02/13/2020
["¿Me estás llamando tonta?": un olvido del nombre de AMLO genera el momento más tenso del debate]([link removed])
Univision News, 02/19/2020
[Latinos In Las Vegas Feel Left Out of the Conversation Watching the Nevada Democratic Debate]([link removed])
Time Magazine, 02/20/2020
[Nevada Is The First Diverse State To Vote In 2020. Democrats Barely Discussed Immigration In The State’s Debate.]([link removed])
BuzzFeed News, 02/20/2020
[The Powerful Culinary Union at the Center of the Medicare for All Debate]([link removed])
Civil Eats, 02/21/2020
[CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL CPD NEWS MENTIONS]([link removed])
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Fighting for Worker Justice & Corporate Accountability
[]([link removed])
The rapid rise of forced arbitration is a serious threat to hard-won workplace rights including minimum wage, earned sick leave, fair workweek laws, and anti-discrimination protections. Forced arbitration clauses are buried in the fine print of many employment contracts and strip workers of their right to join together in court to fight and expose corporate abuse and illegal practices. In short, forced arbitration is secretive, biased, and expensive. Because corporations set the rules and stack the deck against workers in arbitration, an estimated 98 percent of employment cases are abandoned by workers before they’re ever brought to court.
CPD affiliates and partners are advancing new mechanisms to enforce workplace rights and
fight forced arbitration. This month, [we released a new video]([link removed]) which breaks down how corporations use forced arbitration to avoid justice when they violate workers' rights. Workers forced into arbitration are more likely to be struck by lightning than win against big corporations. [Please share this video to help workers learn about this insidious practice and fight back.]([link removed])
[]([link removed]) SHARE ON FACEBOOK []([link removed]) SHARE ON TWITTER
Further, we worked with the UCLA Labor Center and Partnerships for Working Families to [release a brief]([link removed]) about about successful models to deter corporate wrongdoing illustrating the powerful record of California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) in addressing corporate lawbreaking and generating significant revenue for enforcement (in 2019 the agency collected over $88 million in PAGA penalties). Critically, PAGA also empowers workers to enforce their rights despite forced arbitration. The brief was covered by the [San Francisco Chronicle]([link removed](Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral) and you can [download and read it on our website]([link removed]).
TOP PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
[Over 60 Green Groups Call on House Dems to Pass Sweeping Worker Rights-Boosting PRO Act]([link removed])
Common Dreams, 02/06/2020
""Protecting workers' rights through the PRO Act is essential to empowering workers to organize themselves and their communities," Jennifer Epps-Addison, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, said in a statement Tuesday. "Unions are key mobilizers of people to fight back against corporate interests and make our government more responsive to the interests of all people.'†[Read more.]([link removed])
[IN BRIEF: Money collected by California in PAGA cases nearly tripled in 2019]([link removed])
Reuters, 02/12/2020
“In a report released on Tuesday, the UCLA Labor Center, Partnership for Working Families, and Center for Popular Democracy said California’s Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) has increasingly become the only path to court for workers who have signed arbitration agreements and class-action waivers, which the U.S. Supreme Court has said are enforceable in a series of recent decisions.†[Read more.]([link removed])
[Census Bureau Prepares For Hiring Spree With Unemployment Near 50-Year Low]([link removed])
NPR, 02/11/2019
“The NAACP and the Center for Popular Democracy Action are leading two separate federal lawsuits against the Census Bureau, alleging the government is planning to send out too few enumerators and risking undercounts of communities of color.†[Read more.]([link removed])
[Inside the Push to Turn Out Latino Voters in Nevada]([link removed])
New York Times, 02/20/2020
“Natalia Salgado, the national political director and chief of civic engagement for the Center for Popular Democracy, said recent organizing efforts had been driven by a desire for a party that Latinos could trust and work with. (Make the Road Nevada is a local partner of the Center for Popular Democracy.)
“If the Democratic Party was going to be the electoral vehicle, either we were going to have to revamp it or we’re going to have to create something new,†she said.†[Read more.]([link removed])
[ READ MORE NEWS FROM FEBRUARY](#News)
HOUSING JUSTICE: Make the Road NV Addresses Housing Crisis
On February 15, Make the Road Action and Make the Road Nevada (MRNV) were joined by Senator and Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at a rally in Las Vegas to launch their comprehensive housing justice campaign. Surrounded by over 500 Make the Road members and their allies, the campaign pledged to fight for expanded tenant protections and the decriminalization of homelessness. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
IMPEACHMENT:
CPD Action Takes to the Capitol
On Wednesday, January 29, our sister organization CPD Action (CPDA) joined the Poor People's Campaign, Remove Trump, By the People, Demand Justice, and other allies in a mass demonstration in the Capitol demanding a fair trial in the impeachment of President Trump. Over 1,500 people participated in the action, shining a bright light on the corruption and cowardice of this administration and its enablers. The action was covered by [The Hill]([link removed]), [Common Dreams]([link removed]), and [Public Citizen]([link removed]). [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
[]([link removed])
PARTNER HIGHLIGHT:
Introducing Our Future West Virginia!
At the start of 2020, CPD affiliate West Virginia Healthy Kids & Families Coalition launched their new name, [Our Future West Virginia]([link removed]) (OFWV)! OFWV envisions a West Virginia where every child, youth and adult has the justice, dignity and equity needed to thrive. To work towards this vision, we must support West Virginians in tackling a variety of issues on both a local and state-wide level. OFWV is building a grassroots movement to to create and execute plans that address issues of housing, child care, public education, discrimination, voter engagement and 2020 Census participation. [Read more on our blog.]([link removed])
CELEBRATE Harry Belafonte While Supporting CPD on March 1!
Last year, legendary singer, songwriter, and activist, Mr. Harry Belafonte, [joined]([link removed]) the board of directors of [The Popular Democracy Movement Center]([link removed])
CPD’s groundbreaking retreat and strategy center in Ossining, New York. Mr. Belafonte announced that The Popular Democracy Movement Center will be the home for his Arts & Social Justice Initiative. In joining its Board of Directors, The Popular Democracy Movement Center refocused its mission as a place where activists, members from our communities, and artists, can gather to plan, reflect, and recharge for our continued fights. [Read more and buy tickets on our blog.]([link removed])
GUIDING LIGHT AWARDS:
Get Your Tickets Today!
The [Guiding Light Awards: Washington, DC]([link removed]), is just over a month away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020! Join over 300 philanthropists, frontline organizers, strategic partners and allies of the progressive community at Busboys and Poets from 6:30–9:30 pm as we come together for an evening of fun, food, and festivities – and to plan for our most important fight yet.
[]([link removed])
We’re honoring exceptional individuals, campaigns, and organizations, like Kim A. Anderson, Ibram X. Kendi, and Andy Shallal for their role in supporting the movement. [Please join us as we lift up courageous leaders ––progressive pioneers and disruptors, champions for racial equity, economic and gender justice, and protectors of a participatory and popular democracy.]([link removed])
[]([link removed]) PURCHASE TICKETS
[CPD’s Guiding Light Awards]([link removed]) is a chance to come together to celebrate our work. [Tickets start at $250.]([link removed]) Reserve your seat today!
Please contact Beth Slade at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) for more information or to become a host or sponsor the event.
[]IN THE NEWS
Continued From Above
[Carmen Maria Machado breaks “archival silence†in her powerful new memoir of abuse; Plus, progressive lawmakers roll out massive “People’s Housing Platformâ€]([link removed])
KPFA-FM, 02/05/2020
[Pro-Sanders Canvassers Target Youth Vote With Unprecedented GOTV Ahead of New Hampshire Primary]([link removed])
Common Dreams, 02/10/2020
[Union-backed law reaps payments for California employees - state gets a cut, too]([link removed])
San Francisco Chronicle, 02/11/2020
[Activists rearrested on felony charges two months after private-prison protest]([link removed])
Miami Herald, 02/11/2020
[Labor Unions Were Crucial in Bernie Sanders’ New Hampshire Victory]([link removed])
In These Times, 02/12/2020
[Sobre 50 entidades piden al Congreso frenar el acuerdo de reestructuracioÌn de las obligaciones generales]([link removed])
El Nuevo Dia, 02/13/2020
["¿Me estás llamando tonta?": un olvido del nombre de AMLO genera el momento más tenso del debate]([link removed])
Univision News, 02/19/2020
[Latinos In Las Vegas Feel Left Out of the Conversation Watching the Nevada Democratic Debate]([link removed])
Time Magazine, 02/20/2020
[Nevada Is The First Diverse State To Vote In 2020. Democrats Barely Discussed Immigration In The State’s Debate.]([link removed])
BuzzFeed News, 02/20/2020
[The Powerful Culinary Union at the Center of the Medicare for All Debate]([link removed])
Civil Eats, 02/21/2020
[CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL CPD NEWS MENTIONS]([link removed])
[]([link removed])
Help us bend the arc of history toward justice and invest in our work.
[]([link removed]) DONATE NOW
[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
449 Troutman Street, Suite A
Brooklyn, NY 11237
[]([link removed]) []([link removed]) []([link removed])
© 2020 Center for Popular Democracy. All Rights Reserved.
[View in browser]([link removed])
Center for Popular Democracy - 449 Troutman Street, Suite A - Brooklyn, NY 11237
sent to: [email protected] - [ Manage Subscription]([link removed])
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