[ [link removed] ]Sign the THANK YOU card to FTC Chair Lina Khan.

New York Magazine criticized FTC Chair Lina Khan last year for taking on
big anti-monopoly fights, but not winning them.

That criticism evaporated this week when the massive merger of Kroger and
Albertsons became the latest to be blocked by a federal judge after months
of bold action by FTC Chair Lina Khan and an outcry from the public and
Democratic members of Congress.

[ [link removed] ]Luke Goldstein: Since this NYmag hit piece was published exactly a year
ago, the FTC has not lost a merger trial in court. So much ink was spilled
about how this would all get knocked down in court and it was total BS.

[ [link removed] ]Sign our THANK YOU card to FTC Chair Lina Khan for always putting
everyday consumers and workers first.

At a time when Democrats MUST demonstrate that they are the party on the
side of working people, this historic win for Chair Khan and the FTC is
important.

Incoming Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar: A mega-merger
of Kroger and Albertsons would lay off workers and spike grocery prices.
FTC Chair Lina Khan fought to stop the merger and WON! Democrats must
stand up to special interests and corporate greed.

Congresswoman-elect Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03): This merger would've impacted
nearly half of Arizona's grocery stores and over 35,000 employees. It
would've exacerbated food deserts already harming areas in our district
like Maryvale and South Phoenix. And it would've made trips to the grocery
store even more unaffordable.

Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17): A Kroger–Albertsons merger would make
things worse:

⬆️ Higher prices

👎 Fewer options for shoppers

⬇️ Worse pay & benefits for workers

The merger would have raised prices for consumers by reducing competition
in over 1,000 communities, let huge grocery stores pay farmers less for
their products, and hurt nearly 700,000 workers by eroding the bargaining
power of unions.

When billionaires wanting free-reign to monopolize entire industries
attacked Chair Khan during the Presidential campaign, thousands of PCCC
members came to the aid of the monopoly-busting FTC chair. Stopping an
anti-competitive mega-merger that would have raised grocery prices and
hurt workers shows why.

[ [link removed] ]Will you sign our card thanking FTC Chair Lina Khan for always putting
everyday consumers and workers first? Sign here.

We’ll make sure she receives it!

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

-- The PCCC Team (Follow us on BlueSky: [ [link removed] ]@BoldProgressives.bsky.social)

 

 

 


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