Hi,
MAGA extremist Jim Jordan is in a new fight against workers. As the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) considers a ban on exploitative noncompetes
that big corporations use to restrict workers and keep their pay low,
Jordan is siding with the big corporations.
Jordan is outlandishly accusing the FTC and the Biden administration of a
“power grab” to “centrally plan the American economy.”^1 The right-wing
Chamber of Commerce is in an all-out blitz to protect its corporate
members from treating workers fairly. While MAGA extremists try to stop
this ban and trade groups that represent McDonald’s, ExxonMobil, Johnson &
Johnson, and other giant corporations try to pocket massive corporate
profits,^2 we must show our support for putting an end to noncompetes.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to the FTC: Ban noncompetes to protect workers and
raise wages.
ADD YOUR NAME
The 30 million workers subject to these exploitative practices span from
tech workers to doctors to many in low-wage sectors.^3 Fast food workers,
home care workers, baristas, janitors, and so many more could be forced to
sign a noncompete by a big corporation that prevent them from getting a
new job at a new coffee shop, restaurant, health care company, and so on.
It keeps people stuck in jobs, regardless of working conditions, and
depresses wages.
President Biden made this point clear, saying “One in five workers without
a college education is subject to non-compete agreements. They're
construction workers, hotel workers, disproportionately women and women of
color."^4 This is a tool corporations use to pay workers less and restrict
their workers’ choices—and increase their corporate profits.
Republicans and the massive corporations that fund their campaigns are
opposing a measure that takes control away from big business, gives power
back to workers, and forces companies to pay fairer wages or lose workers.
It’s clear they’re on the wrong side of this fight.
Banning noncompetes could increase worker pay by $300 billion per year and
bolster innovation.^5 We must stand up to the massive corporations and
their lobbyists who will try to stop this.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name to urge the FTC to ban exploitative noncompetes.
Thanks for taking action,
Tihi and the team at Demand Progress
[ [link removed] ]DONATE
Sources:
1. Bloomberg News, “House Republicans Challenge Khan FTC on Proposed
Noncompete Ban,” [ [link removed] ]February 14, 2023.
2. The Intercept, “Big Business' Plan to Block Biden's Ban on Noncompete
Agreements,” [ [link removed] ]February 3, 2023.
3. New York Times, “Lina Khan: Noncompetes Depress Wages and Kill
Innovation,” [ [link removed] ]January 9, 2023.
4. NPR, “Millions of workers are subject to noncompete agreements. They
could soon be banned” [ [link removed] ]January 5, 2023.
5. FTC, “FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Noncompete Clauses, Which Hurt Workers
and Harm Competition” [ [link removed] ]January 5, 2023.
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