New Orleans Some employers, including McDonalds, Walgreens, and others are forcing workers to be paid through bankcards. They “load” the cards with the amount owed the workers, and according to recent reports are even making money via kickbacks or rebates from the card issuer, oftenbig banks like Citi and others. These same banks make out …
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Girl Scouts, Many Non-Profits, and Maybe Unions are Franchises
New Orleans Here’s one the lawyers did not catch for some of the fast and furious in the non-profit world who believe there is an escape hatch in a federation model or licensing that lets them have all of the power over their affiliates with none of the liabilities or responsibilities for them: no matter …
Bell Flaunts Corporate Commitment to Monopoly Profits and Damn the Divide
Toronto The initial response from Rogers, one of the big three telecommunications giants in Canada controlling internet and cable, was not all we needed or wanted, but it showed progress and a path forward for future discussions. ACORN’s similar letters to Bell Canada and Telus were met with opposing corporate strategies. Telus dug its head …