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Report Analyzes How Public Food Purchasing Can Promote Food Justice

A new report by the HEAL Food Alliance and Food Chain Workers Alliance draws on a decade of organizing to identify how public food purchasing programs can better advance racial equity and worker organizing.

Can Trust Busters Help Deter Union Busters?

Violating labor laws could be considered an unfair method of competition. The FTC has the power to clarify.

Labor, PolicyClaire KellowayOctober 28, 2021labor, unions, Unfair, Competition

California Bill Would Increase Wages and Protections for Fast Food Workers, Hold Corporations Accountable

Strict contracts push franchisees to profit off exploiting workers. By holding parent companies accountable and setting standards across the industry, a California bill could change that.

LaborClaire KellowayMay 27, 2021Fast Food, Franchising, workers, worker safety, Competition, unions

Expanding the Frontier of Agricultural Co-ops, Maine Loggers Gain Collective Bargaining Rights

Last week, the Governor of Maine signed a law granting loggers and haulers the right to bargain collectively with forest owners and sawmills. Previously, loggers and haulers have had difficulty striking better contract terms with timber buyers because antitrust laws against price fixing prohibit independent contractors from coordinating.