Corporations Rewriting US Labor Laws

[unhappycamper]

http://truth-out.org/news/item/19765-corporations-rewriting-us-labor-laws



Corporations Rewriting US Labor Laws
Saturday, 02 November 2013 09:20
By Ramy Srour, Inter Press Service | Report

Washington - U.S. state legislators and corporate lobbies have engaged in an unprecedented attack on minimum wages that has lowered U.S. labour standards, according to new research released Thursday.

The report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a think tank here, is the first of its kind, providing a comprehensive overview of all legislation enacted over the past two years across all 50 U.S. states.

According to EPI researchers, some of the country’s largest corporate lobbies have engaged in an intense attack on U.S. labour standards and workplace protections, including minimum wage laws, the amount of paid sick leave offered, and even child labour protections.

“What is particularly important about this new report is that it emphasises the recent legislative developments at the state and local levels, which unfortunately have been largely ignored,” Jon Schmitt, a senior economist at the Centre for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), an economic research institute here, told IPS.

[gopiscrap]

1. it's because of fucking money in politics.

[Omaha Steve]

2. "Corporations are PEOPLE my friend"

Rmoney that didn't pay taxes for 10 years knew it when he said it.

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[gopiscrap]

3. thank you Mr. Romney

[Old Union Guy]

5. Don't kid yourself. There was always money in politics. And always will be. n/t

[Teamster Jeff]

4. State and Local elections are where unions should spend their money

Washington is corporate owned and a lost cause for now. Paying to help elect corporate Dems out of fear of the GOP is a losing strategy.

[unhappycamper]

6. "Paying to help elect corporate Dems out of fear of the GOP is a losing strategy. "

I could not agree more.

Corporately owned Dems are almost as bad as tea baggers.

[leftyohiolib]

7. tell me which democrat would you like to see replaced by a republican?

[Teamster Jeff]

8. I'm suggesting Unions spend their money wisely, not that they endorse Republicans

Money spent on Anti Labor Corporate Democrats is better spent searching out local or state Democrats. There are other ways labor can spend their money such as supporting Alt Labor groups such a Fight For Fifteen or groups fighting Walmart.