SNITIS and Rethink Trade Announce Filing of New USMCA ‘Rapid Response Mechanism’ Labor Case to Fight for Mexican Workers at Reynosa Panasonic Plants Denied Legitimate Union Representation
April 18, 2022 – The Sindicato Nacional Independiente de Trabajadores de Industrias y de Servicios Movimiento 20/32 (SNITIS) and Rethink Trade have filed a United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) labor complaint targeting Panasonic Automotive Systems de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Economic Liberties’ Analysis Reveals Amazon is Accelerating Inflation by Steadily Hiking Prices for Consumers & Small Businesses
April 14, 2022 – An American Economic Liberties Project analysis has found that Amazon is citing inflation for multiple price hikes on consumers and merchants that are significantly exceeding the rate of inflation.
Economic Liberties Releases Model Legislation to Stop Monopoly Price Hikes
April 8, 2022 — With mounting evidence that corporate power is a key contributing factor to record-high inflation, Economic Liberties released model legislation designed to stop large corporations from illegally colluding to raise prices or keep wages down. “How Policymakers Can Stop Monopoly Price Hikes” describes the legal context that enables corporate profiteering by monopolists, and includes the specific legislative language policymakers at the state and federal levels can use to address tacit and explicit forms of price-fixing collusion.
Economic Liberties Celebrates Amazon Workers’ Historic Vote to Unionize in Staten Island
April 1, 2022 — In response to today’s news that Amazon workers in Staten Island, NY have successfully voted to unionize warehouse workers, the American Economic Liberties Project issued the following statement.
Ocean Shipping Reform Act is Key to Resolving Our Supply Chain Crisis
March 31, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project released a statement in response to the Senate’s passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act.