#democrats

[nezreblogz]

#palestine #gaza #free palestine #free gaza #jerusalem #rafah #egypt #lebanon #yemen #middle east #human rights #united nations #politics #colonialism #israel #america #us politics #democrats #joe biden #us elections #eurovision #concentration camps #genocide

[mysharona1987]

“Stop bullying the poor girl! This isn’t her fault!”

Like, she is literally bragging that she is a propaganda act and will be in Rafah days from now soon doing genocide concerts.

#eurovision #eden golan #israel #rafah #isreal #democrats #republicans #politics #euope #ireland

[reasonsforhope]

Federal regulators on Tuesday [April 23, 2024] enacted a nationwide ban on new noncompete agreements, which keep millions of Americans — from minimum-wage earners to CEOs — from switching jobs within their industries.

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday afternoon voted 3-to-2 to approve the new rule, which will ban noncompetes for all workers when the regulations take effect in 120 days [So, the ban starts in early September, 2024!]. For senior executives, existing noncompetes can remain in force. For all other employees, existing noncompetes are not enforceable.

[That's right: if you're currently under a noncompete agreement, it's completely invalid as of September 2024! You're free!!]

The antitrust and consumer protection agency heard from thousands of people who said they had been harmed by noncompetes, illustrating how the agreements are "robbing people of their economic liberty," FTC Chair Lina Khan said. 

The FTC commissioners voted along party lines, with its two Republicans arguing the agency lacked the jurisdiction to enact the rule and that such moves should be made in Congress...

Why it matters

The new rule could impact tens of millions of workers, said Heidi Shierholz, a labor economist and president of the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank. 

"For nonunion workers, the only leverage they have is their ability to quit their job," Shierholz told CBS MoneyWatch. "Noncompetes don't just stop you from taking a job — they stop you from starting your own business."

Since proposing the new rule, the FTC has received more than 26,000 public comments on the regulations. The final rule adopted "would generally prevent most employers from using noncompete clauses," the FTC said in a statement.

The agency's action comes more than two years after President Biden directed the agency to "curtail the unfair use" of noncompetes, under which employees effectively sign away future work opportunities in their industry as a condition of keeping their current job. The president's executive order urged the FTC to target such labor restrictions and others that improperly constrain employees from seeking work.

"The freedom to change jobs is core to economic liberty and to a competitive, thriving economy," Khan said in a statement making the case for axing noncompetes. "Noncompetes block workers from freely switching jobs, depriving them of higher wages and better working conditions, and depriving businesses of a talent pool that they need to build and expand."

Real-life consequences

In laying out its rationale for banishing noncompetes from the labor landscape, the FTC offered real-life examples of how the agreements can hurt workers.

In one case, a single father earned about $11 an hour as a security guard for a Florida firm, but resigned a few weeks after taking the job when his child care fell through. Months later, he took a job as a security guard at a bank, making nearly $15 an hour. But the bank terminated his employment after receiving a letter from the man's prior employer stating he had signed a two-year noncompete.

In another example, a factory manager at a textile company saw his paycheck dry up after the 2008 financial crisis. A rival textile company offered him a better job and a big raise, but his noncompete blocked him from taking it, according to the FTC. A subsequent legal battle took three years, wiping out his savings. 

-via CBS Moneywatch, April 24, 2024

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Note:

A lot of people think that noncompete agreements are only a white-collar issue, but they absolutely affect blue-collar workers too, as you can see from the security guard anecdote.

In fact, one in six food and service workers are bound by noncompete agreements. That's right - one in six food workers can't leave Burger Kings to work for Wendy's [hypothetical example], in the name of "trade secrets." (x, x, x)

Noncompete agreements also restrict workers in industries from tech and video games to neighborhood yoga studios. "The White House estimates that tens of millions of workers are subject to noncompete agreements, even in states like California where they're banned." (x, x, x)

The FTC estimates that the ban will lead to "the creation of 8,500 new businesses annually, an average annual pay increase of $524 for workers, lower health care costs, and as many as 29,000 more patents each year for the next decade." (x)

Clearer explanation of noncompete agreements below the cut.

Noncompete agreements can restrict workers from leaving for a better job or starting their own business.

Noncompetes often effectively coerce workers into staying in jobs they want to leave, and even force them to leave a profession or relocate.

Noncompetes can prevent workers from accepting higher-paying jobs, and even curtail the pay of workers not subject to them directly.

Of the more than 26,000 comments received by the FTC, more than 25,000 supported banning noncompetes. 

#seriously cannot emphasize enough that this is going to be a huge deal for so so many people #it could seriously drag up wages in food and service industries in particular #especially in the long run #and also massively reshape tech and video game industries #do you have any idea how many game devs are legally not allowed to start their own studios? probably most of them #and that's about to change for the better!! #ftc #noncompete #united states #us politics #business #business news #biden administration #voting matters #democrats #federal trade commission #video game industry #game devs #fast food #fast food workers #labor #labor rights #workers rights #blue collar #service workers #good news #hope

[simply-ivanka]

Pay Attention!

#trump #trump 2024 #president trump #ivanka #repost #america first #americans first #america #donald trump #democrats

[politijohn]

Source

#politics #us politics #government #the left #progressive #democrats #current events #news #climate change #health care #green new deal #leftist

[truth4ourfreedom]

#Clinton's #bill clinton #hillary clinton #democrats #treason #government corruption

[jangillman]

#politics #free world #world politics #us politics #republicans #trump #president trump #democratic domestic terrorists #democratic play book #democrats #democrats are corrupt #biden voters #biden crime family #biden corruption #biden administration

[social-battery-low]

The way young adults are treated by politicians is deplorable. They attack them for supposedly not being knowledgeable enough about issues in the world, dismiss them for speaking up about said issues, but then turn around and expect their votes while STILL talking down to them and their concerns. These same politicians however will draft legislation that corrupts the education system with lies and spin about the students OWN LIVES AND HISTORY and act like these kids don't know wtf they're talking about. It's one of the biggest gaslighting tactics ever.

#free gaza #free palestine #ceasefire #palestine #gaza strip #abandon biden #gaza #rafah #joe biden #democrats #republicans #us politics #free speech #social justice #eurovision #israel #human rights #columbia university #acab #blm

[markfaustus]

#socialism #communism #new world order #democrats #climate change #republicans #wef #biden #trump #nwo

[666faustxxx]

@de71950me Biden is a "good man" huh? ABL's used to incinerate innocent lives in Maui to give the land to Blackrock. These lasers don't burn the color Blue. Everything blue in Maui didn't burn. Your "good" Master didn't know he was being filmed live on C-Span until he saw the camera.

#biden #democrats #communism #corruption #nwo #republicans #socialism #wef #Instagram

[mysharona1987]

#Trump #new jersey #maga #donald trump #biden #lol #democrats #liberals

[1stpoliticalcartoons]

#political #republicans #democrats #politics #education #humanity #voting rights #please vote #racisim #political cartoons #trump

[simply-ivanka]

#trump #trump 2024 #president trump #ivanka #repost #america first #americans first #america #donald trump #democrats

[izooks]

Here are just 10 of the worst things President Trump did during his presidency:

1. He discussed imposing martial law and using the military to re-run the 2020 election in swing states.

2. He invited the Taliban to Camp David on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary, which was seen as shameful.

3. He gave Turkey a green light to invade Syria and attack the Kurdish allies who helped fight ISIS.

4. He asked the president of Ukraine to investigate Hunter Biden, leading to his impeachment.

5. He continued to spread the notion that the U.S. is fighting "endless wars" despite low troop levels.

6. He used anti-Semitic tropes to attack his political enemies.

7. He ridiculously claimed "Our country is FULL" despite labor shortages.

8. He empowered al-Qaeda in Syria by aligning with Russia and Iran against ISIS.

9. He attacked the FBI, intelligence community, and other institutions instead of showing respect.

10. He made no effort at bipartisanship and spent more time attacking Republicans than Democrats.

#gop #democrats #vote blue #republicans #vote biden #democracy #fuck trump #maga 🧠 = 🐶 💩 #traitor trump #worst president ever

[truth-has-a-liberal-bias]

A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday blocked a new Biden administration rule that would prohibit credit card companies from charging customers late fees higher than $8.

US District Judge Mark T. Pittman, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, granted a preliminary injunction to several business and banking organizations that allege the new rule violates several federal statutes.

These organizations, led by the right-leaning US Chamber of Commerce, sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after the rule was finalized in March. The rule, which was set to go into effect Tuesday, would save consumers about $10 billion per year by cutting fees from an average of $32, the CFPB estimated. [...]

President Biden tries to make improvements and a Trump stooge blocks the way.

We need to vote out as many Republicans as possible.

#politics #credit cards #Democrats #Republicans

[nezreblogz]

#palestine #gaza #free palestine #free gaza #save gaza #jerusalem #rafah #lebanon #yemen #middle east #human rights #united nations #icj #politics #us politics #genocide joe #biden #democrats #colonialism