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CHICAGO, IL - JULY 31: Fast food workers and activists demonstrate outside McDonald's downtown flagship restaurant on July 31, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. According to a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) McDonald's USA can be considered a joint employer at its franchised restaurants, a decision that could affect how the restaurant chain is forced to deal with organized labor disputes. About 90 percent of the company's restaurants are owned by franchisees. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
April 17, 2025 | Blog Post | Lulit Shewan

The Nomination of Crystal Carey for NLRB General Counsel is Dangerous for Unions and Workers’ Rights

As national union density struggles to see growth, the policy direction of General Counsel of the NLRB is a powerful determinant in the future of organizing efforts and working-class autonomy. CLASP unequivocally believes that the confirmation of Crystal Carey is a substantial marker of regression…

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March 13, 2013 | Blog Post | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

SNAP, Medicaid Block Grants Would Weaken the Already-Fragile Safety Net

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has put forward a budget proposal that calls for block granting of both Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps).

March 13, 2013 | Blog Post

Portland Wins Sick Days and Everybody Benefits

By Jodie Levin-Epstein

March 13, 2013 | Blog Post

Using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) with Dual Language Learners

The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) is a validated classroom assessment tool that measures and provides data on the quality of teacher-child interactions.

March 1, 2013 | Blog Post | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Drug Testing of Safety-Net Applicants Stigmatizes Poor Families

This week, the federal 11th circuit court of appeals upheld the injunction on Florida's suspicionless drug testing program. The decision will continue to prevent Florida from implementing its 2011 suspicionless, or universal, drug testing law for TANF applicants.

April 8, 2011 | Blog Post | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Lessons Learned

Republicans cite the creation of the TANF block grant as a model for other programs. But what have we learned over 15 years of experience with the TANF block grant?

July 14, 1999 | Blog Post

25 Years of Progress for Children

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