Out d’Coup | Episode 13 | We’re talking a new ALEC inspired bill to pay workers in pre-paid debit cards. Company script?

We are one week out from the last big primary day for this year’s presidential election. The next contests will be next Tuesday, June 7th when California with , Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota hold their primaries and Caucuses. California is the big kahuna with its 548 delegates at stake. Before we get there on June 4th the Virgin Islands will vote and on June 5th Puerto Rico goes to the polls. DC will close out the season on June 14. 

Today on Out d’Coup, we’ll be getting into the weeds a little bit. We are talking with Sean about his article, "Financial Institutions are Coming for the Paychecks of Pennsylvania’s Low Wage Workers,"  about newly proposed legislation that would allow employers to pay their workers in pre-paid debit cards. On the surface, you might say, “that doesn’t sound so bad.” But as they say, the devil’s in the details, so down the rabbit hole we go! 

For more discussion of this bill and what it will do to workers, don't miss Rick Smith's interview with labor attorney Irwin Aronson last week on the Rick Smith Show.

Also check out the recent report, "The High Cost of Getting Paid," by Restaurant Opportunity Centers United. 

We also want to put a plug in for the March for a Clean Energy Revolution on July 24 in Philadelphia - that’s the day before the Democratic National Convention begins in Philly. Organizers hope for a huge turnout. For more information you can go to http://www.cleanenergymarch.org/. To find a car pool or bus to the event, go to http://www.cleanenergymarch.org/bus. Next week, we’ll have Karen Feridun of Berks Gas Truth on The Sitdown to talk about the Clean Power Plan and the Clean Energy March. So, check it out.

And one last plug for Keystone Research Center's 20th Anniversary conference next week at the Crowne Plaza in Harrisburg, PA. The theme of the conference is "It’s Time for Broadly Shared Prosperity in Pennsylvania." What a better way to spend a couple of days!