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ACRE Statement on BCG Merger

Saqib Bhatti

Mar 2025

What’s happening on the federal level of our government right now is scary. Billionaires and corporations have consolidated their political power and are pursuing aims that were previously more obscure, openly profiteering from slashing public services that we rely on and

Elizabeth Warren United States Senator for Massachusetts

Warren, Nadler, Lawmakers Renew Push to Make Bankruptcy Less Expensive for Families

Dec 2024

For Immediate Release February 28, 2024 Press contact: Jesse Brooks, jesse@theworkeragency.com ACRE Stands with Students Protesting Genocide in Chicago and Natick Last week, the Department of Education announced civil rights inquiries into the Chicago IL, and Natick MA,

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 19, 2023 CONTACTS:  Alia El Assar, Adalah Justice Project | alia@adalahjusticeproject.org Jennifer K. Falcon, US Campaign for Palestinian Rights | jennifer@fossilfree.media Craig Phelps | contact@craigphelps.com Jesse Brooks, The Worker Agency | Jesse@theworkeragency.com Eli Day, We

For Immediate Release 12/12/23 Press contact: Lorraine Sands, Legal Organizer, National Legal Advocacy Network (​​lsands@n-lan.org) New Report: Temporary Worker Agencies Exploit Government Contracts and Tax Credits while Discriminating against Black people and Women (Chicago, IL)—A newly published report from

For Immediate Release 12/2/23 Press contacts: Maryam Arain maryam@acrecampaigns.org Dimo Ortiz dimo@onepa.org TODAY: Pennsylvanians protest Dark Money Billionaire Jeff Yass Outside Political Elite Brunch in NYC (NYC, NY)— On Saturday December 2, 2023 100 Pennsylvanians gathered in Manhattan as part

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 2, 2023 CONTACT: Aly Shaw, aly@littlesis.org       Arielle Klagsbrun, arielle@acrecampaigns.org Organizations Denounce Billionaire Jeff Yass’s Attempt to Buy Allegheny County Executive Race For the first time, PA’s largest rightwing donor spends big in Allegheny County Exec

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2023 Today, Wednesday, June 7th, community and labor leaders responded to a proposed plan by the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce on changes to the BIRT and wage taxes in this year’s City budget process. The

Press statement The Action Center on Race & Economy (ACRE), a national organization that fights for racial and economic justice by exposing and challenging financial institutions and political actors who profit at the expense of people of color, applauds the

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2023 CONTACT: Arielle Klagsbrun, arielle@acrecampaigns.org Organizations react to Yass’s attempt to buy Philly Mayor’s race Billionaire Jeff Yass dumps $750,000 into Coalition for Safety and Equitable Growth  PHILLY – Today, as a new round