Institute for Local Self-Reliance Announces New Staff Union
Leadership and staff at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance announced today that they have signed an agreement recognizing the formation of a staff union.… Read More
Statement: Biden Repudiates Decades of Pro-Monopoly Policies and Takes a Major Step Toward Restoring Fair Markets for Small Businesses, Farmers, and Workers
Biden’s executive order marks a major turning point in the fight to check monopoly power. It includes more than 70 specific provisions, many of which reflect ILSR’s long-standing work and priorities. … Read More
Statement on the House Judiciary Committee’s Vote Approving Legislation to Break Up and Rein In Big Tech
“There’s no doubt in my mind that American democracy will ultimately prevail over the outsized power of Big Tech,” said ILSR Co-Director Stacy Mitchell. “Today’s bipartisan vote was a clear sign of the gathering momentum to break up Amazon and the other tech giants.”… Read More
Fact Sheet: Eight Ways Amazon Is Abusing Its Dominant Position and Hurting Small Business
A new fact sheet from ILSR explains how Amazon is crushing independent businesses, detailing eight specific ways that Amazon abuses its market dominance to hurt smaller competitors.… Read More
Statement: New Federal Legislation to Rein in Big Tech is a Major Step Forward
Read ILSR Co-Director Stacy Mitchell’s statement in response to today’s release of legislation by the House Judiciary Committee designed to address the outsized power and destructive harms of Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook.… Read More
Historic Antitrust Legislation to Rein in Dominant Corporations Heads For Approval in New York State Senate
As the New York State Senate prepares to pass historic legislation today, a broad coalition of unions, industry associations, workers, and small business owners applauded the Senate’s expected approval of the bill, and called on the New York State Assembly to vote on the 21st Century Antitrust Act before the legislative session concludes at the end of the week.… Read More
Small Business Rising Coalition Applauds New York’s Landmark Antitrust Bill
Small Business Rising, a coalition representing more than 150,000 independent businesses, signaled its strong support for groundbreaking antitrust legislation being considered by the New York State legislature. If approved, the bill would dramatically level the playing field for independent business owners and put New York at the forefront of antitrust enforcement in the nation.… Read More
New Report: How Local Restaurant Delivery Services Are Proving There Are Better Alternatives to the Big Apps
Dozens of locally based alternatives to the big, Wall Street-backed third-party delivery apps have popped up during the pandemic, proving not only that restaurant meal delivery can be done in a way that supports locally owned restaurants and builds local wealth, but also exposing the sham at the heart of the big delivery apps’ flawed business model: In the food-delivery sector, local is better and more efficient.… Read More
ILSR Signs on to Letter Opposing Flow of Ratepayer Money to Utility Trade Groups
More than 80 energy justice, environmental and community groups submitted a letter today in support of a petition seeking to prevent utility companies from funneling ratepayer money to trade associations engaged in political activities.… Read More