Yes. I have been affected

For years now we, the Undersigned, have heard it told and had it said that Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwich Shoppe is the BEST place in the country to work. Fast food. Fast friendly customer service, in a clean comfortable environment. And maybe, in the early going, the Company was that at one time BUT, not any longer! Now Jimmy John's is a company and a restaurant franchise chain fraught with lies, deceit, stagnation and inflation and all is at the expense of both the employees who work there and the customers who still eat their sandwiches. This has to STOP! That is why we call upon Jimmy John's CEO & Founder James Jonathan Liautaud to Clean Up His Act! Clean Up His Stores! Clean Up His Stagnation! And stop the deflation and degradation of the wages of his employees. This Labor Day 2014 Mr. Liautaud do something worthy of the term Labor by coming to the table with your workers and getting to the business of Cleaning Up Your Act! Quit balancing your company's bottom line on the backs of your employees and your customers. The overall quality is way down while the costs have gone way up, and that's no way to do business sir, respectfully. Thank you! Happy Labor Day 2014. Link #1 http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-Jimmy-John-s-RVW4547736.htm Link #2 http://www.fightbacknews.org/2010/6/17/minneapolis-immigrant-rights-protest-targets-jimmy-johns

On-call scheduling is now used by many retailers, and it is unfair and treats retail workers as commodities rather than human beings. If you are only able to get 15 - 20 hours at one retailer then you have to get a second job to break even and fill in the gaps that food stamps and housing grants don't pay. That is impossible the way that retailers use on-call scheduling.

Maria Fernandes was found dead in her car on Tuesday, August 26. She worked four jobs – three at Dunkin' Donuts – because she couldn't make ends meet on the pitiful wages we make. She worked hard, and was often forced to take naps in her car between shifts – she died in a New Jersey convenience store parking lot after being overcome by fumes while resting. It's heartbreaking that she died working so hard to make ends meet. And it's outrageous that incredibly profitable fast food corporations get away with paying us so poorly that we need to work four jobs and sleep in our cars between shifts.

I have been personally affected pertaining to this law and I am speaking out to help others.

Congress supports tax inversion to the detriment of individual US tax payers. It can and should stop.

Fast food workers across the country are on strike. We’re striking because no one who works for a living should be forced to live in poverty – not when we work for hugely profitable corporations. We’re striking because McDonald’s and the fast food giants continue to dismiss us, and refuse to give us the respect that any human being deserves. We aren’t just striking for better pay and respect though, we’re striking to survive – and we have no other choice. We’re willing to do whatever it takes to win $15 an hour and the right to form a union without intimidation. Stand with us by adding your name to our petition and share it far and wide after you have.

Because nobody should have the right to avoid paying taxes it is not fair for the people and hard working families who have to pay taxes

Blue Shield's purchase of a multi-million dollar executive skybox in an NFL stadium is only the recent example of healthcare insurers cheating California patients and taxpayers out of millions of taxpayer dollars. As a result of its non-profit status, Blue Shield is avoiding California's corporate income tax. This generous tax-break, on top of millions of dollars from rising premium rates, contributes to massive surpluses for non-profit insurers. Blue Shield, for example, built a reserve that is $3.68 billion – or 1667% – more than what’s required by state law. On top of that, we’ve seen the healthcare industry spiral out of control for years, with immense increases in premium rates, and with no one in California with power to stop them. That is why voters put Proposition 45 on the November ballot -- to help curb out of control premium increases by requiring healthcare companies to get approval for rate hikes. And if passed, Prop 45 will give the California insurance regulators the power to block excessive rate increases, like the ones that helped funded Blue Shield’s 49er skybox. But before November, only the Attorney General has the authority to hold insurers accountable and protect patient care. That is why it is on us to urge Attorney General Harris to take action immediately.

Back in 2012, billionaire investor Warren Buffett decried the fact that he was able to pay a lower tax rate than his secretary. Now he's financing a dodgy deal that would let a huge American corporation shrink its U.S. tax bill -- and require the rest of us to make up the difference. Burger King is trying to merge with Canadian coffee-and-doughnuts chain Tim Hortons. Once the merger is over, Burger King will change its address to Canada to dodge U.S. taxes. You'll still see a Burger King restaurant every time you drive down the highway, and the corporation's business decisions will still be made in its offices in Miami. The corporation is actually going nowhere. It's a move on paper only. What's more, Burger King will continue to pay low wages, and its workers will continue to need Medicaid, food stamps and other benefits and services that our tax dollars pay for. But now, we'll be paying a greater share of those costs, to make up for every dollar that Burger King doesn't pay. Warren Buffett claims to care about having a fair tax system, where those who have less don't end up paying more than those who have more. He's got to put his money where his mouth is. Tell Buffett: Do not finance Burger King's tax-dodging deal. Instead, stand up for a fair tax system, where corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes.

Burger King is considering a plan to buy a Canadian coffee chain, Tim Hortons -- this would allow them to move their headquarters out of the country. (1) Surprisingly, outspoken advocate against tax loopholes and billionaire Warren Buffett is expected to invest heavily in the deal. (2) If Burger King does indeed move their headquarters, it will mean they will be taxed at a much lower rate than American-based companies in a scheme that is referred to as a corporate "inversion." The news comes after dozens of companies have pursued similar schemes which will cost us billions in lost taxes. If we don't stop this now, get ready for more and more and more companies to "invert" and move their “headquarters” to avoid paying their fair share. We need champions like Warren Buffett to stand up against schemes like this, and not finance them! That's why we're hoping to show him that investing in this tax dodge is a bad move. I'm confident that if enough of us stand up we can stop these inversions. Earlier this month, Walgreens backed off a plan to move their headquarters overseas after public outcry. But it won't happen unless we speak out, together. LEARN MORE: 1. Burger King in Talks to Buy Tim Hortons and Move to Canada http://goo.gl/OTeCSk 2. Warren Buffett to Invest in Burger King's Planned Deal for Tim Hortons http://goo.gl/54xNlG

In a move that would allow it to move its headquarters out of the country, Burger King is considering a plan to buy a Canadian coffee chain, Tim Hortons. (1) If Burger King does indeed move their headquarters, it will mean they will be taxed at a much lower rate than American-based companies in a scheme that is referred to as a corporate "inversion." The crazy thing is, they don't actually have to move their CEO or any of their central offices, they can just claim on paper to be headquartered in Canada. (2) The news comes after dozens of companies have pursued similar schemes which will cost us billions in lost taxes. We can't let big corporations continue to dodge taxes -- everyone should play by the same rules. How can we invest in education or job growth if large, profitable companies are scheming to avoid paying their fair share? I'm confident that if enough of us stand up we can stop these inversions. Earlier this month, Walgreens backed off a plan to move their headquarters overseas after public outcry. But it won't happen unless we speak out, together. LEARN MORE: 1. Burger King in Talks to Buy Tim Hortons and Move to Canada http://goo.gl/OTeCSk 2. Burger King In Talks To Buy Canada's Tim Hortons To Dodge U.S. Taxes http://goo.gl/0Kxu27