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Financial Literacy Month: National Consumers League challenging teens to be ‘LifeSmart’ at annual consumer education competition
April 20, 2011
Just in time for April’s Financial Literacy Month, the National Consumers League (NCL) has announced the 34 state champion teams who have earned a spot at the 2011 National LifeSmarts Championship, which will take place this year in Hollywood, CA, April 30 - May 3. LifeSmarts (www.lifesmarts.org) is NCL’s 17-year-old program that educates teens and tweens on real-world financial and consumer literacy issues.
NCL calls on FDA to crack down on misleading claims for tomato sauces made from concentrate
April 14, 2011
In letters to the Food and Drug Administration and to industry, NCL praised ConAgra/Hunt’s for modifying some of its misleading labels on tomato sauce products while criticizing Del Monte, Contadina for continuing to use deceptive product claims.
NCL marks anniversary of Upper Big Branch Mine tragedy that killed 29 workers
April 5, 2011
On the one-year anniversary of the tragic explosion in the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, the National Consumers League is calling upon Congress to enact the Mine Safety and Health Act.
Read more: NCL marks anniversary of Upper Big Branch Mine tragedy that killed 29 workers
Missouri, Maine declare ‘open season’ on young workers; NCL decries attacks on child labor protections
April 1, 2011
The organization that helped write and enact the first child labor laws in states around the country a century ago is crying foul in reaction to legislation in both Maine and Missouri to unravel hard-fought child labor protections.
Sally Greenberg testfies at NHTSA hearing on backover protection
Every week 2,200 children are injured or killed in nontraffic accidents. On March 23rd, 2011, NCL Executive Director Sally Greenberg testified at the NHTSA hearing on new backover protection rules that would make rear-view cameras a saftey standard
Read more: Sally Greenberg testfies at NHTSA hearing on backover protection
Fraud alert: car-buying scams on the rise
March 22, 2011
Consumers in the market for a used car this spring should be on guard against unscrupulous sellers looking to take them for a ride. In response to an increase in consumer complaints to the National Consumers League’s Fraud Center is warning consumers that, with the arrival of the upcoming peak car-buying season, comes increased risk of falling victim to a scam.
Labor, consumer, environmental groups call on Congress, White House to bolster worker protections
March 21, 2011
As states roll back worker rights, advocates from a diverse group of organizations have gathered to commemorate the 100th anniversary of an historic fire that took the lives of 146 workers and call on Congress, the White House, and others, to bolster modern-day worker protections.
NCL statement on AT&T-T-Mobile USA merger announcement
March 20, 2011
The National Consumers League, the country’s pioneering consumer organization, today called on the FCC and Department of Justice to vigorously review the proposed AT&T-T-Mobile USA merger to ensure that the public interest is protected.
Read more: NCL statement on AT&T-T-Mobile USA merger announcement
NCL applauds introduction of Child Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act
March 16, 2011
NCL has offered its support for legislation announced today by Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) to address the risk to children of sports-related traumatic brain injuries.
Read more: NCL applauds introduction of Child Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act
Japanese earthquake and tsunami expected to cause uptick in donations to fraudulent charity schemes, warns NCL's Fraud Center
March 15, 2011
With heartbreaking images of the recent devastation in Japan—villages reduced to rubble and submerged under water, city streets leveled, and survivors searching for missing loved ones—many consumers around the world are reaching for their wallets to help. Advocates are warning that con artists have long exploited natural disasters, and the Sendai earthquake and tsunami will likely be no exception.
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