House Dems propose add-ons to "Ratepayer Bill of Rights"

The new bills would cap utility profits at a little over 8.2% return on equity, and block power companies from spending revenue from ratepayers on things like lobbying and executive salaries. The package would also require companies to re-evaluate their infrastructure every five years to avoid outages and improve service...

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-06-12/house-dems-propose-add-ons-to-ratepayer-bill-of-rights

 

CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay

When adjusted for inflation, global worker pay declined 12% between 2019 and 2025, the equivalent of 108 days of free work during that time period. In comparison, CEO compensation increased by 54% between 2019 and 2025.

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/01/ceo-pay-workers-minimum-wages

 

‘No shortage of wealth’: Mamdani, other Democrats chide NYC hospital executives over nurses’ strike - POLITICO

There is no shortage of wealth in the health care industry, especially so at the three privately operated hospital groups at which nurses are striking," Mamdani said Monday at the picket line outside New York-Presbyterian's upper Manhattan hospital campus. "But for too many of the 15,000 NYSNA nurses who are on strike, they are not able to make their ends meet." 

Mamdani's framing aligns with the union's strategy of focusing on hospital executives' seven- and eight-figure pay packages throughout its contract campaign. The union launched a website called "NYC Hospital Greed" to highlight the substantial sums going to hospital leaders, including Montefiore CEO Philip Ozuah's $16.4 million compensation package from 2023, and projects like Mount Sinai's $100 million artificial intelligence center...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/13/no-shortage-of-wealth-lawmakers-chide-nyc-hospital-executives-over-nurses-strike-00724577 

 

How the Big Beautiful Bill Will Transfer Trillions From Workers to Wall Street

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG6tuszAIT8

 

CEOs with lowest-paid US workers ‘focused on own short-term windfall’ – report

CEO pay has soared in recent decades compared to typical workers' pay. From 1978 to 2022, CEO pay increased by 1,209.2% compared to just a 15.3% increase in median worker compensation, according to a 2023 report by the Economic Policy Institute...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/29/ceos-with-lowest-paid-us-workers-focused-on-own-short-term-windfall-report