I was glad to have found the link to this documentary through a re-tweet from JHutson of this article from the Public Justice Foundation.
It contains a new documentary, narrated by Robert Reich, which is really very helpful for all of us, who don't read, can't understand and can't imagine what "The Fine Print" really does to our own rights.
If you are so inclined and are as helpless as I am to understand anything considering the legal language in various laws, especially the one in fine print, please watch it.
Lost in the Fine Print – New Documentary Blows Lid off Gross Unfairness of Forced Arbitration
The Alliance for Justice has just released an extremely powerful documentary, “Lost in the Fine Print,” which you can view HERE. Narrated by former Labor Secretary and genuine American hero Robert Reich, it provides both a big picture overview of what’s unfair with forced arbitration, and three examples of the human impact of its unfairness. Unfortunately, as incredibly unfair as each of the three examples is, they are not at all uncommon stories.
What I regret most in my life is not being a lawyer in the US and not being able to defend myself and others, who can't as well.
What have you Lost in the Fine Print? Sign petitions to fight back.
The companies who have forced arbitration clauses in their contracts or agreements:
Online Services:
- Amazon.com
- Aol.com
- Dropbox
- ebay
- Groupon
- Hulu
- Instagram
- Microsoft
- Netflix
- PayPal
- Snapchat
- Spotify
- StubHub!
- ticketmaster
Cell Phones:
- at&t
- cricket
- Sprint
- T-Mobile
- Tracfone
- Verizon Wireless
Credit Cards:
- American Express
- Chase
- Citibank
- Discover
- Wells Fargo
Investment Services:
- Ameriprise Financial
- Charles Schwab
- Etrade
- Fidelity
- Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
- T. Rowe Price
- TD Ameritrade
- Vanguard
Cable/Video Services:
- AT&T U-Verse
- Comcast
- Direct TV
- Time Warner Cable
- Verizon FIOS
Banks:
- Citicorps
- JP Morgan Chase
- PNC Financial
- US Bancorp
- Wells Fargo
Phew. On how many of those companies is your livelihood dependent? Take a poll. I am dependent on five of them and could not give up four of them. How about you?