The unions have laid down the gauntlet and have audaciously threatened to withhold their endorsements to any candidate that doesn’t tow the line - namely insisting that as president, they will force McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s to the bargaining table. We’ll kick that around and discuss the impact to the industry. And the Business Roundtable rocked the political and business world this week by revising their Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation prioritizing investing and workers and communities over shareholder value. We’ll discuss what if any political ramifications that has down the road. And Amazon is getting back to basics and committing to good old fashioned grassroots politics to try to change the tone and tenor of the conversation around their brand and business model. We’ll take a look at what they are doing. We’ll talk about those stories and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.
