There Will Be Blood (And PFAS)
What A Day
What A Day
4.6 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 19 January 2023
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Thinx, one of the most recognizable brands for period underwear, agreed to pay out $5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that its signature product contains PFAS — despite having advertised the underwear as safe.
A recent New York Times investigation revealed that the National Restaurant Association coerced millions of restaurant workers nationwide into unknowingly funding the lobbying efforts that keep their wages low. Saru Jayaraman, the President of One Fair Wage, joins us to discuss the effort to end the sub-minimum wage and improve working conditions in the service sector.
And in headlines: Ukraine's interior minister was among at least 14 people killed in a helicopter crash outside Kyiv, Microsoft announced that it will lay off 10,000 employees, and former President Donald Trump’s campaign asked Meta to reinstate his Facebook account.
Show Notes:
- Dickens v. Thinx Inc. Settlement – https://www.thinxunderwearsettlement.com/
- New York Times: How Restaurant Workers Help Pay for Lobbying to Keep Their Wages Low – https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/17/us/politics/restaurant-workers-wages-lobbying.html
- One Fair Wage Action – https://www.ofwaction.com/
- What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast
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| 0:00.0 | It's Thursday, January 19th. |
| 0:03.4 | I'm Priyanka Aribindi. |
| 0:04.8 | And I'm wanting to tell everyone this is what a day. |
| 0:06.8 | Well we're still holding out hope that George Santos wasn't lying when he said he'd |
| 0:10.1 | get us Coachella tickets. |
| 0:11.3 | Yeah, George told us that he knows Frank Ocean personally, so I think we're backstage, |
| 0:16.9 | I think we're all set for us. |
| 0:18.8 | But George told me he toured with black pink last year. |
| 0:21.7 | That's what I'm trying to see. |
| 0:22.7 | Wow, that's an impressive resume he's got. |
| 0:24.8 | On today's show, Donald Trump wants Facebook to unblock his account. |
| 0:35.2 | Plus there is friction over fonts at the State Department. |
| 0:38.6 | But first, just when you thought period panties were a safe and effective way to manage |
| 0:43.1 | your cycle and avoid leaks, here comes a massive class action lawsuit and settlement against |
| 0:47.9 | things. |
| 0:48.9 | One of the most recognizable brands for period underwear. |
| 0:51.5 | Yeah, things like really is the big player in this space. |
| 0:54.7 | Right. |
| 0:55.7 | It is like the one if you've heard of these, you've heard of things. |
| 0:57.8 | So please tell us more about what is going on here because this is kind of wild. |
| 1:02.6 | It's wild and concerning. |
| 1:04.6 | But before I get into it, I'll start by saying if you bought a pair of things period |
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