Amanda Ballantyne
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WMC Trained
WMC Trained
AFL-CIO Technology Institute; AFL-CIO Working for America Institute
Executive Director
Seattle, WA
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Bio
Amanda Ballantyne serves as the executive director of the AFL-CIO Technology Institute and executive director of the AFL-CIO Working for America Institute.
Prior to joining the AFL-CIO, she was executive director of the Main Street Alliance, a national network of small business owners working to provide small businesses a voice on pressing public policy issues. She brings nearly 20 years of progressive organizing, policy and legal experience in unions and nongovernmental organizations. Ballantyne graduated from Smith College and earned her law degree from the University of Washington School of Law.
Areas of Expertise
Articles, Publications, Appearances
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SBA, Treasury to make PPP data public
Washington Business Journal [June 20, 2020] -
What It Takes to Reopen a Small Business Right Now
New York Times [June 18, 2020] -
COVID-19 Is Shattering Small Businesses. Their Survival Depends On Us.
Huffington Post [June 10, 2020] -
Small businesses in high-rent cities face disaster. If they go under, urban life will change.
Washington Post [May 15, 2020] -
Business Daily: How to Build a Bailout
BBC World Service [May 11, 2020] -
Thousands of owners of McDonald’s and other big franchises get PPP loans; independent eateries fight back
Orlando Sentinel [May 7, 2020] -
Sen. Kamala Harris and Rep. Ayanna Pressley have a $125 billion plan to help the smallest businesses
Vox [May 6, 2020] -
Small business confidence crashes, revealing more Main Street carnage may lie ahead
CNBC [May 4, 2020] -
Why is it so difficult for small businesses to get federal pandemic aid?
PBS Newshour [April 28, 2020] -
Large, Troubled Companies Got Bailout Money in Small-Business Loan Program
New York Times [April 26, 2020] -
It’s not right what they're doing': Smallest businesses feel big banks are shutting them out of stimulus loan program
USA Today [April 21, 2020] -
The Paycheck Protection Program has run out of money, but it’s not the only option to keep some small businesses afloat
MarketWatch [April 20, 2020] -
Small businesses seeking loans to cover COIVD-19 losses face confusion, frustration and uncertainty
Marketplace/NPR [April 14, 2020] -
Small-Business Loans Face Delays Even as Coronavirus Program Expands
Wall Street Journal [April 10, 2020] -
The PPP isn’t the right program to deliver the support small businesses need
The Hill [April 9, 2020] -
PPP loan plan a mess so far for small businesses riding out coronavirus crisis
USA Today [April 7, 2020] -
Rescue Plan for U.S. Small Business Kicks Off Beset by Concerns
Bloomberg [April 3, 2020] -
Small-Business Virus Rescue Kicks Off in U.S. Beset by Concerns
Washington Post [April 3, 2020] -
Democrats say Mnuchin squeezed paid sick leave program
Politico [March 17, 2020] -
How to help your favorite small businesses survive the coronavirus crisis
CNN Business [March 15, 2020] -
American Express attacked over Small Business Saturday sponsorship
The Business Journals [November 28, 2013] -
U.S. signs onto lawsuit against H&R Block — EU moves closer to closing 'Apple, 'Starbucks' loopholes
Politico [November 26, 2013]