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Consumer group Presses for Participation Before Action
Ray Swenson, an auto dealer in Philadelphia, laments CEPA pickets outside his lot as the Consumer Education and Protective Association presses customers to join and participate before the group acts on complaints. Max Weiner leads CEPA, says negotiation resolves most cases, with picketing used as a last resort to shame firms into settlements. The group claims 6,000 members, about 350 active, mainly lower-income and Black, operating across 11 neighborhoods with dues of 2 dollars to join and 2 dollars monthly if affordable.
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Philadelphia
Ray Swenson
Swenson
Max Weiner
Consumer Education and Protective Association
CEPA
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Detroit
William A. Peterson
Philadelphia Better Business Bureau
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Arthur A. Mehr
American Arbitration Association For
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Pennsylvania
Carolyn Bradley
Better Business Bureau
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