She explained that according to the Economic Policy Institute, the median weekly wage for food service workers is $331.
WTOP
February 25, 2022
internet-connected devices, according to the Economic Policy Institute … Lance Izumi, senior director at the Pacific Research Institute’s …(paywall).
The Californian
February 25, 2022
This decision was a game changer for employers. Due to the privacy of arbitration, data can be hard to come by. According to an estimate from the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank, however, the share of workers subject to mandatory arbitration rose from just over 2% in 1992 to roughly one-quarter of the workforce by the early 2000s. Per the same analysis, the share of workers subject to mandatory arbitration now exceeds 55%.
HR Dive
February 25, 2022
For Black families, particularly those dealing with the weight of poverty, threatening situations are plentiful. According to the Economic Policy Institute, 64 percent of Black children have been exposed to one or more frightening or threatening experiences, while only 48 percent of white children are.
Nonprofit Quarterly
February 25, 2022
Another problem for Democrats is geography: Progressive activists form a consistent critical mass only in deep-blue cities or states — which limits their ability to win over moderate voters in other parts of the country. Universities and progressive think tanks like the Roosevelt Institute and Economic Policy Institute abound with innovative ideas about how to narrow the income gap, expand and lower the cost of health care, craft a Green New Deal, curb the power of Amazon and its corporate ilk. But their plans lie fallow without a well-organized constituency of working-class Americans that can elect enough politicians to turn them into law.
New York Times
February 25, 2022
“There’s still a long way to go,” Economic Policy Institute President Heidi Shierholz tweeted, “but we’re on track to recover from this recession eight years faster than we recovered from the Great Recession, because of our policy response.”
Inequality.org
February 25, 2022
“There’s no knob you can turn that only reduces inflation without having consequence for lots of other things we care about in the economy as well,” said Josh Bivens, Director of Research at the Economic Policy Institute.
The Tennessee Tribune
February 25, 2022
Teresa Ghilarducci is the Schwartz Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research. She’s the co-author of “Rescuing Retirement” and a member of the board of directors of the Economic Policy Institute.
Bloomberg
February 25, 2022
Here’s a state-by-state breakdown, based on data compiled by the Economic Policy Institute:
- Delaware: $9.25/hr. to $10.50/hr., 1/1/22
- Maryland: $11.75/hr. to $12.50/hr., 1/1/22
- New Jersey: $12/hr to $13/hr., 1/1/22
- New York: $12.50/hr, with index raise, to $13.20
- Ohio: $8.80/hr., with index raise starting 1/1/22
- West Virginia: $8.75/hr., no increase
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
February 25, 2022
Overall, the number of Americans who said they weren’t working for a variety of reasons fell by 5 million to 102 million in the latest Census survey, a promising sign, said Elise Gould, senior economist at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. Returning to work typically lags a decline in case counts because many people have to stay home for a few days after testing positive.
CNN
February 25, 2022
The report’s findings align with earlier accounts of soaring executive compensation during the pandemic. According to the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank, CEO pay skyrocketed nearly 19% in 2020 compared to a roughly 4% increase for the average US worker.
Business Insider
February 25, 2022
With an average cost of more than $15,000 for infant child care a year, according to the Economic Policy Institute, child care in New York is expensive and unaffordable for many families. But, there is a proposal to invest in childcare and it could help lift 80,000 New Yorkers out of poverty, based on an analysis from Columbia University and Robin Hood.
News 10
February 25, 2022
There is not a one-size-fits-all method for minimum wage. The numbers obviously vary, sometimes significantly, state-by-state, and even within individual jurisdictions within a state. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) says that 40 localities in the U.S. have set minimum wages higher than their state’s minimum wage.
Click on Detroit
February 25, 2022
A 2019 study by the Economic Policy Institute estimated that employers spend $340 million annually on union-avoidance firms. Starbucks, for example, currently retains counsel from Littler Mendelson, P.C., the law firm with the largest union-avoidance practice in the U.S.
Fortune
February 25, 2022
“This activity is occurring despite the obstacles current labor law poses to workers to effectively engage in their fundamental right to strike,” Margaret Poydock, a policy analyst and government affairs specialist at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, said in a statement. “Crucial reforms like the PRO Act would strengthen the right to strike and help ensure that workers have the leverage they need to secure their share of economic growth during the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.”
Business Insider
February 25, 2022
Rachel Greszler and Heidi Shierholz talked about the U.S. economy and the Biden administration’s economic policies.
C-SPAN Washington Journal
February 25, 2022
For Black families, particularly those dealing with the weight of poverty, threatening situations are plentiful. According to the Economic Policy Institute, 64 percent of Black children have been exposed to one or more frightening or threatening experiences, while only 48 percent of white children are.
Nonprofit Quarterly
February 25, 2022
Another problem for Democrats is geography: Progressive activists form a consistent critical mass only in deep-blue cities or states — which limits their ability to win over moderate voters in other parts of the country. Universities and progressive think tanks like the Roosevelt Institute and Economic Policy Institute abound with innovative ideas about how to narrow the income gap, expand and lower the cost of health care, craft a Green New Deal, curb the power of Amazon and its corporate ilk. But their plans lie fallow without a well-organized constituency of working-class Americans that can elect enough politicians to turn them into law.
New York Times
February 25, 2022
Another problem for Democrats is geography: Progressive activists form a consistent critical mass only in deep-blue cities or states — which limits their ability to win over moderate voters in other parts of the country. Universities and progressive think tanks like the Roosevelt Institute and Economic Policy Institute abound with innovative ideas about how to narrow the income gap, expand and lower the cost of health care, craft a Green New Deal, curb the power of Amazon and its corporate ilk. But their plans lie fallow without a well-organized constituency of working-class Americans that can elect enough politicians to turn them into law.
New York Times
February 25, 2022
She is right about the significance of the bill. Although some states have moved to curb mandatory arbitration, most have not. A number of progressive groups advocating for the ban last year wrote a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.). “According to the Economic Policy Institute, over 60 million workers, more than half of non-union, private-sector employees, have surrendered their right to go to court if harmed by their employer,” the letter stated. “It allows corporate employers to quash serious claims of systemic misconduct.”
Washington Post
February 18, 2022
State of play: More than half of nonunion, private sector employees — or about 60 million workers — were subject to mandatory arbitration as of a 2018 report from the progressive Economic Policy Institute.
Axios
February 18, 2022
US businesses have fought hard against union drives in recent years. A 2019 report by the Economic Policy Institute found that 41.5% of employers had violated federal labor law in union election campaigns and employers spend about $340m annually on union avoidance, issues that have driven campaigns for federal labor law reforms to expand workers’ rights and steepen penalties for employers violating labor laws.
The Guardian
February 18, 2022
For the two weeks ending Jan. 10, working-age Americans making less than $25,000 a year were 3.5 times as likely to say they’d missed a whole week of work primarily because they got sick with COVID-19 or had to care for someone else with symptoms, according to an analysis published by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
MarketWatch
February 18, 2022
According to the Economic Policy Institute, adjusting for costs of living, a full-time minimum wage worker today earns 18% less annually than workers earned at the time of the last increase in 2009, and 46% less than workers did in 1968 when accounting for inflation.
FOX 4 KC
February 18, 2022
Under the National Labor Relations Act, it is illegal for employers to prevent, interfere with, or retaliate against workers who organize to form unions. According to the Economic Policy Institute, unionized workers covered by a collective bargaining agreement earn 10.2 percent more than non-unionized workers in the same sectors.
VICE
February 18, 2022
Sanders was referencing the massive gains in net worths and profits that both groups have seen throughout the pandemic. In 2021 alone, American billionaires added $1 trillion to their wealth, according to an analysis from the left-leaning Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF). In 2020, CEOs got paid 351 times what typical workers made, according to research from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
Business Insider
February 18, 2022
In theory, employees have the right to organize, Lafer said. In practice, employers have a lot of power to prevent that from happening. They also have a lot of capital. According to the Economic Policy Institute, employers spend approximately $340 million annually on union busting.
Street Roots
February 18, 2022
According to the Economic Policy Institute, 16 states use the federal tipped minimum wage of $2.13, 26 use a tipped minimum wage above the federal limit, but below its state minimum wage, and eight have eliminated the tipped minimum wage in some form.
FSR Magazine
February 18, 2022