Biography
Jaimie K. Worker is the senior state policy coordinator for the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) at EPI. She is committed to ensuring that racial and gender equity is a public policy priority and that the leaders of communities impacted by structural racism and oppression are key collaborators in developing public policy.
Prior to joining EPI, Worker was a senior policy analyst at Community Change, where for more than six years she worked on racial and economic justice campaigns focused on jobs and public investment in partnership with grassroots organizations. Previously, she worked with the New Organizing Institute, as well as the Restaurant Opportunities Center of Michigan, supporting workplace organizing and policy campaigns to win improved working conditions in the restaurant industry.
Worker is the proud daughter of immigrants and hails from Detroit, Michigan.
Education
B.A., Sociology, University of Michigan
M.S.W., University of Michigan School of Social Work
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State policy solutions for good home health care jobs—nearly half held by Black women in the South—should address the legacy of racism, sexism, and xenophobia in the workforce
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Few Midwestern states are providing premium pay to essential workers, despite American Rescue Plan funding
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State and local American Rescue Plan funds should be used to support an equitable recovery for workers
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As Arkansas and Missouri see a rise in COVID-19 cases, more economic protections are needed
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Worker-led state and local policy victories in 2021 showcase potential for an equitable recovery
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Voters chose more than just the president: A review of important state ballot initiative outcomes
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Preempting progress: State interference in local policymaking prevents people of color, women, and low-income workers from making ends meet in the South
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Let Them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality
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Criminalization of black and brown communities in the Midwest adds to public health crisis during COVID-19 pandemic
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How Southern state policymakers can strengthen democracy and protect voter health during the coronavirus pandemic
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The South’s worst unemployment numbers may be yet to come given social distancing delays in the region
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Higher rates of poverty and incarceration put front-line workers and communities in Southern states at greater risk from the coronavirus
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Southern state policymakers must do more to respond to the coronavirus pandemic: Medicaid expansion, emergency paid sick leave, and dedicated public health resources are especially needed
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The coronavirus pandemic requires state and local policymakers to act, in addition to demanding a strong federal response