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What’s behind the corporate effort to kneecap the National Labor Relations Board?: SpaceX, Amazon, Trader Joe’s, and Starbucks are trying to have the NLRB declared unconstitutional—after collectively being charged with hundreds of violations of workers’ organizing rights
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Major strike activity increased by 280% in 2023: Many workers still need policies that protect their right to strike
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Data show anti-union ‘right-to-work’ laws damage state economies: As Michigan’s repeal takes effect, New Hampshire should continue to reject ‘right-to-work’ legislation
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Child labor remains a key state legislative issue in 2024: State lawmakers must seize opportunities to strengthen standards, resist ongoing attacks on child labor laws
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EPI response to the bipartisan congressional paid leave RFI
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Extending unemployment insurance to striking workers would cost little and encourage fair negotiations
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Decline of labor unions weakens American democracy
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Workers want unions, but the latest data point to obstacles in their path: Private-sector unionization rose by more than a quarter million in 2023, while unionization in state and local governments fell
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Top EPI reports and blogs in 2023: Child labor, economics of abortion bans, and teacher pay among the most read EPI research
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As some states attack child labor protections, other states are strengthening standards
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EPI comments on DOL’s proposed overtime rule
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Paid sick leave access expands with widespread state action: Low-wage workers without access face economic and health insecurity
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The strong labor market recovery has helped Hispanic workers, but the end of economic relief measures has worsened income and poverty disparities
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Economic recovery in the Midwest: Challenges and opportunities after the pandemic
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Rooted in racism and economic exploitation: The failed Southern economic development model
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Massachusetts should resist tech company threats and protect rights of rideshare drivers and all workers: Testimony submitted to the Massachusetts House Joint committee on Labor and Workforce Development on House bill 1848
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The impact of the wave of strike activity goes far beyond the 2024 election: A revitalized labor movement could lead to a fairer economy for decades to come
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Florida legislature proposes dangerous rollback of child labor protections: At least 16 states have introduced bills putting children at risk
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New data show that access to paid sick days remains vastly unequal: Amid federal inaction, 61% of low-wage workers are without paid sick days
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Testimony prepared for the U.S. House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions for a hearing on ‘The Impact of Biden’s Open Border on the American Workforce’
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What to know about this summer’s strike activity: What’s spurring the rise in labor actions?
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Record-low number of federal wage and hour investigations of farms in 2022: Congress must increase funding for labor standards enforcement to protect farmworkers
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Unions promote racial equity
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It’s not just the actors—workers across the economy are demanding better pay and safer jobs
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Letter to Senate HELP Committee supporting the renomination of Gwynne Wilcox as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board
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How state policies that censor race and gender discussions in classrooms maintain economic inequality: Florida has adopted particularly dangerous laws to limit academic freedom
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Coalition letter in support of the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act
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Supreme Court justices’ close ties with business interests threaten workers’ rights
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EPI comment regarding OSTP Request for Information on automated worker surveillance and management
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Testimony prepared for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on ‘Ensuring the Safety and Well-Being of Unaccompanied Children’