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• Retirement Without a Net: The Plight of America’s Aging Farmworkers

  But low wages, which agriculture industry leaders say are necessary to keep U.S.-grown produce competitive, are another factor. Farmworkers in 2020 earned an average of $14.62 an hour, according to the Economic Policy Institute, and some earned less.

  New York Times | December 5, 2023
• Looking for child care in Washington? A new online marketplace aims to help

  A state child care task force report from last December found Washington’s child care market to be “broken.” The report pointed to estimates from the Economic Policy Institute that showed costs average around $14,500 per year.

  The Columbian | December 5, 2023
• What we can do to stop out-of-control CEO pay

  According to the Economic Policy Institute, since 1978, CEO pay increased more than 1,200%.

  At the same time, the pay of the typical American workers rose 15.3%.

  Robert Reich Substack | December 5, 2023
• Teachers – underpaid and under-appreciated

  According to a 2020 study by the Economic Policy Institute, teachers are paid an average of 20% less than similarly educated professionals.

  The Connecticut Mirror | December 5, 2023
• Dismantling Forced Arbitration: A Political Winner

  The forced arbitration issue has been highlighted as problematic by diverse voices from Josh Hammer to the Economic Policy Institute to Americans for Tax Reform. Ending forced arbitration should appeal to libertarians, free marketeers, and “new right” folks alike.

  The American Conservative | December 5, 2023
• Tulare center designed to address teaching shortages gets nearly $8m to help cause

  It is estimated that by 2025 there will be 100,000 unfilled teaching positions, according to a 2019 Economic Policy Institute Report. 

  Visalia Times Delta | December 5, 2023
• Restaurants are raising wages faster than their food prices

  As a result, from 2019 to 2022, workers in the 10th percentile of earners saw wages grow by 9%, while top earners (or those in the 90th percentile) saw wages grow 4.9%, according to an analysis by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute of Current Population Survey data.

  Quartz | December 5, 2023

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