Even before the pandemic, the cost of child care in New York had soared: The average cost of child care is $15,394, more than both the cost of in-state college tuition and average rent, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
The 19th
April 13, 2022
“This is a moment when we know that workers’ expectations are rising,” Jennifer Sherer, senior state policy coordinator with the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. “They were told from day one of the pandemic that they were essential, but they weren’t always treated that way.”
The Washington Post
April 13, 2022
The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute took umbrage with executive pay in a report last August. “Corporate boards running America’s largest public firms are giving top executives outsize compensation packages that have grown much faster than the stock market and the pay of typical workers, college graduates, and even the top 0.1%,” the report said.
The Street
April 13, 2022
Worker advocates such as Jennifer Sherer of the Economic Policy Institute disagree. She testified against the Washington measure in February while it was moving through the state Senate, arguing that it did not go far enough and that drivers need the full benefits of employee status and union-organizing rights.
Bloomberg Law
April 13, 2022
Other states have restricted the bonuses to law enforcement. Most haven’t paid pandemic bonuses to state employees, said Dave Kamper, a senior state policy coordinator who has been tracking the federal coronavirus money for the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. “In some ways the state and local fiscal relief funds created a problem by having so many possible uses,” Kamper said. “It’s a good problem, but usually when the federal government sends money to a state, it’s very specific.”
Sacramento Bee
April 13, 2022
Heidi Sheirholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute, explained in a Twitter thread that the U.S. economy is currently “on pace to recover nearly eight years faster” from the high unemployment rates created by the COVID-19 pandemic than it did from the Great Recession. This is in part due to Congress acting to provide COVID-19 relief, including the CARES Act and American Rescue Plan, Shierholz said.
Verify This
April 13, 2022
Features EPI chart on union membership.
The Nation
April 13, 2022
The spread of MBA degrees throughout upper management coincides with declining fortunes for the average worker, the researchers found. Between World War II and the late 1970s, U.S. workers’ pay rose in lockstep with how much they produced. Since 1980, however, workers’ output has increased at three and a half times the rate of pay, according to research from the Economic Policy Institute.
CBS
April 13, 2022
On Instagram, Building Back Together frequently posts news clips and infographics promoting the Biden administration’s goals. In one recent post, the group used data from the Economic Policy Institute claiming that Biden’s economic plans would help Americans pay for services like health and child care.
The Verge
April 13, 2022
Elise Gould, a labor economist at the Economic Policy Institute, said it’s likely hiring will continue to outpace turnover. In February, foodservice establishments hired about 1 million workers, while almost 800,000 workers quit their jobs.
Restaurant Dive
April 13, 2022