Following his election, Biden made key moves to prioritize workers’ rights in trade policy, highlighted by hiring Thea Lee to oversee the Bureau of International Labor Affairs at Department of Labor, which includes responsibilities for enforcing labor rights under trade deals. Lee had been president of the labor-allied Economic Policy Institute and chief economist on international issues for the AFL-CIO before that, so having her oversee the Labor Department’s work at Silao helped ensure a free vote for workers there.
The Nation
February 18, 2022
At the beginning of the year, 21 states raised their per-hour minimum wages, ranging from a 22-cent inflation adjustment to $9.87 in Michigan to a $1.50 boost to $11 in Virginia, according to a report by the Economic Policy Institute.
Route Fifty
February 18, 2022
“I’m definitely worried,” said Josh Bivens, director of research at the Economic Policy Institute, a research group affiliated with the labor movement. “I’m worried before the end of the year we could’ve turned out to have hit the brakes too hard.”
Politico
February 18, 2022
“You’re seeing it beat inflation, just barely,” Elise Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, told CNBC.
The National Interest
February 18, 2022
In fact, the Economic Policy Institute found in 2020 that Gen Z was the generation most likely to see its members underemployed or unemployed on account of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Pew Research Center also found that Americans between the ages of 18 and 29, which covers both Gen Z and younger millennials, were among the most likely to lose a job during the pandemic, and they were the most likely group to be forced to take a pay cut.
CNBC
February 18, 2022
According to the Economic Policy Institute, the average compensation of U.S. chief executives grew 105% from 2009 to 2019 when adjusted for inflation, while the typical worker saw their compensation increase by just under 8%.
Healthcare Dive
February 18, 2022
This is called the “composition effect,” and it’s backed up by the fact that unionization rates didn’t change much between 2019 and 2021. COVID made 2020 an outlier, and as the Economic Policy Institute, a labor-backed think tank, predicts, “As the economy continues to recover and the pandemic composition effect continues to unwind, that will put downward pressure on unionization rates in 2022.”
Facing South
February 18, 2022
In testimony before Congress it depends on which political party is … Monique Morrissey an economist at the Economic Policy Institute agreed (paywall).
Benefits Pro
February 18, 2022
The workplace policy of mandatory arbitration — a process that requires workers to resolve disputes through a third party and outside of the court system — has become much more common in recent decades. A 2018 analysis from the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank, found that more than half of private, nonunion employers (54%) in the U.S. use mandatory arbitration.
HR Dive
February 18, 2022
Features Larry discussing CEO pay. (paywall link).
BBC News
February 18, 2022