… someone around the middle of the pay scale, according to a recent study from the Economic Policy Institute, an independent think tank. (paywall).
Business Insider
April 15, 2022
Union presence generally benefits workers in the form of increased wages, both for those who are covered by the union as well as for those who are not. According to a report by the Economic Policy Institute, “When union density is high, nonunion workers benefit too, because unions effectively set broader standards — including higher wages — which nonunion employers must meet to attract and retain the workers they need.”
Colorado Springs Independent
April 15, 2022
According to the Economic Policy Institute, an independent think tank that researches trends and policies.
WHAS 11
April 15, 2022
Among the top 5% of earners, the average annual wage was $342,987 in 2020, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank; among the top 1%, the average income was $823,763. Meanwhile, the average income in the U.S. in 2020 was $59,900.
US News and World Report
April 15, 2022
“You don’t see any correlation between inflation and the generosity of fiscal relief. Inflation is up everywhere, regardless of whether countries were stingy or generous,” Economic Policy Institute director Josh Bivens told Salon. “You also have to think, ‘What did we get for a couple of percentage points of inflation?’ We got 6.5 million jobs created over a 13-month span – that is an incredibly fast rate of growth that just absolutely dwarfs any other recovery we’ve had before.”
Truthout
April 15, 2022
According to the Economic Policy Institute, the average cost for pre-school care in New York state is $1,030 a month, and for infant care it’s $1,283 a month. For a family to meet New York’s average yearly cost for infant care and fall within the HHS’s definition of affordable child care, they would need to make almost $220,000 a year.
Ithaca Voice
April 15, 2022
Contracts requiring workers and employers to settle agreements through a private third party rather than going to court are known as arbitration agreements. More than two thirds of private, non-union workers in California are already required to use arbitration instead of going to court, according to a study from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
Cal Matters
April 15, 2022
According to the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank, a family of four – two adults and two children – can expect to pay an estimated $15,031 on housing in 2022. This amount varies across the country, however.
The Center Square
April 15, 2022
A recent Economic Policy Institute analysis found that private-sector employers spend nearly $340 million per year hiring advisers to prevent employees from organizing.
CNN Business
April 15, 2022