The court also granted in its order a motion filed by the National Employment Law Project, the Communications Workers of America, the Service Employees International Union, the National Women’s Law Center, and the Economic Policy Institute to submit an amicus brief in support of the government.
The Center Square
February 18, 2022
Today, Colorado is one of 23 states that either ban or limit collective bargaining for local employees, according to an analysis by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. The other 27 states require that local governments bargain with unions where they exist.
Colorado Public Radio
February 18, 2022
The Economic Policy Institute reports that teachers earn 19% less than similarly skilled and educated professionals. The EPI compared teachers’ and other professionals’ salaries on a weekly basis, and so took into consideration the weeks during the summer for which teachers are not paid.
The Salt Lake Tribune
February 18, 2022
A study from the Economic Policy Institute estimated child care for infants averages $9,480 a year or nearly $800 a month. The cost is slightly less for older children. The Economic Policy Institute estimated average costs for toddlers in North Carolina are around $8,000 a year.
ABC 11
February 18, 2022
According to a study released by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), America has lost over 3.7 million jobs to China since 2001. The United States lost more than 700,000 jobs in the first two years of Donald Trump’s presidency. From 2001 to 2018, every state and congressional district has suffered job loss. However, five states have been crushed, based on total jobs lost. They include California (654,200 jobs lost), Texas (334,700), New York (185,200), Illinois (162,300), and Florida (150,500)
Data Driven Investor
February 18, 2022
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