C’est pourqoui Lawrence Mishel espère des changements en particulier des sanctions plus fortes, de l’administration Biden.
Alternatives Economiques
December 2, 2021
Dollar Tree’s decision to push higher costs onto consumers follows a growing trend of companies citing inflationary pressures in the economy to justify price hikes—even as they bring in record profits and lavishly reward their executives and shareholders. In 2020, according to a recent analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, CEOs made 351 times as much as a typical worker, and CEO pay has soared by 1,322% since 1978.
Common Dreams
November 24, 2021
Workers advocates, however, are still steadfastly against the measure. David Cooper, a senior analyst for the Economic Policy Institute (paywall).
Orlando Sentinel
November 24, 2021
Recently, there has been a resurgence of workers to form unions and gain the right to organize a union and bargain collectively to improve wages and working conditions. According to the Economic Policy Institute, 60 million people, or nearly half of all nonunion workers, say they want a union in their workplace. Yet only 12 percent of all workers are represented by unions.
Albany Times Union
November 24, 2021
Contrary to the parliamentarian’s ruling, however, reports by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and economists say that immigration reform does affect the budget significantly; not only would the proposal move the country’s immigration policies in a more humane direction, but it would also have significant and positive impacts on the economy, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Truthout
November 24, 2021
The representatives also contend that the Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough’s memorandum was issued despite “evidence to the contrary,” citing sources including the Washington, D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute about the beneficial impact immigrants have on the U.S. economy.
Michigan Advance
November 24, 2021
Labor unions, which advocate for improving working conditions, pay and benefits for employees, have helped them negotiate for better contracts. According to a Economic Policy Institute report, unionized workers “earn on average 11.2% more in wages than nonunionized peers,” and “Black and Hispanic workers get a larger boost from unionization. Black workers represented by a union are paid 13.7% more than their nonunionized peers. Hispanic workers represented by unions are paid 20.1% more than their nonunionized peers.”
Daily Sundial
November 24, 2021
Jeff Faux, founding president and now distinguished fellow at the Economic Policy Institute, is the author of ‘The Servant Economy’ and ‘The Global Class War.’
The American Prospect
November 24, 2021
Ben Zipperer, an economist with the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, said in a lengthy blog post Monday that while the rule touches a relatively small percentage of the U.S. workforce, its impact could have positive reverberations.
Common Dreams
November 24, 2021
The CPCC brings together a wide array of groups across issue areas to develop progressive policy agendas and share analysis of legislative developments. The Institute for Policy Studies and the Economic Policy Institute co-lead a CPCC policy and research council, and the Center’s action arm publishes a weekly “DC Download” newsletter that has been a go-to guide to the insanely complex reconciliation negotiations.
Inequality.org
November 24, 2021