The report also says that the pension and health care benefits for local public employees in Virginia is less generous than in other parts of the country, and that local government employees in Virginia are paid 30% less than private sector workers with similar levels of education, age and hours worked, according to a 2021 study by the Economic Policy Institute.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
January 28, 2022
The Economic Policy Institute noted in April 2020 that job losses have hit Black people especially hard, and for those who are working service jobs, essential workers gigs, the pandemic put them at risk of death.
New York Amsterdam News
January 28, 2022
Unsurprisingly, the union-backed Economic Policy Institute echoed that position. “The substantial level of union activity in 2021 (including organizing drives and strikes), along with polling data showing the large share of workers who would like a union at their workplace, demonstrate that workers want and value unions,” it opined.
The 74 Million
January 28, 2022
With those jobs now returning, that blip has leveled off, according to an analysis of 2021 data from the progressive Economic Policy Institute (paywall).
Law360
January 28, 2022
Meanwhile, the BLS report showed promising data for communities of color. Black workers continued to have the highest unionization rate in 2021, with 12.9% membership. According to a study by the Economic Policy Institute, Black union workers are paid 13.7% more than their non-union peers.
Workday Minnesota
January 28, 2022
https://www.kold.com/2022/01/26/kold-investigates-women-workforce-account-most-great-resignation/
KOLD News 13
January 28, 2022
A 2021 report from the Economic Policy Institute cited the positive impact tariffs have had on domestic production.
Public News Service
January 28, 2022
Teacher shortages have been reported across the country for years. Researchers from the Economic Policy Institute recently investigated this issue further and found that the problem is worse than they initially thought. Last year, the institute found that nationwide teacher shortages have reached 118,000 vacancies. That number and is forecast to increase to 200,000 by 2025.
The McDonough County Voice
January 28, 2022
The company then compared that median income to an estimate of the cost of living for our friendly Median Household, including median rent according to Census American Community Survey data as well as a basic necessities calculator from the Economic Policy Institute. It also calculated spending on “wants” using consumer spending data. Ultimately, they created a “basket of goods” indicating how much this median household would spend — and hence, how much they could save.
Greater Greater Washington
January 28, 2022
Unions have interpreted these data as evidence of an unfair marketplace rather than their own faults. “The path to formal union recognition and bargaining in this country is torture,” Larry Cohen, a former president of the Communications Workers of America, complained. His alternative, known as card check, would eliminate workers’ right to a secret ballot vote on representation. Heidi Shierholz, president of the union-funded Economic Policy Institute, argued that the “substantial level of union activity in 2021 and the polling data on union favorability” demonstrate the enduring appeal of unions.
The Wall Street Journal
January 28, 2022