For much of the 20th century, teaching was a stable, middle-class job in the U.S. Now it’s becoming a lot harder to survive on a teacher’s salary: Wages have been stagnant for decades, according to a study from the Economic Policy Institute, and teachers earn 5% less than they did a decade ago when adjusting for inflation.
The Conversation
November 10, 2025
Washington — State policymakers can maintain or bolster worker rights and safety and health protections – which are “under acute threat” – via a three-step plan, the Economic Policy Institute says in a new report.
EPI, which describes itself as a “nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank,” points to efforts by the Trump administration to restrict the General Duty Clause and block or delay standards on hazards such as heat exposure or silica dust, among other actions.
Safety and Health Magazine
November 10, 2025
The shutdown and the slashing of federal jobs have dealt a heavy blow to Virginia. Black Americans account for approximately 26% of the federal workforce in the state, according to the Economic Policy Institute, and make up around 18% of the total state population,
Capital B
November 10, 2025
Second-year postdoctoral research staff and NUPU member Steven Baksa said local unions are key for fostering solidarity. In his presentation, he distinguished between two types of solidarity — the internal and the external.
“Internal solidarity refers to mutual support within a given group,” he said. “External solidarity, on the other hand, is huge support between different groups that share a context.”
He cited a 2025 Economic Policy Institute report on how a high union density is associated with various “positive spillover” effects, including higher wages, more robust public services and healthier democracies.
Daily Northwestern
November 10, 2025
On The Rick Smith Show, Rick discusses the harmful impact of SNAP cuts with Ismael Cid-Martinez, Economist at the Economic Policy Institute, showing how millions of families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities are threatened by ongoing funding reductions and government shutdowns.
Rick Smith Show
November 10, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, the average annual cost of infant care in New York is $17,361, or $1,447 per month.
Financial Times
November 10, 2025
The staff reductions across federal agencies hit veterans particularly hard because the government has a preference for hiring them, says Ben Zipperer, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute. Of the 89,700 federal employees in Illinois as of January, 17,600 were veterans. Zipperer says it’s unclear how many federal employees in Illinois have been affected by job cuts.
“We aren’t seeing exactly the large federal cuts in the data yet because many of these people may be on a leave situation and they haven’t been removed from payrolls,” Zipperer says. “But that’s coming. The Trump administration projects that federal government employment will fall by 300,000 by the end of the year.”
Crain's Chicago
November 10, 2025
For much of the 20th century, teaching was a stable, middle-class job in the U.S. Now it’s becoming a lot harder to survive on a teacher’s salary: Wages have been stagnant for decades, according to a study from the Economic Policy Institute, and teachers earn 5% less than they did a decade ago when adjusting for inflation.
This is Reno
November 10, 2025
That’s more than their mortgage payment, which comes in at $2,100 a month. It’s also an astronomical 32% of their income. According to an Economic Policy Institute (EPI) analysis, “child care is more expensive than rent in 17 states and Washington, D.C.” (1)
MoneyWise
November 10, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute the purpose of the program is to supplement nutrition assistance for low-income households to assist adults in obtaining employment. The program was intended to restrict eligibility to those with limited liquid assets excluding house, vehicles, and bank accounts.
CT Examiner
November 10, 2025