Still, Trump was right that America’s free-trade policies have been a failure. Since 2000, the United States has lost roughly five million manufacturing jobs and more than 91,000 factories. And as the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has reported, America’s ongoing trade deficit with China cost 3.7 million U.S. jobs between 2001 and 2018.
Inside Sources
November 18, 2020
The Economic Policy Institute estimates that twenty-five million workers have taken a big hit over the course of the pandemic, a number that includes seven million who’ve experienced cuts in pay and hours, three million who are unemployed but misclassified, and four and a half million who’ve dropped out of the labor force.
Jacobin
November 18, 2020
The measure’s success could endanger independent contractors outside the gig economy, too. That includes janitors and home health aides, who also do not typically qualify for minimum wage, overtime protection, paid leave or unemployment insurance, said Margaret Poydock, a policy associate at the Economic Policy Institute, a pro-labor think tank. “Prop 22 showed that companies and big corporations can buy their way out of providing protections for workers under the law,” she said.
Washington Post
November 18, 2020
Labor advocates say that Uber’s and Lyft’s plan to take the legislative model and deep pockets to other states amounts to an assault on workers rights for not just gig workers but all independent contractors.
“Prop 22 showed that companies and big corporations can buy their way out of providing protections for workers under the law,” said Margaret Poydock, a policy associate for the Economic Policy Institute, a pro-labor think tank.
Washington Post
November 18, 2020
The Economic Policy Institute reports that, as of September, public K-12 education employment is more than half a million jobs below last year’s numbers and 890,000 below where it would have to be to keep up with growth in student enrollment since 2008. About half of those roles are teachers—others include counselors, teaching assistants, roles in special education, food service and more.
Enterprise Ledger
November 18, 2020
Citing Economic Policy Institute multipliers for the construction industry — 5.5 direct jobs and 10.9 indirect jobs created for every $1 million of construction cost — Sullivan estimates that Fidalgo Flats will cost $4 million to build and could result in 22 direct jobs and 44 indirect jobs.
Anacortes American
November 18, 2020
Still, Trump was right that America’s free-trade policies have been a failure. Since 2000, the United States has lost roughly five million manufacturing jobs and more than 91,000 factories. And as the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has reported, America’s ongoing trade deficit with China cost 3.7 million U.S. jobs between 2001 and 2018.
Inside Sources
November 18, 2020
The Economic Policy Institute estimates that twenty-five million workers have taken a big hit over the course of the pandemic, a number that includes seven million who’ve experienced cuts in pay and hours, three million who are unemployed but misclassified, and four and a half million who’ve dropped out of the labor force.
Jacobin
November 18, 2020
The measure’s success could endanger independent contractors outside the gig economy, too. That includes janitors and home health aides, who also do not typically qualify for minimum wage, overtime protection, paid leave or unemployment insurance, said Margaret Poydock, a policy associate at the Economic Policy Institute, a pro-labor think tank. “Prop 22 showed that companies and big corporations can buy their way out of providing protections for workers under the law,” she said.
Washington Post
November 18, 2020