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
A different estimate from the left-leaning think tank Economic Policy Institute (EPI), which has conducted some of the most extensive research on the subject matter and its economic effects, suggests that about 33.5 million workers would see higher pay, almost two-thirds of them women and 6.2 million currently living in poverty.
Bankrate
November 17, 2020
In a report published in September, the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute found that teachers are paid less than other college-educated workers with similar experience, which discourages graduates from entering the teaching profession and contributes to teacher turnover, a problem that’s particularly sharp in areas with higher concentrations of people of color. The pre-pandemic teacher turnover rate of 8% in the US is much higher than in places like Finland, Singapore, and Ontario, Canada, which are known for high-achieving school systems and teacher attrition rates closer to 3% or 4%.
Quartz
November 17, 2020
“It’s been a political game,” said Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute. “The answer is obvious.
“It’s not a question of what should we do?” she added. “It’s a question of do it.”
CNBC
November 17, 2020
Before COVID-19 hit, the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, found Latinos were already suffering from higher unemployment rates, significant wage gaps and lower household incomes than their white counterparts.
WFAE 90.7
November 17, 2020
Fresh off his election win, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Congress should focus its energy on approving a new coronavirus stimulus bill “by the end of the year” and it would possibly “do more for state and local governments.” That would be a relief, because without any more money, 5.3 million workers could lose their jobs by the end of 2021 if municipalities don’t get a bailout, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Silicon Valley
November 17, 2020
“Everyone who follows this recognizes that the main obstacle to raising minimum wages is Republican legislatures,” says Ben Zipperer, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute, who has testified in Congress in support of lifting the federal minimum to $15.
Bloomberg
November 17, 2020
Before COVID-19, minority groups comprised much of the nation’s low wage earners. In a wage report issued by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the group documents how much less African American and Latinx workers are paid than White workers. The numbers show that both Black and Latinx workers have a history of making less income than White workers. By 2019, Black wages were 75.6% of White wages, and Latinx wages were 74.6%.
Coalition on Human Needs
November 17, 2020
Moody’s estimated that Biden’s overall economic plan, which includes health care investments, could create up to 18.7 million new jobs. A recent Economic Policy Institute report found that a similar plan that includes both clean energy and infrastructure investments, coupled with rebalancing trade, could create up to 12.9 million new jobs.
Alliance for American Manufacturing
November 17, 2020
Plus, the more that graduates earn, the more tax dollars they contribute over time, according to the Economic Policy Institute. In turn, educated people want to live somewhere where they will get a good return on their educational investment.
Hispanic Network
November 17, 2020