These are just three of the 50 reasons the Trump administration is bad for workers, according to a recent report published by the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that focuses on the needs of low- and middle-income workers in economic policy discussions.
The Progressive Pulse
October 1, 2020
As a result, parents often chip in—to the tune of $42 billion a year, per a recent estimate from the Economic Policy Institute.
EdSurge
October 1, 2020
In the U.S., parents spend about $42 billion per year on early care and education, while public spending, a mix of federal, state and local government money, is about $34 billion, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank.
ABC News
October 1, 2020
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Congressman Mark DeSaulnier
October 1, 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, millions of Americans have faced financial hardship with more than 50 million filing for unemployment benefits. But even before the COVID-19 crisis, many Americans were dealing with economic issues. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the federal minimum wage hasn’t been enough to meet cost of living demands since the 1960s.
The Active Times
October 1, 2020
According to the Economic Policy Institute, 29.8 million would lose insurance and 1.2 million jobs would be lost if Obamacare is repealed. In Maine, the number of people without insurance would jump by 122% to 95,000.The number of jobs lost would be 3,435.
Press Herald
October 1, 2020
HEALTH CARE JEOPARDIZED
According to the Economic Policy Institute, 6.2 million workers lost employer-sponsored health insurance between February and July 2020, while 12 million people (including spouses and dependents) lost coverage.
UAW
October 1, 2020
Business is as divided in attitude as in pay. For example, a recent Economic Policy Institute study found that top execs are paid on average 320 times as workers at the top 350 firms in the US. And the problem of attitude is global since IBM surveyed execs worldwide.
WRAL Tech Wire
October 1, 2020
“If we want to stop this virus, we collectively have to be able to keep workers safe and we have to know when people are getting exposed at work,” said Terri Gerstein, senior fellow at the Economic Policy Institute, a labor-funded think tank, and director of the State and Local Enforcement Project at Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program. “It’s just layer upon layer of inadequacy in terms of taking the steps needed to protect people.”
NBC News
October 1, 2020
The Economic Policy Institute has estimated that failure to provide support to local government could cost 5.3 million jobs through 2021.
Tech Explore
October 1, 2020