Moreover, tipping is inherently racist and sexist, with women often making more in tips than men, and people of color seeing less in tips than whites. Tipped workers are also twice as likely to live in poverty according to a study by the Economic Policy Institute.
Indiana Daily Student
December 2, 2019
For example, the Economic Policy Institute reports that, from 1979 to 2018, net productivity in the US rose 70 per cent, but real hourly wages increased by only 12 per cent.
Channel News Asia
December 2, 2019
However, growth in this gap eased the following decade and especially since 2000, according to Economic Policy Institute think tank. While there is little question that the long-run effects of technological change are in this upward direction and will thereby make it harder for uneducated workers to command high wages, there is also a growing awareness that increased education alone will not solve the wage stagnation problem.
The Conversation
December 2, 2019
According to a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute, an independent, nonprofit think tank that researches the impact of economic trends and policies on working people in the United States, roughly 10.6 million of the 16.3 million workers covered by a union contract are women and/or people of color:
The Atlanta Voice
December 2, 2019
Right to work is an affront to all working people, but especially to workers of color, who have historically formed strong unions to earn fair wages and dignity on the job. As the Economic Policy Institute points out, “Unions help raise the wages of women and black and Hispanic workers – whose wages have historically lagged behind those of white men…Black and Hispanic workers get a larger boost from unionization than their white counterparts.”
Blue Virginia
December 2, 2019
Similar findings come from the Economic Policy Institute: It estimates that those age 32 to 37 have saved around $31,644, but then that figure rises substantially to around $67,720 for those age 38 to 43. For those age 44 to 48, their average retirement savings are $81,349. Finally, those age 50 to 55 have saved an average of $124,831. While these may all seem like healthy amounts, all of these savings are well below even the most conservative goals.
The Entrepreneur Fund
December 2, 2019
Un estudio revela la desigualdad que existe en el terreno laboral para las mujeres latinas. Según el Economic Policy Institute, las hispanas reciben 53 centavos por cada dólar ganado por un hombre blanco. Eso quiere decir que, a largo plazo, una mujer latina debe permanecer 57 años en la fuerza laborar para recibir el mismo pago que un hombre blanco devenga en 30 años.
CNN
December 2, 2019
Fletcher shared her tweet on Latina Equal Pay Day, which marks “how long into 2019 a Latina would have to work in order to be paid the same wages her white male counterpart was paid last year,” according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
For example, a 2018 report from the Economic Policy Institute found that there was a gap in pay between Hispanic men and white, non-Hispanic men — as well as a gap between Hispanic women and white, non-Hispanic men.
Statesman
December 2, 2019
The economy has seen low sustained unemployment, but “it’s not sparking inflation,” Heidi Shierholz, former chief economist at DOL and policy director at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, told POLITICO recently. “We actually still have slack in the labor market.” Even when people are able to find work, Shierholz explained, the jobs that are available “don’t have family-sustaining wages and benefits.” To address this paradox, researchers from Cornell Law School recently introduced a monthly “job quality index” that measures the ratio of high-quality jobs to low-quality jobs. More from Guida.
Politico
December 2, 2019
A critical milestone for the Chinese regime was achieved in 2001 when it joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) with the backing of U.S. President Bill Clinton. This set China on the path of maintaining years of trade deficits in its favour with many countries, including Canada and the United States. It helped China build up its foreign reserves and boost its economy, while costing millions of jobs in the United States and Canada as manufacturers relocated to China to take advantage of cheaper labour. According to an October 2018 study by the Economic Policy Institute, between 2001 to 2017, Canada lost 3.4 million jobs because of China’s acceptance into the WTO.
The Epoch Times
December 2, 2019