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Later this year, four more states and 23 additional localities will also raise their minimum wage, with 15 of them increasing to $15 or more. The Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning research firm, says that at the start of 2020, approximately 7 million workers are already benefiting from higher wages.
The Hill January 6, 2020 -
According to the Economic Policy Institute , Arizona is one of 29 states, plus Washington, D.C, that have a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, which hasn’t changed since 2009.
Arizona Public Media January 6, 2020 -
The hourly minimum went up by as little as 10 cents an hour in Florida to $1.50 in Washington state, according to the Economic Policy Institute. States from Alaska to Alabama and from California to Maine recognize that working people need a wage boost to survive in an economy that’s rigged in favor of the wealthy and corporations.
AFSCME Now January 6, 2020 -
January 6, 2020
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However, employers cannot solve the nation’s child care crisis alone, and a few days of backup or small stipends do not meet the needs of parents who are struggling to coordinate and pay for full-time year-round care. Often families with young children are faced with accepting what local funds are available to them while staying home and being the sole caregiver or choosing to enter the workforce, only to realize they end up spending a significant portion of their wages attempting to pay for quality child care and fall short in the long run. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the average cost for child care of a 4-year-old was $7,895, with infant care costing as much as $9,697 for year 2019.
The Columbus Dispatch January 6, 2020 -
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January 6, 2020 -
However, employers cannot solve the nation’s child care crisis alone, and a few days of backup or small stipends do not meet the needs of parents who are struggling to coordinate and pay for full-time year-round care. Often families with young children are faced with accepting what local funds are available to them while staying home and being the sole caregiver or choosing to enter the workforce, only to realize they end up spending a significant portion of their wages attempting to pay for quality child care and fall short in the long run. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the average cost for child care of a 4-year-old was $7,895, with infant care costing as much as $9,697 for year 2019.
The Columbus Dispatch January 6, 2020 -
January 6, 2020
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The Economic Policy Institute reported that in 1978 average CEO pay was 30 times the average worker, and by 2016 it had increased to 271 times the average worker’s pay. In fact, average CEO pay has increased at a rate 70 percent faster than the stock market!
Seattle Pi January 6, 2020 -
If you dig deeper into the economic indicators, you will find that something is really fundamentally wrong with our service economy. Despite the good signs, there are large numbers of people who are suffering from years of declining or stagnant wages. Many young people cannot buy a house, go to college, buy healthcare, have children, or do as well as their parents. The Economic Policy Institute says that inequality in United States is the highest of any Western country. They say that from 1979 to 2016, wages of the top 1% grew nearly 150%; whereas the wages of the bottom 90% combined grew just 21.3%.
Industry Week January 6, 2020