Out of 858,000 net new jobs for workers under age 35 that year, almost one in four (23%) was a union job, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Ithaca Journal
September 13, 2019
More Americans are employed in jobs that do not meet their financial needs or align with their skills. A study by the Economic Policy Institute indicates that more than 11 percent of Americans work part time but want full-time work or have looked for work in the last year but have given up actively seeking it.”
The Hill
September 13, 2019
What is clear, though, is that whites went to the suburbs because they could. Richard Rothstein, distinguished fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and author of a book about the federal government’s role in residential segregation titled “The Color of Law,” spoke last year at a forum in Newark about how Federal Housing Administration policy kept blacks out of the suburbs.
NJ Spotlight
September 13, 2019
After United Parcel Service (UPS) workers who were injured on the job sued their employer for its alleged failure to provide reasonable accommodations, the employees “successfully won certification of a national class of similarly situated workers to pursue their claims,” as per the Economic Policy Institute. Scalia got the class certification struck down on appeal. Scalia also fought to make UPS workers, rather than their employers, pay for protective equipment needed to stay safe on the job.
Citizen Truth
September 13, 2019
Josh Bivens, director of research at the Economic Policy Institute, said job creation is a positive byproduct of climate change policies, but he believes it shouldn’t be the focal point.
“I understand why politicians talk about it,” Mr. Bivens aid. Regardless, he added, “It’s obvious that climate change is a horrifying reality that is worth a lot of money to spend to ameliorate.”
The New York Times
September 13, 2019
Research from the Economic Policy Institute shows that in North Carolina, the difference in income is growing and the economy is not working well for everyone.
NC Policy Watch
September 13, 2019
“One study found that in middle-income neighborhoods there are 13 books per child, while in low-income neighborhoods, there is one book for every 300 children,” said Richards. “Researchers with the Economic Policy Institute have found that when low-income parents read to their children from an early age, have books in the home, and visit the library, their children have higher literacy skills.”
The Laurinburg Exchange
September 13, 2019
Before reviewing these options, though, it is important to recall the degree in shift of income that has occurred. You can slice and dice the numbers many ways, but the shift of income from labor to capital is clear. A May 2019 report from McKinsey Global Institute, which published a 62-page paper titled A new look at the declining labor share of income in the United States, notes that had labor’s share of income “remained at the levels of 1998…all else being equal, average worker pay in real terms might be higher by roughly $3,000 per year today.” A few years ago, the Economic Policy Institute provided an even higher estimate, writing that if the benefits of income growth between 2000 and 2015 had been distributed over the labor force, “this would translate into a $3,770 raise for each worker.”
Nonprofit Quarterly
September 13, 2019
The report, by the Economic Policy Institute and the Center for Popular Democracy, paints a stark picture of what would happen to workers at the mercy of arbitrators. Statistics show that supposedly neutral quasi-judges side with bosses more than 90% of the time.
People’s World
September 13, 2019
The Economic Policy Institute is pleased to welcome Robert Kuttner, co-editor of The American Prospect and one of EPI’s founders, to present his new book The Stakes: 2020 and the Survival of American Democracy.
The American Prospect
September 13, 2019