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
Meanwhile, groups like Economic Roundtable and the Economic Policy Institute have issued reports claiming that the jobs that Amazon brings when it builds a warehouse do not, on balance, benefit the community.
Fox Business
December 2, 2019
Housing is a possible avenue to solution, and affordable housing is a leading community issue which has gained momentum, yet that movement does not address the chronically homeless. Instead, they focus on housing for lower- and middle-class families unable to find homes in Jackson due to the income disparity in the area, which the Economic Policy Institute said is the worst in the country.
Buckrail
December 2, 2019
Cronkite News
December 2, 2019
According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) — a liberal think tank affiliated with teachers’ unions — public-school teachers earn, on average, 21.4 percent less than private-sector workers in other fields who have similar educational and demographic characteristics. According to EPI, by offering higher pay, public schools could attract and retain better teachers, leading to better test scores, higher graduation rates, and better jobs for the future. It’s a compelling argument, at least to the news media, who echo it in their coverage.
National Review
December 2, 2019
Bivens is the director of research at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) and said it’s hard to argue that the economy is quite strong, but noted one thing that would make it stronger would be more spending from the top down.
WJLA
December 2, 2019
In today’s workplace, predictability isn’t a guarantee. Research from the Economic Policy Institute found that around 10 percent of the U.S. workforce deals with irregular or on-call scheduling, while seven percent work split or rotating shifts. No one wins with this lack of stability — it creates challenges for employees and leads to higher turnover rates for their employers.
IEN
December 2, 2019