And, as a team of researchers from the Economic Policy Institute argues, unions can raise the level of nonunion workers if they’re prevalent enough in a geographical area or industrial sector. No wonder employers hate them.
February 8, 2019
A new study published Wednesday by my colleague Josh Bivens at the Economic Policy Institute reinforces that conviction, showing U.S. workers still have quite a long way to go before they recover their pre-recession share of corporate income.
Forbes
February 8, 2019
Female teachers earned 15.6 percent less in 2017 than female workers in comparable jobs, according to an evaluation of Labor Department data from the Economic Policy Institute. Male teachers were earning 26.8 percent less compared to other male workers.
The Hill
February 8, 2019
Public school teachers earned 19 percent less than workers with similar levels of education and experience in 2017, according to an analysis of the most recent data by the Economic Policy Institute. That’s up from just a 3 percent gap in the mid-90s.
Vice News
February 8, 2019
Just because there are a rising number of millionaires doesn’t necessarily mean all Americans are better off. Indeed, income inequality may be rising: The Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank, notes that “the share of all income held by the top 1% in recent years has approached or surpassed historical highs.
MarketWatch
February 8, 2019
The trend in the big corporate sector is especially clear. In 1989, the compensation of the average chief executive at the largest 350 U.S. companies was 58 times larger than the median employee’s wage. In 2017, the boss’s $18.9 million average pay was 312 times the median, according to the Economic Policy Institute. With that kind of pay cheque, it’s no wonder that capital builds up fast.
Reuters
February 7, 2019
Many analyses show their pay has fallen in relative terms. In a comprehensive evaluation of Labor Department data from the Economic Policy Institute, economists Sylvia Allegretto and Lawrence Mishel found “the mid-1990s marks the start of a period of sharply eroding teacher pay and an escalating teacher pay penalty.”
The Washington Post
February 7, 2019
A 2017 report by the Economic Policy Institute stated that millions of workers are victims of wage theft nationally each year and the practice leads to billions in lost wages. That includes refusing to pay promised salaries, paying less than the legally mandated minimum, failing to pay for all hours worked, and not paying overtime premiums. There are also instances of restaurant management paying a low tipped wage for doing nontipped work, such as rolling silverware or polishing glassware, and skimming workers’ tips and keeping a portion for themselves. Pooling tips with people earning a nontipped wage, such as dishwashers and cooks, is illegal in New jersey.
NJ Spotlight
February 7, 2019
Wage growth between 1979 and 2017 for the top 0.1 percent in inflation-adjusted dollars increased more than 340 percent, according to the Economic Policy Institute think tank. For the same period for the top 1 percent, it grew by about 160 percent. For the bottom 90 percent, it grew only 22 percent.
Detroit Free Press
February 7, 2019
Governors and legislatures can and should protect workers in their states from these attacks, and promote good jobs with fair pay and safe workplaces for their constituents. The Economic Policy Institute and the National Employment Law Project have teamed up to publish a blueprint with 18 recommendations for how state governments can use their authority to make an immediate positive impact for working people and create conditions that make their state economies work for everyone.
The American Prospect
February 7, 2019