Tripling Union membership could help address the nationwide cost of living crisis. This, according to a new report the Economic Policy Institute announced last week Wednesday Labour Radio’s Sean Hacker up has more at a webinar hosted on Wednesday afternoon, Economic Policy Institute Executive Vice President Naomi Walker opposed the question quote what would America look like if we tripled Union membership and at a virtual press conference held earlier that morning, the think Tank announced a new report that offers an answer to that question. In that world? This week’s EPI report finds nearly one in 3 people would be employed in a card carrying Union job the median worker would make over a quarter of a million dollars more during a 35 year career, racial and gender pay gaps would narrow social programs like public education and Medicaid could be expanded, and Democratic institutions would be less likely to be undermined.
WORT Labor Radio (Wisconsin)
July 21, 2026
Nationally, 14 million workers make less than $15 per hour and 20 million workers make less than $16, including overtime, tips and commissions, according to the Economic Policy Institute’s Low Wage Workforce Tracker.
PennLive
July 21, 2026
The Economic Policy Institute reports the average annual cost of infant care in Massachusetts is $26,709.
The Gardner News (Massachusetts)
July 21, 2026
By the mid-1990s, however, two economists at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI president Larry Mishel and Jared Bernstein, who went on to become chair of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers under Joe Biden) documented that around 1980, productivity continued its merry ascent while wages began lagging farther and farther behind.
American Prospect
July 21, 2026
A separate analysis by the Economic Policy Institute also found the hourly gap increasing, from 18% in 2024 to 18.6% in 2025.
Forbes
July 21, 2026
…job losses in recent memory, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute. Related Trump Admin Wants to Make It Easier for…[paywall].
The Intercept
July 20, 2026
Naturally, Trump has done very little in the way of putting American workers first. In fact, many of his policies have only degraded their quality of life, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Unicorn Riot
July 20, 2026
Heywood’s internal data identified child care as a leading driver of absenteeism, turnover and recruitment challenges — a finding consistent with statewide data from the Economic Policy Institute, which puts the average annual cost of infant care in Massachusetts at $26,709.
Becker’s Hospital Review
July 20, 2026
According to the Economic Policy Institute, unemployment for college graduates sits at 5.6 percent, well above the 4.3 percent affecting the rest of the country.
Arkansas Money & Politics
July 20, 2026
This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL Ed Maher and Phil Davidson spend the entire show discussing the latest union related news pertaining to the CEO of BlackRock, the new Economic Policy Institute study about union memberships, Chicago Public School layoffs, data centers and more.
WGN Radio (Chicago)
July 20, 2026