This week, Goldy and Paul talk to Chandra Childers, a senior policy and economic analyst at the Economic Policy Institute and author of their recent report on the Southern economic development model. Although the Southern economic development model is touted as a business-friendly strategy, it has devastating consequences for workers and families in Southern states. Childers explains how this economic model is rooted in racism and economic exploitation and has led to lower wages, weaker safety nets, and fewer opportunities for workers. They also discuss how some Southern states are bucking this trend and attempting to adopt more progressive policies, as well as the potential impact of renewed unionization efforts in the region.
Pitchfork Economics
July 1, 2024
CEO compensation rose nearly 1,045% between 1978 and 2022, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute released in September 2023. T
Clickable
July 1, 2024
Last March, one member of California’s legislature floated legislation for a 32-hour workweek to become national law, with the backing of the AFL-CIO and the Economic Policy Institute. The bill failed to find traction.
Fortune
July 1, 2024
There are numerous sources that provide authoritative analyses of racial disparities, including the Federal Reserve Board, the Urban Institute, and the Economic Policy Institute. Explaining what generates racial disparities can be found in a new book, The Economics of Structural Racism, or in the stratification economics literature.
American Prospect
July 1, 2024
According to the Economic Policy Institute, U.S. employers spend more than $400 million per year on union avoidance persuaders like the Labor Pros, which lists its address in reports to the government as either a building in downtown Orlando near Lake Eola or the UPS office on East Central Boulevard.
Orlando Weekly
July 1, 2024
A 2022 report by the Economic Policy Institute, found that in the United States the vast majority of domestic workers — more than 90 percent — are women; just over half are Black, Hispanic, or Asian American and Pacific Islander women; and they tend to be older than other workers.
Associated Press
June 27, 2024
The Economic Policy Institute reported that American employers prefer to use the H-2A program over hiring U.S. workers because they see foreign workers as “exploitable.” American employers often fight against new H-2A regulations, alleging that the program is already too “expensive” and “bureaucratically complex.”
Prism Reports
June 27, 2024
A 2022 report by the Economic Policy Institute, found that in the United States the vast majority of domestic workers — more than 90 percent — are women; just over half are Black, Hispanic, or Asian American and Pacific Islander women; and they tend to be older than other workers.
Associated Press
June 27, 2024
The Economic Policy Institute reported that American employers prefer to use the H-2A program over hiring U.S. workers because they see foreign workers as “exploitable.” American employers often fight against new H-2A regulations, alleging that the program is already too “expensive” and “bureaucratically complex.”
Prism Reports
June 27, 2024