In fact, wages for most workers in the U.S. have essentially stagnated since the 1970s, despite a rise in productivity. Middle-wage workers’ hourly pay is up 6% since 1979, and low-wage workers’ earnings are actually down 5%. Meanwhile, those with very high wages saw a 41% increase, according to an analysis from the Economic Policy Institute. That’s a significant spike in inequality that can make the question of whether you can afford to become a parent a difficult one.
Motley Fool
March 29, 2024
According to the Economic Policy Institute, there have been at least 12 bills filed in 10 separate states over the past two years aimed at loosening child labor laws.
Action News Jax
March 29, 2024
According to the Economic Policy Institute, since the 1970s the U.S. economy has suffered from wage stagnation and the slow growth of living standards for low- and moderate-income workers while the costs of living have drastically increased. On the flip side, those with the most income, wealth, and power have continued to actively suppress policies that would allow for shared prosperity.
Santa Monica Daily Press
March 29, 2024
Thirty states have introduced bills to weaken child labor laws since 2021, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank.
Courier Journal
March 29, 2024
When deciding how much to tip, it can be helpful to look up the minimum and subminimum wages of your state, says Allegretto. The think tank Economic Policy Institute has a wage tracker that can help you find this information.
NPR
March 29, 2024
As of 2022, teachers earn 26.4% less than other college-educated workers, the lowest in six decades, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Stacker
March 29, 2024
These uses of state power to try to suppress Southern workers’ wages by blocking the path to a union contract are nothing new.
Southern Republicans have for decades claimed that “business-friendly” policies—including laws that constrain workers’ rights—would lead to an abundance of jobs and prosperity. The data show a grim reality.
Newsweek
March 29, 2024
On Tuesday, a virtual workshop will be held to offer basic information regarding unions for working class folks and others interested in learning about the topic especially in Alabama.
The workshop is sponsored by the North Alabama Labor Council and the presentation will be conducted by Jennifer Sherer of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Sherer is a senior state policy coordinator for EPI’s Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) Worker Power Project.
Alabama Reporter
March 29, 2024
It’s up to each state representative to set their employees’ salaries with a $75,000 cap, according to McCann, Tate’s spokesperson. Representatives must pay their staff at least $35,000. That floor means representatives can pay their staff about $7,000 less than a living wage in the Lansing/East Lansing metro area, according to calculations from the Economic Policy Institute, a research organization focused on low- and middle-income workers.
Detroit Free Press
March 29, 2024
Education majors tend to be paid less as well. While teachers have good job security, summers off and pensions, they’re usually paid by state governments, which have lagged in keeping wages commensurate with inflation. In recent years, the “teacher pay penalty” has gotten worse, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
CNBC
March 29, 2024