Living Wage for US was launched in November 2021 to create a “internationally comparable and locally specific” living wage certification program.
Based on data from the Economic Policy Institute, Living Wage for US considers the cost of housing, food, transportation, health insurance, out-of-pocket health care costs and retirement to come up with its living wage rate. Certain benefits, such as health care, retirement or child care, are considered when tailoring a specific rate for each employer seeking certification.
Mountain Xpress
March 1, 2024
Features interview with Nina Mast on child labor.
Free Speech TV
March 1, 2024
Cites EPI’s child care calculator.
Investopedia
February 26, 2024
Snce the Kroger-Albertsons merger was first announced in 2022, consumer advocates, unions and lawmakers have urged the FTC to investigate the proposed deal and take action to protect consumers and the company’s workers.
The deal could cost workers a total of $334 million each year, an average of $450 per employee, according to a May 2023 policy brief by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning, pro-union think tank.
The Hill
February 26, 2024
The deal would also bring economic pain for workers, according to merger opponents. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has estimated that if the acquisition is completed, roughly 746,000 grocery store workers in over 50 metropolitan areas of the U.S. would see their annual earnings fall by a combined $334 million.
“Workers’ ability to negotiate better pay and working conditions rests on their capacity to switch jobs,” EPI senior economist Ben Zipperer explained in a 2023 memo. “By decreasing the number of outside options available to workers, the merger will limit competition for hiring and retaining employees, and grocery store worker earnings will fall as a result.”
Common Dreams
February 26, 2024
At least seven other states have introduced similar bills in the past two years, according to Daniel Perez, an analyst who’s been tracking the issue for the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, which supports the policy. These include California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Maryland bill was unveiled just last month.
“It seems like a groundswell moment,” Perez said.
Huffpost
February 23, 2024
Features interview with Nina Mast on child labor.
Free Speech TV
February 23, 2024
At least seven other states have introduced similar bills in the past two years, according to Daniel Perez, an analyst who’s been tracking the issue for the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, which supports the policy. These include California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Maryland bill was unveiled just last month.
“It seems like a groundswell moment,” Perez said.
Huffpost
February 23, 2024