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• The year of the strike: What’s causing this labor movement and the potential impact

  Data from the Economic Policy Institute shows the number of workers striking fell sharply in 2020 and 2021 but then jumped 50% last year alone.

  CBS Seattle October 20, 2023
• Children First: Financial incentives to retain California teachers

  California expects to hire more than 22,000 teachers this year.

  According to the Economic Policy Institute, teachers in California make 17 percent less than other comparable college-educated workers.

  ABC 30 October 20, 2023
• “Teeth Are Luxury Bones That Only The Rich Should Afford” — 19 Scams That Have Become So Normalised, We Don’t Even Realise They’re Scams

  “Wish I could upvote more. Historically with inflation about 60% is worker costs, this time it’s close to 54%* due to profit increases and only 10-15% going to workers. Complete price gouging scam.” 

  Buzzfeed October 20, 2023
• The pay penalty for becoming a teacher is worse than ever

  Teachers have historically faced lower pay than other workers, and the gap got even worse in 2022, a recent report indicated.

  Sylvia Allegretto, a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research and a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute, wrote a report that looked into how the pay of public school teachers looks compared to college graduates working elsewhere.

  Business Insider October 20, 2023
• October 20, 2023
  October 20, 2023
• Teacher salaries in North Dakota

  The Economic Policy Institute reports that teacher pay has suffered a sharp decline compared with the pay of other college-educated workers.

  On average, teachers made 26.4% less than other similarly educated professionals in 2022—the lowest level since 1960.

  KFYR TV October 13, 2023
• Calif. to Teach Kids Labor Laws to Protect Against Exploitation

  Legislators in at least 14 states in the past two years have pushed through legislation easing child labor laws, according to the Economic Policy Institute. 

  Worker's Compensation.com October 13, 2023
• The teacher pay gap is worsening across the country, including in Florida

  Teacher pay is falling farther behind the wages of other college-educated professionals, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).

  WUSF October 13, 2023
• Teachers are becoming more educated, but salaries aren’t keeping up

  Despite being among the most educated professions—some states even require master’s degrees—teachers earn just three-quarters as much as comparable college graduates, according to research published by the Economic Policy Institute in 2022.

  Stacker October 13, 2023
• Initiative aims to remove right-to-work statute in Arizona

  Jennifer Sherer, director of the state worker power initiative for the Economic Policy Institute, said by looking at trends, workers across the country are increasingly looking to their right to organize and collectively bargain as a vehicle to address what she called “really deep inequalities in our economy.”

  “The initiative and the discussion underway in a number of states about making sure every worker has full access to those rights is the origin of the initiative you are seeing in Arizona,” Sherer explained.

  Public News Service October 13, 2023