Furthermore, the Black unemployment rate, at 5.8% in August 2023, nearly doubles the national rate of 3.8%. These disparities are reminiscent of a recession, as highlighted by the Economic Policy Institute’s research spanning 1963 to 2012.
Michigan Chronicle
September 5, 2023
The Labor Day Powell’s strike and looming strike authorization vote for OHSU nurses come amid an increased movement to unionize across the United States, with public support for unions reaching a 50-year high, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
KOIN TV Oregon
September 5, 2023
Union activity picked up in 2018 and 2019 when the pooled annual average number of workers involved in major work stoppages reached a 35-year high according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Investopedia
September 5, 2023
Quotes Elise Gould. [Paywall].
Fortune
September 5, 2023
The Economic Policy Institute reports that CEO pay has increased over 1,300% since 1978 – mentioning that the average CEO was paid 351 times as much as a typical worker.
Forbes
September 5, 2023
According to a report from the Economic Policy Institute, in the past two years, at least fourteen (14) states have enacted or proposed laws rolling back child-labor protections they had previously passed which enhanced the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
Omaha World-Herald
September 5, 2023
Undocumented workers who work in the industry may avoid reporting hazardous conditions over fears they could lose their jobs or be deported, according to a report by the Economic Policy Institute that uses data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
WTOP
September 5, 2023
Improperly compensating Black women isn’t just bad for those of us directly experiencing it, but a risk to the economy at large. As highlighted in work done by the Economic Policy Institute, the devaluation of care work is directly related to anti-blackness and sexism.
Essence
September 5, 2023
A 2019 analysis from the Economic Policy Institute found that companies spent $340 million annually on union-avoiding consultants who helped deter organizers. Employers were also charged with violating federal law in 41.5% of all union election campaigns.
USA Today
September 5, 2023
According to the Economic Policy Institute, Missouri is one of 30 states with a minimum wage exceeding the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour.
Southeast Missourian
September 5, 2023