Terri Gerstein, fellow at the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School and the Economic Policy Institute, talks about the recent changes to child labor laws around the country and why a loosening of those laws may be harmful to children.
The Brian Lehrer Show
April 14, 2023
“The top 30 H-1B employers hired 34,000 new H-1B workers in 2022 and laid off at least 85,000 workers in 2022 and early 2023,” said an April 11 report by the left-wing Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
Breitbart
April 14, 2023
The Economic Policy Institute published a report that analyzes how privatized health reduces job growth and therefore overall economic growth.
The Michigan Daily
April 14, 2023
In Georgia, the unemployment rate for Black workers is also higher than the overall rate. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the most recent figures available, the Black unemployment rate in Georgia was 5.1% according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, a liberal think tank that specializes in labor and wage issues, better than the national rate at the time. The jobless rate for all Georgians was 3.1% at the end of the year.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
April 14, 2023
On average, teachers earn 76.5 cents on the dollar compared to what college graduates make at other jobs, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Marketplace
April 14, 2023
Employers spend over $400 million per year in “union avoidance” consultants, according to a recent study of US Department of Labor data by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. But the figure may actually be higher, as Amazon disclosed March 31 that it spent over $14 million in 2022 alone on such expenses, and Starbucks—which also is experiencing high organizing activity—has yet to reveal how much it spends on consultants.
Bloomberg Law
April 14, 2023
Quite the contrary. Despite employers’ claims that the H-2A program is too “expensive” and “bureaucratically complex,” the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) reports that American employers prefer to utilize the H-2A program over hiring U.S. workers because they see foreign workers as “exploitable.” The H-2A program has exploded over the last decade, but increased growth has not translated to increased resources to the DOL, the agency primarily responsible for overseeing the program. According to EPI, the government’s woefully inadequate oversight allows “frequent and extreme” violators of H-2A regulations to continue hiring guest workers with impunity.
Prism Reports
April 14, 2023
Contrary to the name, RTW laws don’t guarantee a right to job. What they do is allow “freeloaders” to take advantage of union-won benefits without have to pay a penny to support the union’s efforts. A RTW law simply aims “to undermine unions’ bargaining strength” by making it harder for unions to sustain themselves financially, notes the Economic Policy Institute.
St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune
April 14, 2023
Features interview with Heidi Shierholz.
Bloomberg TV
April 14, 2023
Jennifer Sherer, who published a report for the non-profit, left-leaning Economic Policy Institute with Nina Mast tracking states rolling back child labor laws, said in an interview that some industry groups have different interests when it comes to child labor laws, but they share a common desire to ease restrictions.
States Newsroom
April 14, 2023