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• Rand Paul Blocks Bill That Would Ensure New Moms Are Allowed to Breastfeed at Work

  The bill would close a loophole in the 2010 Break Time for Nursing Mothers Law, which mostly only covers hourly workers and excludes most salaried occupations, per the Economic Policy Institute.

  Jezebel December 23, 2022
• We Need a Pro-Worker Transition to Electric Vehicles

  As a recent study by the Economic Policy Institute outlines, without increased domestic production of electric vehicle batteries and other power train components, the large-scale introduction of electric vehicles could result in the loss of over two hundred fifty thousand jobs in automobile assembly and parts production.

  Jacobin December 23, 2022
• Wisconsin child care providers struggle as COVID-19 relief funds end

  Child care in Wisconsin is already expensive, ranking 20th among states and the District of Columbia for most expensive infant care. The average annual cost of child care was nearly $12,600 in October 2020, according to the Economic Policy Institute. 

  Wisconsin Public Radio December 23, 2022
• NLRB’s Vacant GOP Seat Likely to Remain Empty Until Summer

  “It would be political negligence to do a one-off and not hold Republicans to account,” said Celine McNicholas, chief lobbyist for the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute who previously served as director of congressional and public affairs for the NLRB. “You lose any kind of leverage with Republicans if you move Ring’s seat without moving Wilcox’s seat. You essentially give Republicans an advantage.”

  Bloomberg Law December 23, 2022
• When Child Care Expenses Make It Harder for Parents to Raise Their Kids

  Fewer options for parents have also led to higher costs in most areas, though prices vary wildly state to state. For example, while the average annual price of a full-time child care center for a toddler costs more than $24,000 in Washington, DC, it comes out to roughly $6,800 in Arkansas, according to a calculator made by the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute. States like California and New York have some of the least affordable child care options, costing nearly half the median income for a single-parent family, according to a 2021 report from Child Care Aware of America.

  CNET December 23, 2022
• NONPROFITS FILL VOID IN TRAINING PEOPLE OF COLOR

  By the numbers: Black and Latino workers make up 12.8% and 17.4% of the total workforce, respectively, but only 10% and 9.8% of the professional workforce, according to the Economic Policy Institute and the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO.

  Axios December 23, 2022
• Women and men ask for raises the same amount. You can probably guess who gets them more often
  … pay has skyrocketed by 1,322% since 1978 while the average employee wage grew by just 18%, according to the Economic Policy Institute. (paywall).
  Fortune December 23, 2022
• The Billionaire’s Press Dominates Censorship Beat

  In 2017, the FBI reported the cost of street crime at about $13.8 billion. That same year, the Economic Policy Institute released a study saying that just one form of wage theft — minimum wage violations — costs U.S. workers even more: an estimated $15 billion annually, impacting an estimated 17 percent of low-wage workers.

  North Coast Journal December 23, 2022
• What Teachers Were Reading This Year: Top 10 Stories

  The Economic Policy Institute has been tracking the “teacher pay penalty” for 18 years, and in 2021, it reached a new high: Teachers earn 23.5 percent less than comparable college graduates.

  Education Week December 23, 2022
• Bloomberg Markets: Americas Full Show

  Kriti Gupta and Jon Erlichman discuss the SEC overahaul and the World Cup final. Guests Today: Heidi Shierholz of the Economic Policy Institute and Joe Mecane of Citadel Securities.

  Bloomberg TV December 23, 2022