Biography
Margaret Poydock joined EPI in 2016. As a senior policy analyst, she works on issues of unions, labor standards, and strikes. She also helps manage EPI’s legislative and policy initiatives to build a more just economy. Previously, Poydock was EPI’s communications assistant where she provided support for the media relations, publications, and web departments.
Education
B.S., Political Communication, Emerson College
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EPI comment on OSHA’s “Interpretation of the General Duty Clause” proposed rule
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Under the government shutdown, NLRB cases are on hold and the future of the agency remains uncertain
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Trump is the biggest union-buster in U.S. history: More than 1 million federal workers’ collective bargaining rights are at risk
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Tracking National Labor Relations Board actions through its administrative data
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Unions can play a critical role in safeguarding reproductive freedom: Union density is twice as high in abortion-protected states compared with abortion-restricted states
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Unions aren’t just good for workers—they also benefit communities and democracy
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EPI response to the congressional RFI on improvements to the LMRDA
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Trump’s Department of Labor is dismantling key workplace protections
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Testimony prepared for OSHA’s Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Rulemaking
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Trump’s attacks on the Department of Labor will hurt wages and working conditions
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How Trump has dismantled the federal workforce in his first 100 days
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Corruption in plain sight: How Elon Musk has benefited from the first 100 days of the Trump administration
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100 ways Trump hurt workers in his first 100 days
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ICE under Trump is attacking labor rights by targeting a farmworker advocate
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Trump will likely continue attacking the federal workforce in tonight’s joint address to Congress
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271,500 workers went on strike in 2024: Current labor law doesn’t adequately protect workers’ fundamental right to strike
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Here are the ways the Trump administration is already trampling on workers’ rights: Weeks into Trump’s second term, one thing is clear—billionaires are being prioritized over working people
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16 million workers were unionized in 2024: Millions more want to join unions but couldn’t
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Misclassifying workers as independent contractors is costly for workers and states
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EPI comment on OSHA’s proposed heat standard rule
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More than $1.5 billion in stolen wages recovered for workers between 2021 and 2023
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Flexible work: What workers, especially low-wage workers, really want and how best to provide it
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The inspiring wave of student worker organizing that the Trump administration tried to stop
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The Biden board: How President Biden’s NLRB appointees are restoring and supporting workers’ rights
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Major strike activity increased by 280% in 2023: Many workers still need policies that protect their right to strike
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Workers want unions, but the latest data point to obstacles in their path: Private-sector unionization rose by more than a quarter million in 2023, while unionization in state and local governments fell
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What to know about this summer’s strike activity: What’s spurring the rise in labor actions?
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Unions promote racial equity
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EPI comment regarding OSTP Request for Information on automated worker surveillance and management
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Workers are winning union elections, but it can take years to get their first contract