Biography
Margaret Poydock joined EPI in 2016. As the policy analyst, she assists the policy team in managing EPI’s legislative and policy initiatives to build a more just economy. Previously, Poydock was EPI’s communications assistant. In that position, she provided support for the media relations, publications, and web departments.
Education
B.S., Political Communication, Emerson College
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EPI comments on DOL’s proposed Wagner-Peyser Act Staffing rule
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National survey of gig workers paints a picture of poor working conditions, low pay
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EPI comments on DOL’s proposed updates to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts regulations
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The U.S. tax code functionally rewards corporations who use anti-union consultants: Congress must take action
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Data show major strike activity increased in 2021 but remains below pre-pandemic levels: Many worker actions were not captured in the data
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Project labor agreements on federal construction projects will benefit nearly 200,000 workers
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Latest data release on unionization is a wake-up call to lawmakers: We must fix our broken system of labor law
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More than $3 billion in stolen wages recovered for workers between 2017 and 2020
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Unions are not only good for workers, they’re good for communities and for democracy: High unionization levels are associated with positive outcomes across multiple indicators of economic, personal, and democratic well-being
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EPI comments on the partial withdrawal and re-proposal of the 2020 Tip Final Rule
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Worker protection agencies need more funding to enforce labor laws and protect workers
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Civil monetary penalties for labor violations are woefully insufficient to protect workers
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Misclassification, the ABC test, and employee status: The California experience and its relevance to current policy debates
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EPI comments on the partial withdrawal of the 2020 Tip Final Rule
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EPI comments on the delay of effective date for the 2020 Tip Final Rule
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EPI comments on the withdrawal of the Independent Contractor Rule
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EPI comments on the rescission of the Joint Employer Rule
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News from EPI › EPI applauds House passage of the PRO Act
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EPI comments on the proposed delay of effective date for the Independent Contractor Rule
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Downturn in strike activity reflects COVID-19 recession but fails to capture many walkouts for worker safety
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EPI comments on the proposed delay of effective date for the Tip Rule
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News from EPI › EPI applauds the reintroduction of the FAIR Act
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Why workers need the Protecting the Right to Organize Act: How the PRO Act solves the problems in current law that thwart workers seeking union representation
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The PRO Act is pro-worker: How the act would restore workers’ freedom to form a union
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How the PRO Act restores workers’ right to unionize: A chart of the ways the PRO Act fixes major problems in current labor law
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Union workers had more job security during the pandemic, but unionization remains historically low: Data on union representation in 2020 reinforce the need for dismantling barriers to union organizing
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The Trump administration finalizes rule attacking federal workers’ right to union representation in workplace discrimination cases
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The Biden administration can reverse much of Trump’s bad labor policy without Congress
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EPI comments on DOL’s revisions to Form LM-2
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The passage of California’s Proposition 22 would give digital platform companies a free pass to misclassify their workers