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Lee Press Releases Top charts of 2020: The economic fallout of COVID-19 December 18, 2020 Report Rebuilding Collective Bargaining Back Better December 17, 2020 By Lawrence Mishel, Lynn Rhinehart, Lane Windham, Celine McNicholas, and William E. Spriggs Events Unemployment insurance claims continue to climb: Congress must pass a stimulus package to prevent millions of people from being left with nothing December 17, 2020 By Heidi Shierholz Blog State attorneys general taking on protection of workers’ rights December 16, 2020 By Terri Gerstein Blog The war against the Postal Service: Postal services should be expanded for the public good, not diminished by special interests December 16, 2020 By Monique Morrissey Report Top five EPI blog posts of 2020 December 15, 2020 By Krista Faries Blog Federal labor standards enforcement in agriculture: Data reveal the biggest violators and raise new questions about how to improve and target efforts to protect farmworkers December 15, 2020 By Daniel Costa, Philip Martin, and Zachariah Rutledge Report The Biden administration can reverse much of Trump’s bad labor policy without Congress December 14, 2020 By Celine McNicholas and Margaret Poydock Blog EPI comments on DOL’s revisions to Form LM-2 December 14, 2020 By Margaret Poydock Public Comments Top 10 EPI reports of 2020 December 14, 2020 By Lora Engdahl Blog Unemployment claims hit highest level in months: Millions more jobs will be lost if Congress doesn’t act December 10, 2020 By Heidi Shierholz Blog The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey continues to show weaker levels of hires than before the recession hit: Any hope for a quick recovery is off the table unless Congress acts now December 9, 2020 By Elise Gould Blog Load more...