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Unions help shrink it. August 29, 2024 By Monique Morrissey and Jennifer Sherer Report Testimony prepared for the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Economic Policy for a hearing titled “Banning Noncompete Agreements” July 30, 2024 By Heidi Shierholz Testimony Flexible work: What workers, especially low-wage workers, really want and how best to provide it July 23, 2024 By Margaret Poydock, Lynn Rhinehart, and Celine McNicholas Report Southern policymakers leave workers with lower wages and a fraying safety net: Rooted in Racism and Economic Exploitation: Part Three July 18, 2024 By Chandra Childers Report The rise of the ‘union curious’: Support for unionization among America’s frontline workers July 16, 2024 By John S. 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