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Unions help reduce disparities and strengthen our democracy
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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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Why unions are good for workers—especially in a crisis like COVID-19: 12 policies that would boost worker rights, safety, and wages
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Fear at work: An inside account of how employers threaten, intimidate, and harass workers to stop them from exercising their right to collective bargaining
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Union workers are more likely to have paid sick days and health insurance: COVID-19 sheds light on least-empowered workers
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Unlawful: U.S. employers are charged with violating federal law in 41.5% of all union election campaigns
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How today’s unions help working people: Giving workers the power to improve their jobs and unrig the economy
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Expanding overtime protection for teachers under the Fair Labor Standards Act
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Preempting progress in the heartland: State lawmakers in the Midwest prevent shared prosperity and racial, gender, and immigrant justice by interfering in local policymaking
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Two-thirds of low-wage workers still lack access to paid sick days during an ongoing pandemic
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The stakes for workers in how policymakers manage the coming shift to all-electric vehicles
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Bargaining over COVID-19 vaccine requirements doesn’t mean unions oppose mandates: EPI’s Dave Kamper provides a Twitter reality check
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A century after the Battle of Blair Mountain, protecting workers’ right to organize has never been more important
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EPI comments on the partial withdrawal and re-proposal of the 2020 Tip Final Rule
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Richard Trumka was a champion for workers’ rights: Passing the PRO Act was one of his top priorities
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The racist campaign against ‘critical race theory’ threatens democracy and economic transformation
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EPI comments on DOL’s draft Strategic Plan and Evidence-Building Plan
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Worker protection agencies need more funding to enforce labor laws and protect workers
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As Arkansas and Missouri see a rise in COVID-19 cases, more economic protections are needed
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Statement for the record for U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, “Immigrant Farmworkers are Essential to Feeding America”
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The farmworker wage gap continued in 2020: Farmworkers and H-2A workers earned very low wages during the pandemic, even compared with other low-wage workers
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Worker-led state and local policy victories in 2021 showcase potential for an equitable recovery
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Civil monetary penalties for labor violations are woefully insufficient to protect workers
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Disappointing Supreme Court decision makes it harder for farmworkers to unionize
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Unions can reduce the public-sector pay gap: Collective bargaining rights and local government 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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Labor rights and civil rights: One intertwined struggle for all workers
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EPI comments on the partial withdrawal of the 2020 Tip Final Rule
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How district attorneys and state attorneys general are fighting workplace abuses: An introduction to criminal prosecutions of wage theft and other employer crimes against workers
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The impact of changes in public-sector bargaining laws on districts’ spending on teacher compensation
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Unions help reduce disparities and strengthen our democracy
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Shortchanged—weak anti-retaliation provisions in the National Labor Relations Act cost workers billions
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Who are today’s union workers?: Unionized workers are diverse, and they work in most industries across America
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Working people want a voice at work
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How Amazon gerrymandered the union vote—and won
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EPI comments on the delay of effective date for the 2020 Tip Final Rule
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We need a vaccine for false narratives about racial disparities: Taking statistics with a dose of history and context will bolster economic and racial justice for Black workers