Recession FAQ

June 10, 2025 By Josh Bivens, Elise Gould, Adam S. Hersh, Hilary Wething, and Ben Zipperer Fact Sheet

Black federal workers by state

April 9, 2025 By Valerie Wilson Fact Sheet

The impact of the Raise the Wage Act of 2025

April 8, 2025 By Ben Zipperer Fact Sheet

Why is President Trump attacking the Postal Service?: Your questions answered

March 10, 2025 By Monique Morrissey Fact Sheet

Tariffs—Everything you need to know but were afraid to ask

February 10, 2025 By Adam S. Hersh and Josh Bivens Fact Sheet

Misclassifying workers as independent contractors is costly for workers and states

January 22, 2025 By Adewale A. Maye, Daniel Perez, and Margaret Poydock Fact Sheet

The impact of the Raise the Wage Act of 2023, by congressional district

August 22, 2023 By Ben Zipperer Fact Sheet

Why the U.S. needs at least a $17 minimum wage: How the Raise the Wage Act would benefit U.S. workers, their families, and entire communities

July 31, 2023 Fact Sheet

Unions promote racial equity

July 31, 2023 By Josh Bivens, Celine McNicholas, Kyle K. Moore, and Margaret Poydock Fact Sheet

The impact of the Raise the Wage Act of 2023

July 25, 2023 By Ben Zipperer Fact Sheet

Congress should vote against overturning an updated rule that protects farmworkers from being underpaid

June 6, 2023 By Daniel Costa Fact Sheet

Workers are winning union elections, but it can take years to get their first contract

May 1, 2023 By Celine McNicholas, Margaret Poydock, and John Schmitt Fact Sheet

Employers spend more than $400 million per year on ‘union-avoidance’ consultants to bolster their union-busting efforts

March 29, 2023 By Celine McNicholas, Margaret Poydock, Samantha Sanders, and Ben Zipperer Fact Sheet

The economic costs of worker misclassification

January 25, 2023 By John Schmitt, Heidi Shierholz, Margaret Poydock, and Samantha Sanders Fact Sheet

Racial representation in professional occupations: By the numbers

June 8, 2021 By Valerie Wilson, Ethan Miller, and Melat Kassa Fact Sheet

Unions help reduce disparities and strengthen our democracy

April 23, 2021 Fact Sheet

Who are today’s union workers?: Unionized workers are diverse, and they work in most industries across America

April 21, 2021 Fact Sheet

Working people want a voice at work

April 21, 2021 Fact Sheet

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

February 9, 2021 By Celine McNicholas, Margaret Poydock, and Lynn Rhinehart Fact Sheet

Why the U.S. needs a $15 minimum wage: How the Raise the Wage Act would benefit U.S. workers and their families

January 26, 2021 Fact Sheet

Debt and deficits in the coronavirus recovery: Answers to frequently asked questions

July 16, 2020 By Josh Bivens Fact Sheet

How California’s AB5 protects workers from misclassification

November 14, 2019 By Celine McNicholas and Margaret Poydock Fact Sheet

Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025 would lift wages for over 33 million workers

July 17, 2019 By David Cooper Fact Sheet

The federal minimum wage should be a robust national wage floor, not adjusted region by region

March 18, 2019 Fact Sheet

Fact sheet on regional minimum wage proposals: Millions of workers would lose out on billions of dollars under a regionally adjusted federal minimum wage

March 5, 2019 By David Cooper and Heidi Shierholz Fact Sheet

Nevada state employee fact sheet

February 19, 2019 By Monique Morrissey Fact Sheet

Why America Needs a $15 Minimum Wage

February 5, 2019 Fact Sheet

A Missouri ‘right-to-work’ law is more likely to harm black workers, who are more likely to be covered by a union contract than other workers

May 15, 2018 By Valerie Wilson and Julia Wolfe Fact Sheet

Black workers in right-to-work (RTW) states tend to have lower wages than in Missouri and other non-RTW states

May 15, 2018 By Valerie Wilson and Julia Wolfe Fact Sheet

States with joint-employer shield laws are protecting wealthy corporate franchisers at the expense of franchisees and workers

February 13, 2018 By Marni von Wilpert Fact Sheet

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