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Access to paid sick leave continues to grow but remains highly unequal
Absent federal action, states and localities have expanded workers’ ability to earn paid sick leave to care for themselves and their families.
https://www.epi.org/blog/access-to-paid-sick-leave-continues-to-grow-but-remains-highly-unequal/
CEO pay declined in 2023: But it has soared 1,085% since 1978 compared with a 24% rise in typical workers’ pay
CEO pay dipped in 2023 but remains enormous compared with the pay of other workers.
Real median household income rose sharply in 2023—a testament to the strength of the economic recovery
Today’s Census Bureau data on earnings, income, and poverty in 2023 confirmed many of the predictions made in our preview last week. The strong labor market and falling inflation translated...
A 2023 Census data preview: Household incomes likely rose because of a strong labor market and falling inflation
Between 2022 and 2023, the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% as the labor market added 3.5 million jobs. Over the same period, wages rose faster than inflation—which fell nearly in half.
Breaking down the South’s economic underperformance: Rooted in Racism and Economic Exploitation: Part Two
States that have embraced the Southern economic development model are underperforming when compared to regions that did not implement this model.
Tight labor markets are essential to reducing racial disparities and within the purview of the Fed’s dual mandate
Download this article as a This essay was originally published in the Point/Counterpoint section of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management and can be accessed at Key Growing evidence shows...
Waffle House strike highlights the harms of the Southern economic development model
In March, workers at the Waffle House in Conyers, Georgia, went on strike. It’s not difficult to see why: They are paid wages as low as $2.90 per hour before tips, with a $3.00 per shift “mea...
The evolution of the Southern economic development strategy: Rooted in Racism and Economic Exploitation: Part One
The Southern economic development model has failed to create shared prosperity in the region. In fact, this model was deliberately designed to do the opposite—to extract the labor of Black and ...
Unbalanced labor market power is what makes technology—in...cy” to protect workers is boosting their bargaining position
The root causes of sluggish wage growth for most workers are intentional policy decisions that have led to an extreme imbalance of power between employers and typical workers–technological adva...
https://www.epi.org/publication/ai-unbalanced-labor-markets/
Data show anti-union ‘right-to-work’ laws damage state ...hire should continue to reject ‘right-to-work’ legislation
This week, Michigan’s 2023 repeal of a so-called “right-to-work” (RTW) law takes effect. Meanwhile, New Hampshire’s state legislature is once again debating a RTW bill at a moment when it...