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Policies for states and localities to fight oppressive child labor

State governments can play a critical role in enacting policies to combat the
recent marked rise in child labor violations. This report reviews the
enforcement provisions of current state-level child labor laws throughout the
United States. Read the report


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 * Child labor remains a key state legislative issue in 2024
 * Youth subminimum wages and why they should be eliminated
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Immigrants are not hurting U.S.-born workers

Anti-immigration advocates have been out in full force, using this as a talking
point for deeply misguided commentary and analysis that roughly translates to
“immigrants are taking all our jobs.” . Read the blog


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 * Senate should reject deal that would punish asylum seekers and trade away
   human rights for temporary defense funding

Major strike activity increased by 280% in 2023

Workers filed petitions for union elections in record numbers and captured
significant wage gains through work stoppages and contract negotiations. Read
the report


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 * Data show anti-union ‘right-to-work’ laws damage state economies

What constitutes a living wage?

The Family Budget Calculator estimates the resources families need to make ends
meet across the United States. This report explains how policymakers, employers,
and advocates can set meaningful living wage standards using the calculator..
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 * Why the U.S. needs at least a $17 minimum wage
 * A history of the federal minimum wage

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LATEST RESEARCH

 * POLICIES FOR STATES AND LOCALITIES TO FIGHT OPPRESSIVE CHILD LABOR
   
   February 27, 2024 By Terri Gerstein Report

 * MAJOR STRIKE ACTIVITY INCREASED BY 280% IN 2023: MANY WORKERS STILL NEED
   POLICIES THAT PROTECT THEIR RIGHT TO STRIKE
   
   February 21, 2024 By Margaret Poydock and Jennifer Sherer Report

 * SENATE SHOULD REJECT DEAL THAT WOULD PUNISH ASYLUM SEEKERS AND TRADE AWAY
   HUMAN RIGHTS FOR TEMPORARY DEFENSE FUNDING
   
   February 5, 2024 By Daniel Costa Statement

 * WHAT CONSTITUTES A LIVING WAGE?: A GUIDE TO USING EPI’S FAMILY BUDGET
   CALCULATOR
   
   January 31, 2024 By Elise Gould, Zane Mokhiber, and Katherine deCourcy Report

 * WORKERS WANT UNIONS, BUT THE LATEST DATA POINT TO OBSTACLES IN THEIR PATH:
   PRIVATE-SECTOR UNIONIZATION ROSE BY MORE THAN A QUARTER MILLION IN 2023,
   WHILE UNIONIZATION IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FELL
   
   January 23, 2024 By Heidi Shierholz, Celine McNicholas, Margaret Poydock, and
   Jennifer Sherer Report

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 * GENDER WAGE GAP PERSISTS IN 2023: WOMEN ARE PAID ROUGHLY 22% LESS THAN MEN ON
   AVERAGE
   
   March 8, 2024 By Elise Gould Blog

 * FEBRUARY JOBS REPORT: THE LABOR MARKET IS STRONG—BUT DECIDEDLY NOT
   OVERHEATING AS WAGE GROWTH CONTINUES TO MODERATE
   
   March 8, 2024 By EPI Staff Blog

 * WHAT’S BEHIND THE CORPORATE EFFORT TO KNEECAP THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
   BOARD?: SPACEX, AMAZON, TRADER JOE’S, AND STARBUCKS ARE TRYING TO HAVE THE
   NLRB DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL—AFTER COLLECTIVELY BEING CHARGED WITH HUNDREDS
   OF VIOLATIONS OF WORKERS’ ORGANIZING RIGHTS
   
   March 7, 2024 By Lynn Rhinehart and Celine McNicholas Blog

 * JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER SURVEY: LABOR MARKET REMAINS STRONG—BUT NOT
   HOT
   
   March 6, 2024 By EPI Staff Blog

 * IMMIGRANTS ARE NOT HURTING U.S.-BORN WORKERS: SIX FACTS TO SET THE RECORD
   STRAIGHT
   
   February 20, 2024 By Daniel Costa and Heidi Shierholz Blog

 * DATA SHOW ANTI-UNION ‘RIGHT-TO-WORK’ LAWS DAMAGE STATE ECONOMIES: AS
   MICHIGAN’S REPEAL TAKES EFFECT, NEW HAMPSHIRE SHOULD CONTINUE TO REJECT
   ‘RIGHT-TO-WORK’ LEGISLATION
   
   February 13, 2024 By Jennifer Sherer and Elise Gould Blog

 * CHILD LABOR REMAINS A KEY STATE LEGISLATIVE ISSUE IN 2024: STATE LAWMAKERS
   MUST SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN STANDARDS, RESIST ONGOING ATTACKS ON
   CHILD LABOR LAWS
   
   February 7, 2024 By Nina Mast Blog

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 * Georgia economy got off to better-than-expected start in 2024
   
   “was keeping up with population growth, but not outpacing it, said Elise
   Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute…[paywall]”
   
   Atlanta Journal Constitution | March 8, 2024
 * America first? Only with the help of immigrants
   
   “Immigrants are an integral part of our labor market, filling gaps caused by
   demographic changes in the United States and contributing to strong economic
   growth,” concludes the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.
   “The idea that immigrants are making things worse for U.S.-born workers is
   wrong. The reality is that the labor market is absorbing immigrants at a
   rapid pace, while simultaneously maintaining record-low unemployment for
   U.S.-born workers.”
   
   Chicago Sun Times | March 8, 2024
 * Jobs Report Today: Hiring Remains Strong; Unemployment Rises
   
   The jobs report, which is based on a combination of two surveys, continues to
   be a “bit of a tale of two surveys,” wrote Elise Gould, senior economist at
   the progressive Economic Policy Institute.
   
   Employment fell in the household survey, even as the payroll survey showed
   strong growth. Gould noted that the payroll survey is generally held as the
   “gold standard” because of its larger sample. But she said the increase in
   the unemployment rate, which is derived from data collected within the
   household survey, is “something to watch.”
   
   Barron’s | March 8, 2024
 * The US economy added 275,000 jobs last month, more than expected
   
   Friday’s jobs data offers “a tale of two surveys,” said Elise Gould, senior
   economist at the Economic Policy Institute.
   
   Employment fell in the household survey, but the payroll survey showed strong
   growth, she explained in a post on X Friday morning.
   
   “Payroll survey is the gold standard (larger sample/benchmarked), but the
   increase in unemployment in the household survey is something to watch,” she
   wrote.
   
   However, since nominal wage growth continues to ease, she said: “Fed take
   note: this is not an overheating labor market.”
   
   CNN Business | March 8, 2024
 * Unemployment fell for Black women in February, even as more joined the labor
   force
   
   Valerie Wilson, director at the Economic Policy Institute’s program on race,
   ethnicity and the economy, said that the labor market is showing positive
   signs for Black women. She pointed to the decrease in unemployment rate,
   while the employment-population ratio edged higher to 60.6% from 59.9%.
   
   “That seems unambiguously that things are moving in a positive direction,”
   she told CNBC.
   
   As for why the cohort was able buck the trend, Wilson said that it could be
   due to the specific industries that added jobs last month.
   
   “We saw increases in healthcare and government services, which are sectors
   where we see a significant number of black women being employed,” she said.
   “The fact that those were two sectors that added jobs and had the highest job
   growth in the last month is probably a factor in that increased participation
   rate and reduced unemployment rate.”
   
   CNBC | March 8, 2024
 * Biden: Ban deductions for firms paying executives more than $1 million
   
   The White House pointed to a study from the Economic Policy Institute, a
   left-leaning think tank, showing that CEO pay averaged more than 300 times
   that of the typical worker in 2022.
   
   The Washington Post | March 8, 2024
 * Pizza Hut workers in L.A.’s Historic Filipinotown go on 3-day strike,
   alleging wage theft
   
   The Economic Policy Institute said in 2014 that wage theft costs American
   workers as much as $50 billion a year.
   
   LA Times | March 8, 2024

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