Tag: Economic Policy Institute
OPINION: The pressing threat to workers isn’t AI, it’s unbalanced employer...
By JOSH BIVENS
Chief economist
and
BEN ZIPPERER
Senior economist
Economic Policy Institute
Artificial intelligence (AI), like most technological advances that have come before, is unlikely to be a direct...
OPINION: Immigrants are not hurting U.S.-born workers
Six facts to set the record straight
By DANIEL COSTA and HEIDI SHIERHOLZ
Economic Policy Institute
The immigrant share of the labor force reached a record high...
Child labor remains a key state legislative issue in 2024
Child labor remains a top issue in 2024 state legislative sessions amid soaring violations and widespread abuse of child labor laws in multiple sectors...
OPINION: The impact of the wave of strike activity goes far...
A revitalized Labor Movement could lead to a fairer economy for decades to come
By HEIDI SHIERHOLZ
President
Economic Policy Institute
Last month, both President Joe Biden and...
OPINION: CEOs are paid 344 times what the typical worker makes
By JOSH BIVENS and JORI KANDRA
Economic Policy Institute
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The Economic Policy Institute recently released the latest in its series examining CEO pay,...
OPINION: It’s not just the actors — workers across the economy...
By CELINE McNICHOLAS and JOSH BIVENS
Economic Policy Institute
Celebrities like Fran Drescher got a lot of media attention last week when they went on strike....
OPINION: Supreme Court justices’ close ties with business interests threaten workers’...
By EVE TAHMINCIOGLU, CELINE MCMICHOLAS and DANIEL COSTA
Economic Policy Institute
Workers should pay attention to news that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been wined...
Employers are charged with violating federal law in nearly 40 percent...
Employers regularly employ illegal tactics to suppress unions. An analysis by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) of the latest government data on Unfair Labor...
National teacher shortage has only gotten worse since the pandemic
The size and scope of the long-standing teacher shortage in the United States has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and has only gotten...
OPINION: Illinois Workers’ Rights Amendment sets new bar for state worker...
Other state legislatures should seize the moment to advance worker, racial, and gender justice in 2023
By JENNIFER SHERER
Economic Policy Institute
On election day, Illinois voters...