Tag: Illinois Economic Policy Institute
Illinois sees surge in new organizing petitions
La Grange, IL – Last year, as the number of union members in the U.S. workforce grew for the first time since 2017, Illinois...
IBEW’s Stephenson: ‘RTW’ laws don’t work
In RTW states, employees earn much less
Long-shot efforts to roll back so-called “right-to-work” laws in Michigan and Virginia aren’t likely to level the playing...
Illinois’ construction apprenticeship programs rival state colleges and universities
La Grange, IL – From the number of training hours and graduation rates, to the diversity of classes and the lifetime earnings of graduates,...
New study: prevailing wage laws close income gaps for African-Americans in...
La Grange, IL – Prevailing wage laws reduce income inequality between African-American and white construction workers by as much as 53 percent and help...