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    Nov 20

    The nat'l conversation about raising the has been almost singularly focused on dis-employment—for which there is ambiguous or no evidence. But what about worker well-being? Here’s what the evidence shows, writes

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    Nov 21

    Nice comment in here on my upcoming paper with that was presented at APPAM. Lots of great new work is pushing the minimum wage lit beyond employment effects. Ours is trying to look at longer-run effects using data that tracks workers for decades

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    The nat'l conversation about raising the has been almost singularly focused on dis-employment—for which there is ambiguous or no evidence. But what about worker well-being? Here’s what the evidence shows, writes
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    Nov 20

    My latest for on the latest research, highlighting insights from , , , and David Howell of :

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    Nov 21

    Why haven't minimum wages led to large employment losses? Higher wages raise the cost of labor, but make jobs more attractive, eliminating vacancies not jobs. Learn some labor economics this morning with and

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  5. Nov 20

    In six years, the share of U.S. private-sector, non-union workplaces with mandatory arbitration could rise from 54 percent to 80 percent.

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  6. Nov 20

    . says there are three things in particular that she monitors when looking at recession indicators in the job market: the quits rate, temporary employment, and average weekly hours.

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    Nov 19

    "Just what oversight, legislative, and budgetary levers might this new House pull in order to stop this administration from undermining protections for the American workforce?" Some answers from :

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  8. Nov 19

    EPI is hiring a policy associate! Please share:

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    Nov 19

    This is so true. And it needs to be repeated. Every day. Every. Damn. Day. A $15 Minimum Wage Is Good, But Amazon Workers Still Need a Union

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    Nov 16

    It's 🎉🎉 How are you celebrating? I'm looking at Ohio's 2.1% 12-month job growth rate and our shrinking labor force....and thinking....wut? We got job growth but its not pulling people back into the job market. I'll try to connect the dots in today's

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  11. Nov 16

    “Minimum wage is now more than 25 percent below what it was in 1968, so that is pretty dramatically sick."—

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  12. Nov 16

    There have been nationwide improvements in job prospects for African American and Hispanic workers, but unemployment rates remain high compared to white workers in states across the country.

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  13. Nov 16

    Forced arbitration agreements are a huge problem for working people. Workers give up their right to their day in court in exchange for a job.

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    Nov 15

    The speeches at 's event were very inspiring.Keep an eye on our website for the videos and more picts.Thanks to Julian Blair, the singers & our development team!

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    Nov 15

    : Job prospects may be better but African American and Hispanic workers still have very high rates, according to Institute:

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  16. Nov 15

    About half of all non-unionized workers at US companies are subject to these forced arbitration agreements, which is more than double the share of workers in the early 2000s.

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    Nov 14

    "We need researchers who will sit side by side with the movement, who will say 'there is an *empirical* foundation to their anger.'"

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    Nov 15

    St. Paul becomes the latest city to set a $15 minimum wage. If you want to keep track of all the states and cities raising their minimum wages, check out 's minimum wage tracker.

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    Today the City Council passed, and I immediately signed, an ordinance raising the minimum wage to $15/ hour. Not a bad day at the office.
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    Nov 14

    asks: are morality and money actually different? Budgets reflect morality and our policies reflect our moral decisions.

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    Nov 14

    Rev. William Barber II of the Poor People’s Campaign on the importance of research - it protects the moral integrity of the movement because the worst thing is to be loud and wrong. Without stats and depth, you lose integrity.

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