From the National Domestic Workers Alliance (https://www.domesticworkers.org/): The COVID pandemic has been part of all of our lives for nearly a year. In the midst of this loss, confusion and uncertainty, it has been made clear that care work—predominantly done … Continued
From Americans for Financial Reform (http://www.ourfinancialsecurity.org): Forced arbitration is an unfair tool that rigs the system in favor of corporate interests and against average people. Arbitration is a privatized secret “justice” system that heavily favors corporations and makes it difficult for people … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): From February 15-22 we are asking people to contact their legislators in Harrisburg and asking them to raise the minimum wage. To easily send an email to your legislator through the Pennsylvania … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): What’s happening For more than a decade, the federal minimum wage has not budged from $7.25 an hour. The Raise the Wage Act, introduced in the House Tuesday, would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): As we head toward Labor Day, here’s a chilling fact: Each week, about a million people file new jobless claims. One. Million. People. So how do working families cope with all the challenges from the pandemic—the public … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): HARRISBURG — Today the Keystone Research Center released its annual State of Working PA report. Stephen Herzenberg, economist and executive director of Keystone Research Center, broke down the latest numbers on the Pennsylvania economy from … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/08/18/wages-stagnate-and-executive-pay-continues-balloon-report-shows-top-ceos-now-make Published on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 by Common Dreams New research from the Economic Policy Institute finds that CEO compensation grew by 1,167% from 1978 to 2019, “far outstripping” the growth of the stock market. By Jake … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): This week we recognized Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, marking the seven and a half months of additional work that the average Black woman must work in order to earn the same amount a … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Tens of millions of working people have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, causing near-depression level job losses and a historic contraction of the economy. Through it all, a critical benefit … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It appears that the Senate is failing to recognize the scope and impact of this pandemic, and not giving workers or our economy what we really need. We need Congress to pass a strong, bold, comprehensive … Continued