The Onion: New Economic Initiative Would Require Companies Go Back To Naming Products What They Do Plus ‘O-Matic’ https://www.theonion.com/new-economic-initiative-would-require-companies-go-back-1850597038 #economicpolicyinstitute #businessfinance #markzuckerberg #socialissues #ronaldwong #facebook #matic #pot
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After decades of decline, strike activity surged in 2018, with 485,200 workers involved in major work stoppages—a nearly twentyfold increase from 25,300 workers in 2017.
" Continued surge in strike activity signals worker dissatisfaction with wage growth"
"How well is the #USofA economy working for working people?
#EPI researchers reflect on the state of labor"
https://www.epi.org/publication/labor-day-2019
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Tell #USCongress: Pass the #RestoringOvertimePayAct
https://epipolicycenter.org/tell-congress-pass-the-restoring-overtime-pay-act/
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#USCongress has never let the federal #MinimumWage erode for this long
https://www.epi.org/publication/congress-has-never-let-the-federal-minimum-wage-erode-for-this-long/
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The economic costs and benefits of #Airbnb
No reason for local policymakers to let Airbnb bypass tax or regulatory obligations
By Josh Bivens • January 30, 2019 via #EconomicPolicyInstitute
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‘The People’s Budget’ would create jobs and boost productivity: https://epi.org/150313 via #EconomicPolicyInstitute #economy #politics #society #USofA
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The new gilded age
Income inequality in the U.S. by state, metropolitan area, and county
Report • By Estelle Sommeiller and Mark Price • July 19, 2018
https://www.epi.org/publication/the-new-gilded-age-income-inequality-in-the-u-s-by-state-metropolitan-area-and-county/
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