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• Rep. Cori Bush Calls on Congress to End Race-Based Hair Discrimination

  While 24 states have adopted the CROWN Act, Republican senators have successfully blocked the anti-discrimination bill’s passing on a federal level twice since its introduction in 2021. According to the Economic Policy Institute, legislators did not bring it before Congress in 2023.

  Mother Jones | January 11, 2024
• The Shoplifting ‘Epidemic’ is a Lie

  Karakatsanis doesn’t mention wage theft in this passage, but according to data from the Economic Policy Institute, U.S. employers steal as much as $50 billion a year from workers in the form of unpaid wages. 

  Current Affairs | January 11, 2024
• In charts: How women’s employment hit a record high

  Cites EPI data in chart.

  Christian Science Monitor | January 11, 2024
• Worker Status Rule Garners Trucking, Builder Ire More Than Uber

  “Many workers are harmed by employer misclassification—particularly those in the lowest-wage and most difficult jobs, such as nail salon workers, truck drivers, and construction workers,” the Economic Policy Institute said in a written statement. A previous EPI report on misclassification estimated thousands of dollars in lost income annually for workers in various job types who are deemed independent contractors instead of employees.

  Bloomberg Law | January 11, 2024
• Democrats Could Pass Huge Wins for Workers

  About 89% of all employers host compulsory captive audience meetings when their workers try to organize, according to National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) documents. A report by the Economic Policy Institute estimates that those meetings slash election win rates from 73% to 47%.

  The Stranger | January 11, 2024
• What Do Teachers Want for 2024

  More than ever, teacher pay is at crisis levels, with what this report from the Economic Policy Institute pinpoints as pay existing at “26.4% less than other similarly educated professionals in 2022—the lowest level since 1960.”

  Education World | January 11, 2024
• A teacher who spent over $4,000 of her own money to outfit her classroom explains why funding from schools for supplies just isn’t enough

  Another issue for teachers is low pay: A report from Sylvia Allegretto, a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research who’s also a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute, found the pay penalty for teachers and comparable college graduates who were working was at a record large gap in 2022 — a pay penalty of 26.4%.

  Business Insider | January 11, 2024

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