Workers in the South are: ❌ paid less than their counterparts in other parts of the US ❌ least likely to have employer-provided health insurance ❌ least likely to have paid sick leave ❌ least likely to be in a union 🧵2/3

Southern politicians often say that their business-friendly policies will produce “good jobs.” But is that true? In Chandra Childer’s new #RootedinRacismwww.epi.org/publication/...#econsky

Southern policymakers leave workers with lower wages and a fraying safety net: Rooted in Racism and Economic Exploitation: Part Three

For at least the last 40 years, pay and job quality for workers across the South has been inferior compared to other regions—thanks to the racist and anti-worker Southern economic development model.&n...

The past few years have seen a rise in workers who are interested in, but unsure about, unions, according to a new report from John S. Ahlquist, Jake Grumbach, and Thomas Kochan. Learn more about this pivotal and growing group of "union curious" workers: www.epi.org/publication/...#econsky#union

The rise of the ‘union curious’: Support for unionization among America’s frontline workers

Two major shifts are occurring in U.S. workers’ attitudes toward labor unions: the rise of workers who are interested in, but unsure about, unions and an emerging generation gap between younger a...

The labor market is better by some measures than before the pandemic, according to EPI's Elise Gould. Read more about the comparisons and what Gould will be watching on jobs day this Friday: www.epi.org/blog/what-to...

What to watch on jobs day: The labor market is better by some measures than before the pandemic

Over the last few months, some have expressed concern over mild softening in certain labor market measures. For instance, after hitting a low of 3.4% in 2023, the unemployment rate slowly crept back u...

July 3 is CROWN Day, marking 5 years since the CROWN Act was first passed in CA. Since then, 25 states have passed the CROWN Act to protect BiPOC folks from hair-based discrimination at work and school. Learn more on our blog: www.epi.org/blog/half-of...

Half of U.S. states have passed the CROWN Act to ban hair discrimination

Black and brown people face racial discrimination based on their hair texture at work, school, and beyond, but a growing number of states are passing legislation to protect against hair discrimination...

Did you know nearly one-third of the workforce, or 52M people, earn less than $15/hour? On 6/29, the #MoralMarchOnWashingtonwww.poorpeoplescampaign.org/mm2024/

"Robust language assistance programs protect Asian American and Pacific Islander workers from exploitative practices & enable them to fully participate in the workforce," according to EPI's Adewale Maye and Stevie Marvin in a new blog. Read their policy recommendations: www.epi.org/blog/examini...

Examining the economic impact of language proficiency on AAPI populations

As our economy and nation become increasingly more diverse and multilingual, limited language access to public services and institutions poses a growing threat to limited English proficient (LEP) work...

To address the discriminatory treatment of tipped workers across the country, lawmakers must eliminate the tipped subminimum wage and give tipped workers the same basic protection afforded to other workers in almost all other jobs—a minimum hourly wage, regardless of tips. 🧵6/6

The tipped workforce in the US is nearly 2/3 women, and disproportionately composed of women of color. Tipped workers earn low wages, experience high rates of poverty, and are vulnerable to exploitation in the workplace—particularly in the form of wage theft & sexual harassment. 🧵5/6

The legalization of the subminimum wage created a two-tiered system that continues today as a means of racial and economic control. Though this separate and unequal treatment of tipped workers is rooted in anti-Black racism, today it harms workers of color more broadly. 🧵4/6