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“Mainers for Fair Wages” Overwhelmingly Funded by Non-Mainers: New funding disclosures show out-of-state money funds vast majority of campaign for $12 starting wage
October 2016
Washington D.C. – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released an analysis of new campaign finance data from the Maine Ethics Commission which shows that the Mainers for Fair Wages political action committee (PAC) has received at least 75 percent of its monetary contributions from out-of-state donors. These donors include national labor unions, other labor-funded PACs, and labor-aligned advocacy groups. The disclosures show that Mainers for Fair Wages PAC may have received as much as… -
New Analysis: “Mainers for Fair Wages” Overwhelmingly Funded by Non-Mainers: New funding disclosures show out-of-state money funds vast majority of campaign for $12 starting wage
October 2016
Washington D.C. – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released an analysis of new campaign finance data from the Maine Ethics Commission which shows that the Mainers for Fair Wages political action committee (PAC) has received at least 75 percent of its monetary contributions from out-of-state donors. These donors include national labor unions, other labor-funded PACs, and labor-aligned advocacy groups. The disclosures show that Mainers for Fair Wages PAC may have received as much as… -
New Analysis Showcases Consequences of Maine’s Proposed $12 Minimum Wage: Economists find 3,800 jobs would be lost at $12, mostly at small businesses
September 2016
Washington D.C. – Today the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new analysis conducted by economists at Trinity University and Miami University examining the consequences of Maine’s proposed 60 percent minimum wage increase to $12. The economists, Drs. David Macpherson and William Even, conclude that roughly 3,800 jobs would be lost in the state at $12, and that these job losses would be concentrated among the state’s… -
Full Page Ad in Wall Street Journal Debunks Claim that Minimum Wage is a Wedge Issue: Points to new battleground state polling showing that most voters don’t judge candidates on minimum wage position
September 2016
Washington D.C. – Today the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) placed a full-page ad in the Washington D.C. edition of the Wall Street Journal refuting the claim that the minimum wage is a wedge issue that could make the difference in key battleground states on Election Day. The ad references how minimum wage proponents made this same prediction in 2014 and failed spectacularly. View the ad here. EPI… -
Full-Page Ad in St. Louis Post-Dispatch Highlights Consequences of $12 Minimum Wage for Missouri: Points to research concluding proposal would cost state over 20,000 jobs
September 2016
Washington D.C. – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) placed a full-page ad in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch highlighting how a $12 minimum wage would cost the state over 20,000 jobs and put starter jobs out of reach by cutting off the bottom rungs of the career ladder. View the ad here. The ad features a young employee looking worryingly at a career ladder with the bottom rungs of entry-level jobs cut… -
Full Page Ad in USA Today Warns a $15 Minimum Wage Will Force Businesses to Automate Jobs: Ad warns labor unions protesting for a $15 starter wage to be careful what they wish for
April 2016
Washington D.C. — The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) is placing a full-page ad in tomorrow’s edition of USA Today highlighting how a $15 minimum wage would incentivize businesses to replace employees with automated, self-service alternatives. The ad coincides with another round of coordinated union-backed protests of fast food restaurants demanding a $15 minimum wage. The Associated Press has reported that tomorrow’s round of protests will target McDonald’s…