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Welfare Reform Increased Job and Earning Opportunities for Welfare Recipients: Array
August 2003
Washington – Current and former welfare recipients found increased employment opportunities, higher average earnings and a reduced likelihood of a return to government assistance as a result of welfare reform efforts, according to a new study released today by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI). The results are presented as Congress reviews reauthorization of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (Welfare Reform Act). “This study… -
ACORN is Dishonest Broker for Florida Workers: National Labor Group Promoting Increase In Florida's Wage Rate Once Sued California To Avoid Paying Its Own Workers Minimum Wage
August 2003
Washington – The national union organization leading the effort to hike Florida’s minimum wage to $6.15 once sued the state of California in order to avoid paying its own employees the state minimum wage. This is one example of a long, duplicitous history of The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) in a report by The Employment Policies Institute (EPI), “The Real ACORN: Anti-Employee, Anti-Union,… -
ACORN is Dishonest Broker for Florida Workers: National Labor Group Promoting Increase In Florida's Wage Rate Once Sued California To Avoid Paying Its Own Workers Minimum Wage
August 2003
Washington – The national union organization leading the effort to hike Florida’s minimum wage to $6.15 once sued the state of California in order to avoid paying its own employees the state minimum wage. This is one example of a long, duplicitous history of The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) in a report by The Employment Policies Institute (EPI), “The Real ACORN: Anti-Employee, Anti-Union,… -
Kennedy Minimum Wage Hike Hurts Employees with Least Skills Says Employment Policies Institute: NULL
July 2003
The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) warned Congress today that a proposed minimum wage hike from $5.15 to $6.65 an hour would heat up the competition for entry-level jobs, resulting in the least skilled employees being replaced by more highly skilled workers. In the latest Department of Labor figures for June, 2003, African-American unemployment is at 11.8%, 84% higher than the average; leisure and hospitality unemployment is 8.6%,… -
Kennedy Ignores Unemployment Crisis in 397 Economically Depressed Cities and Counties: NULL
July 2003
The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) warned Congress today that a proposed minimum wage hike from $5.15 to $6.65 an hour would worsen conditions in 399 depressed cities and counties as employers replaced the least skilled employees with more highly skilled workers. A new study released by EPI today identifies 397 counties and cities – each with a population of over 10,000 – that had unemployment rates at… -
Kennedy Minimum Wage Hike Hurts Employees with Least Skills Says Employment Policies Institute: Array
July 2003
The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) warned Congress today that a proposed minimum wage hike from $5.15 to $6.65 an hour would heat up the competition for entry-level jobs, resulting in the least skilled employees being replaced by more highly skilled workers. In the latest Department of Labor figures for June, 2003, African-American unemployment is at 11.8%, 84% higher than the average; leisure and hospitality unemployment is 8.6%,…