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Kennedy Ignores Unemployment Crisis in 397 Economically Depressed Cities and Counties: 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 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… -
San Francisco Residents Oppose Minimum Wage Hike: NULL
July 2003
A new poll taken on behalf of the Employment Policies Institute, a non-profit think tank specializing in entry-level employment policy issues, finds low support for San Francisco Supervisor Matt Gonzales’ proposed minimum wage hike among San Francisco residents. The poll, conducted by a nationally respected opinion research company, found that while 61% of San Francisco residents initially supported the idea, support dropped to 33% when participants were… -
San Francisco Residents Oppose Minimum Wage Hike: Array
July 2003
A new poll taken on behalf of the Employment Policies Institute, a non-profit think tank specializing in entry-level employment policy issues, finds low support for San Francisco Supervisor Matt Gonzales’ proposed minimum wage hike among San Francisco residents. The poll, conducted by a nationally respected opinion research company, found that while 61% of San Francisco residents initially supported the idea, support dropped to 33% when participants were… -
May Day or Dis-May Day for ACORN?: New EPI Report Shows National Labor Activist Group Busted Unionization Efforts of Own Employees, Sued To Avoid Paying Workers Minimum Wage, Abused Government Grant to Boost Own Membership
May 2003
Washington – As “labor-rights” supporters around the world celebrate May 1 as “the real labor day,” it is important to take stock of the real views of some of today’s labor activists – and their hypocrisies. A prominent organizer of the “living wage” movement has recently been found guilty of union-busting within its own walls. The same group was earlier stripped of an AmeriCorps grant after it… -
May Day or Dis-May Day for ACORN?: New EPI Report Shows National Labor Activist Group Busted Unionization Efforts of Own Employees, Sued To Avoid Paying Workers Minimum Wage, Abused Government Grant to Boost Own Membership
May 2003
Washington – As “labor-rights” supporters around the world celebrate May 1 as “the real labor day,” it is important to take stock of the real views of some of today’s labor activists – and their hypocrisies. A prominent organizer of the “living wage” movement has recently been found guilty of union-busting within its own walls. The same group was earlier stripped of an AmeriCorps grant after it… -
Study Shows One in Twenty Employees Will Lose Job Under Santa Fe’s Living Wage Law: Hispanics and Non-High School Graduates Hit Hardest
February 2003
Washington – Santa Fe’s least educated and low skilled will be at risk for loss of employment under Santa Fe’s proposed “living wage” increase, according to new research from The Employment Policies Institute (EPI). The mandated wage increase is a poor instrument for targeting those in poverty, as those mostly affected by the increase are either second earners or children in a family living above the poverty…