21. AAPI Workers Less Unionized than Overall Workforce in 46 States
(Matching tags: jobs, unions, AAPI)

Earlier this year, CEPR released Size and Characteristics of States’ Union Workforces, which includes Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) workers as a share of the overall and unionized workforces ...

22. Labor Market Policy Research Reports May 18 - 25, 2012
(Matching tags: health care, recession, jobs, labor market, unemployment, unions, paid time off)

The following are the latest labor market policy research reports from the past week. Center for Economic Policy and Research Size and Characteristics of States’ Union Workforces John Schmitt and ...

23. Charles Murray, Trade Unionist
(Matching tags: poverty, inequality, unions, copyrights, education, labor)

I've only read the prologue and first chapter of Charles Murray's new book on growing class inequality. (That's all that I can download for free on my e-reader—I'm looking forward to reading the rest when ...

24. Union Membership Hits Plateau in 2011
(Matching tags: unions)

Union membership hit a plateau in 2011 after falling by almost 1.4 million workers between 2008 and 2010, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics Union Membership report. At 14.8 million (up ...

25. Labor Market Policy Research Reports, January 2-6, 2011
(Matching tags: jobs, labor market, unemployment, unions)

Recently released reports from CEPR, CBPP, Demos and EPI. Center for Economic and Policy Research Down and Out: Measuring Long-Term Hardship in the Labor Market John Schmitt and Janelle Jones  ...

26. “Take Back the Capitol”
(Matching tags: Wall Street, jobs, OccupyWallSt, unemployment, unions)

Today is the first day of a week-long protest, “Take Back the Capitol” (#99inDC). A collaborative effort between grassroots organizations, Occupy movements and unions, this protest strives to bring attention ...

27. Investigation Finds Evidence of Violations of Union Rights in Garment Industry
(Matching tags: garment industry, hope ii, paul collier, garment factories, job creation, workers, unions)

On the same day as a high profile event laying the corner stone of “one of the largest and most modern” industrial parks in the Caribbean, an investigation by Better Work Haiti found "evidence of violations ...

28. Labor Market Policy Research Reports, Nov. 14 – 18, 2011
(Matching tags: labor market, unions, reform)

This week, there are new labor policy reports from CEPR, EPI, and NELP. Center for Economic and Policy Research Politics Matter: Changes in Unionization Rates in Rich Countries, 1960-2010 John Schmitt ...

29. Representative Ryan Tries the Old Generational War Trick to Divert Attention from His Side's Class War
(Matching tags: inequality, Social Security, unions, copyrights, medicare)

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan drafted a response to the Congressional Budget Office's recent study on inequality. This piece pulls out all the usual tricks. Most notably it: a) argues that ...

30. Occupy the House Education and Workforce Committee
(Matching tags: elections, labor market, OccupyWallSt, unions)

... petition to the actual election. It is times like these that I'm glad CEPR has a collection of accurate, independent research about the benefits of unions to workers. This year we've also begun to alert ...