Economic Policy Institution: weakening collective bargaining negatively affects union & non-union wages

According to a new report issued by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the national decline in collective bargaining has undercut wages and benefits not only for union members, but for nonunion workers as well. That fact should be obvious to anyone who’s been paying attention to what’s happening in regards…

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EPI: raising minimum wage would boost economy, lift wages for millions of Americans

Via Occupy Democrats… According to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute, an increase in the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour would lift wages for millions of Americans while also providing a boost to the economy. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013,…

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