Philadelphia School Funding Agreement Comes with Strings Attached
The Philadelphia School District will receive new state funding, but with strings attached that leave some key decisions in...
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A Wage-Less and Income-Less Recovery for PA’s 99 Percent. New Study: Top 1% Only Group to See Income Gains Since 2009
Reports and Research Papers concludes that raising the minimum wage, strengthening unions, and requiring CEOs and other top earners...
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STATEMENT: On the Supreme Court Janus v. AFSCME Decision
This press statement, released on June 27, 2018, reflects KRC executive director Stephen Herzenberg and PBPC director Marc Stier’s...
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Construction Apprenticeship and Training in Pennsylvania
In recent years, the U.S. construction industry has faced a shortage of skilled craft workers. This report evaluates the...
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Increasingly Unequal in Pennsylvania: Income Inequality, 1917 to 2011
For more than 30 years, most of the 50 states have experienced a dramatic rise in income inequality. In...
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The Right Choice for Giant Eagle and Western Pennsylvania
Prior to the 1980s, Giant Eagle provided family-sustaining careers to its employees. Over time, however, the company shifted to...
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Business, Political, Labor Leaders Converge in Pittsburgh: “Let’s Build a High-Wage Manufacturing Sector”
This press release highlights the Keystone Research Center’s report “An Agenda for Growing High-Wage Pennsylvania Manufacturing Jobs,” and how...
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Democracy in Pennsylvania – 2018
The KRC’s report “Democracy in Pennsylvania,” examines the gap between the haves and the have-nots and the importance of...
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Show Me the Savings! Bipartisan Lawmakers Back Transparency to Stop Outsourcing That Costs School Districts More
A large body of research and experience shows that public sector outsourcing often backfires. Rather than resulting in savings...
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A Victory for Seattle “For-Hire” Drivers…and for the Next Labor Movement
One regular theme on this blog is that area-wide unions that lift wages and benefits in industries that cannot...
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Yes! Millennials SHOULD Lead the Next Labor Movement
Kashana Cauley, a writer for “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah,” published a column yesterday, “Why Millennials Should Lead...
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Attacks on Public Sector Workers Hurt Working People and Benefit the Rich
Republican lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House and Senate continue to promote bills that would reduce the power of public...
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