SWPA 2016: College No Longer Guarantees Rising Wages—Degree Holders Need Agenda to Raise PA’s Pay Too
The post below is one of a series of posts about specific trends examined in the recently-released annual edition...
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An Extraordinary Year of Income Growth in Pennsylvania
Yesterday the Census Bureau released data from the American Community Survey showing that median household incomes in Pennsylvania rose...
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A Missed Recurring Revenue Opportunity on the Budget – Raising the Minimum Wage
This is the third in a series of blog posts assessing the 2016-17 budget and the budget negotiation process...
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U.S. Department of Labor Scores a Victory for Working People
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) raised the salary threshold under which working people can earn overtime...
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Global…and Pennsylvania…Fight for $15 Still Growing This 4-15
Today is April 15, also known as “4-15.” In 300 cities in 40 countries today fast food workers are...
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Significant Excess Capacity Remains in PA Labor Market
Below is the second in a series of excerpts from The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015 report, released by...
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Report Ranks Pa. 23rd Among States, Gives It C+ Grade, for Status of Women
A new report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research ranked the 50 states and the District of Columbia...
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This Price Is Right — About Reducing CEO Pay So Companies Can Pay More to Their Lowest Paid
No, not Keystone Research Center labor economist Mark Price. Dan Price. CEO and owner of Gravity Payments, a credit...
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Fight for $15 – and the Birth of the Next American Middle Class
Today, low-wage worker protests across Pennsylvania, the nation, and the globe will reach their greatest scale yet. Mobilizing behind...
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Historic Union Vote at Volkswagen in Tennessee
Today is the third and final day of a historic union vote for workers at Volkswagen in Tennessee, in...
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More Economy Boosting Jobs, Less Austerity
How do we get our economy growing more robustly again? It’s not through austerity — cutting government spending and...
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High Road Restaurant Owners Speak Out for Higher Minimum Wage
A few weeks ago, we responded to criticism about the feasibility of a $15-per-hour wage for fast food workers....
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