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Unions help build a strong middle class by making sure that workers get their fair share of profits & pay
But union membership has fallen, & the top 10% are getting richer
Sen Hickenlooper & former NLRB Gen Counsel Abruzzo highlighted our chart showing this trend in a committee hearing last week:
But union membership has fallen, & the top 10% are getting richer
Sen Hickenlooper & former NLRB Gen Counsel Abruzzo highlighted our chart showing this trend in a committee hearing last week:
October 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Unions help build a strong middle class by making sure that workers get their fair share of profits & pay
But union membership has fallen, & the top 10% are getting richer
Sen Hickenlooper & former NLRB Gen Counsel Abruzzo highlighted our chart showing this trend in a committee hearing last week:
But union membership has fallen, & the top 10% are getting richer
Sen Hickenlooper & former NLRB Gen Counsel Abruzzo highlighted our chart showing this trend in a committee hearing last week:
"Deportations don't just affect those being deported; they ripple throughout the economy," says EPI President @hshierholz.bsky.social.
Learn more about how Trump’s deportation agenda will destroy millions of jobs: www.epi.org/publication/...
Learn more about how Trump’s deportation agenda will destroy millions of jobs: www.epi.org/publication/...
September 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"Deportations don't just affect those being deported; they ripple throughout the economy," says EPI President @hshierholz.bsky.social.
Learn more about how Trump’s deportation agenda will destroy millions of jobs: www.epi.org/publication/...
Learn more about how Trump’s deportation agenda will destroy millions of jobs: www.epi.org/publication/...
Trump is using DC as a punching bag and hurting the workers and families that keep this city running, says EPI President @hshierholz.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Trump is using DC as a punching bag and hurting the workers and families that keep this city running, says EPI President @hshierholz.bsky.social
“Trump wraps his economic agenda in pro-worker language, but when you strip that away, what remains is an agenda that takes from working families and gives to the wealthy," said EPI President @hshierholz.bsky.social this morning at a rally protesting Trump's cuts to the Labor Department.
September 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“Trump wraps his economic agenda in pro-worker language, but when you strip that away, what remains is an agenda that takes from working families and gives to the wealthy," said EPI President @hshierholz.bsky.social this morning at a rally protesting Trump's cuts to the Labor Department.
Workers made this country what it is today, and we aren’t about to let billionaires and union-busters take it from us. On #WorkersLaborDay, we celebrate how far we’ve come and we fight back for the freedom, fairness, and security workers deserve.
August 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Workers made this country what it is today, and we aren’t about to let billionaires and union-busters take it from us. On #WorkersLaborDay, we celebrate how far we’ve come and we fight back for the freedom, fairness, and security workers deserve.
Money DOES matter in education. We should be spending more, not less, to make sure every kid has access to an excellent public education 🍎
Learn more about threats to public education and how we can solve them: www.epi.org/publication/...
Learn more about threats to public education and how we can solve them: www.epi.org/publication/...
August 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Money DOES matter in education. We should be spending more, not less, to make sure every kid has access to an excellent public education 🍎
Learn more about threats to public education and how we can solve them: www.epi.org/publication/...
Learn more about threats to public education and how we can solve them: www.epi.org/publication/...
Trump’s deportation agenda will cause 6 million workers to lose their jobs—both immigrants AND US-born workers.
But how, exactly, does this work? Let's dig into it.
www.epi.org/publication/...
But how, exactly, does this work? Let's dig into it.
www.epi.org/publication/...
July 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Trump’s deportation agenda will cause 6 million workers to lose their jobs—both immigrants AND US-born workers.
But how, exactly, does this work? Let's dig into it.
www.epi.org/publication/...
But how, exactly, does this work? Let's dig into it.
www.epi.org/publication/...