Jennifer Sherer
@jensherer.bsky.social
Unions, state policy, worker power @EPI.org & @earn.us. Former UIowa Labor Ctr. Anti-fascist Barnard & City High mom. Posts my own.
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Since 1938, workers have counted on overtime pay when working over 40 hrs/week. But Project 2025 proposes allowing to skirt the rules. States need to act now to defend/protect workers’ right to overtime pay. @dskamper.bsky.social and @jensherer.bsky.social describe how ↴
Overtime pay: State solutions to the U.S. worker rights crisis
What does current federal law say about overtime pay? The overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provide protections to most hourly workers and many low-salaried workers, guarantee...
www.epi.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Since 1938, workers have counted on overtime pay when working over 40 hrs/week. But Project 2025 proposes allowing to skirt the rules. States need to act now to defend/protect workers’ right to overtime pay. @dskamper.bsky.social and @jensherer.bsky.social describe how ↴
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Before 2008, workers in every state were guaranteed 26 weeks of unemployment insurance if they lost a job. Today, many states have cut back benefits, some to as little as 12 weeks. With the economy teetering, unemployment benefits are more important than ever.
Unemployment insurance: State solutions to the U.S. worker rights crisis
What does current federal law say about unemployment insurance? Established in the wake of the Great Depression through the Social Security Act of 1935, unemployment insurance (UI) is a critical safet...
www.epi.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Before 2008, workers in every state were guaranteed 26 weeks of unemployment insurance if they lost a job. Today, many states have cut back benefits, some to as little as 12 weeks. With the economy teetering, unemployment benefits are more important than ever.
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Did you know that kids as young as 10 can be employed on farms, and there are no limits on how many hours they can work?
Federal child labor laws are much weaker in agriculture, the most dangerous industry for children.
But states can step in to keep kids safe: www.epi.org/publication/...
Federal child labor laws are much weaker in agriculture, the most dangerous industry for children.
But states can step in to keep kids safe: www.epi.org/publication/...
Child labor standards: State solutions to the U.S. worker rights crisis
What does current federal law say about child labor? The 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets guidelines for the hours and nonhazardous jobs for which employers can hire minors under 16. The FLSA...
www.epi.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Did you know that kids as young as 10 can be employed on farms, and there are no limits on how many hours they can work?
Federal child labor laws are much weaker in agriculture, the most dangerous industry for children.
But states can step in to keep kids safe: www.epi.org/publication/...
Federal child labor laws are much weaker in agriculture, the most dangerous industry for children.
But states can step in to keep kids safe: www.epi.org/publication/...
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Did you know that in 6 states—AL, AR, LA, MS, SD, TN—you aren’t guaranteed any info about your own paycheck?
To increase transparency & prevent wage theft, other states require pay stubs w/ written info on how pay was calculated
Learn more about the laws in your state: www.epi.org/publication/...
To increase transparency & prevent wage theft, other states require pay stubs w/ written info on how pay was calculated
Learn more about the laws in your state: www.epi.org/publication/...
Wage payment: State solutions to the U.S. worker rights crisis
What does current federal law say about wage payment? The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)—which establishes wage and hour standards that apply to most workers at private businesses with annual revenue...
www.epi.org
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Did you know that in 6 states—AL, AR, LA, MS, SD, TN—you aren’t guaranteed any info about your own paycheck?
To increase transparency & prevent wage theft, other states require pay stubs w/ written info on how pay was calculated
Learn more about the laws in your state: www.epi.org/publication/...
To increase transparency & prevent wage theft, other states require pay stubs w/ written info on how pay was calculated
Learn more about the laws in your state: www.epi.org/publication/...
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24 states & DC have discrimination laws that are more expansive than federal law.
19 states offer weaker protections. With Trump gutting federal protections, state laws are more important than ever.
How well does your state protect you from discrimination? www.epi.org/publication/...
19 states offer weaker protections. With Trump gutting federal protections, state laws are more important than ever.
How well does your state protect you from discrimination? www.epi.org/publication/...
Workplace nondiscrimination protections: State solutions to the U.S. worker rights crisis
What does current federal law say about workplace nondiscrimination protections? Discrimination in the workplace—either in employment, promotion, job assignments, pay, benefits, discipline, discharge,...
www.epi.org
October 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
24 states & DC have discrimination laws that are more expansive than federal law.
19 states offer weaker protections. With Trump gutting federal protections, state laws are more important than ever.
How well does your state protect you from discrimination? www.epi.org/publication/...
19 states offer weaker protections. With Trump gutting federal protections, state laws are more important than ever.
How well does your state protect you from discrimination? www.epi.org/publication/...
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In 2023, 385 workers died from hazardous working conditions every. single. day.
The highest fatality rates? WY, WV, AR, AK, MN, and ND.
As federal workplace protections are dismantled, states need to step in to protect workers on the job.
Learn more: www.epi.org/publication/...
The highest fatality rates? WY, WV, AR, AK, MN, and ND.
As federal workplace protections are dismantled, states need to step in to protect workers on the job.
Learn more: www.epi.org/publication/...
Workplace health and safety standards: State solutions to the U.S. worker rights crisis
What does current federal law say about workplace health and safety? The federal Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act—passed in 1970 after decades of fierce advocacy by organized labor and its al...
www.epi.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In 2023, 385 workers died from hazardous working conditions every. single. day.
The highest fatality rates? WY, WV, AR, AK, MN, and ND.
As federal workplace protections are dismantled, states need to step in to protect workers on the job.
Learn more: www.epi.org/publication/...
The highest fatality rates? WY, WV, AR, AK, MN, and ND.
As federal workplace protections are dismantled, states need to step in to protect workers on the job.
Learn more: www.epi.org/publication/...
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Millions of workers earning less than $60k/year were on track to get overtime pay until Trump took it away. But states can step in and make sure workers get the overtime pay they’ve earned. AK, CA, CO, ME, NY, and WA have done so. Has your state? Learn more: www.epi.org/publication/...
Overtime pay: State solutions to the U.S. worker rights crisis
What does current federal law say about overtime pay? The overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provide protections to most hourly workers and many low-salaried workers, guarantee...
www.epi.org
October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Millions of workers earning less than $60k/year were on track to get overtime pay until Trump took it away. But states can step in and make sure workers get the overtime pay they’ve earned. AK, CA, CO, ME, NY, and WA have done so. Has your state? Learn more: www.epi.org/publication/...
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"We are facing an all-out war on workers," EPI's @jensherer.bsky.social told America's Work Force Union Podcast. “We’re in a situation right now where no workers can count on the federal government to protect their basic fundamental rights.”
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Listen here: awf.labortools.com/listen/jenni...
Jennifer Sherer Warns of Unprecedented Attacks on Workers' Rights
The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Jennifer Sherer of the EPI joined us on today’s show.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"We are facing an all-out war on workers," EPI's @jensherer.bsky.social told America's Work Force Union Podcast. “We’re in a situation right now where no workers can count on the federal government to protect their basic fundamental rights.”
Listen here: awf.labortools.com/listen/jenni...
Listen here: awf.labortools.com/listen/jenni...
Solidarity with brave CDC employees (past and present) and their AFGE union standing up for themselves, their agency’s mission, and all of us.
CDC union says vaccine misinformation put staff at risk after Atlanta shooting
Deadly violence not random as staff have endured ‘months of mistreatment, neglect and vilification’, says union
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Solidarity with brave CDC employees (past and present) and their AFGE union standing up for themselves, their agency’s mission, and all of us.
I hereby nominate NYT spelling bee developers to take over headline writing
August 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I hereby nominate NYT spelling bee developers to take over headline writing
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Trump nominated right-wing Project 2025 contributor EJ Antoni as the next Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner.
Trump wants to hide the consequences of his bad policies by manipulating BLS data—but it won’t work, says EPI Chief Economist @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social:
www.epi.org/press/trump-...
Trump wants to hide the consequences of his bad policies by manipulating BLS data—but it won’t work, says EPI Chief Economist @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social:
www.epi.org/press/trump-...
Trump wants to hide the consequences of his bad policies by manipulating BLS data—it won’t work
Yesterday, Trump announced that he will nominate E.J. Antoni as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Antoni has repeatedly and unfairly attacked the agency he’d be set to run...
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August 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Trump nominated right-wing Project 2025 contributor EJ Antoni as the next Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner.
Trump wants to hide the consequences of his bad policies by manipulating BLS data—but it won’t work, says EPI Chief Economist @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social:
www.epi.org/press/trump-...
Trump wants to hide the consequences of his bad policies by manipulating BLS data—but it won’t work, says EPI Chief Economist @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social:
www.epi.org/press/trump-...
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
(Read in 2nd or 3rd grade when I was 7 or 8; can’t remember which b/c I had the same amazing teacher both years).
(Read in 2nd or 3rd grade when I was 7 or 8; can’t remember which b/c I had the same amazing teacher both years).
August 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Quote this with a book you read way too young that explains why you are the way you are.
(Read in 2nd or 3rd grade when I was 7 or 8; can’t remember which b/c I had the same amazing teacher both years).
(Read in 2nd or 3rd grade when I was 7 or 8; can’t remember which b/c I had the same amazing teacher both years).
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In the face of federal attacks on workers, many states used this year's legislative season to pass bills that protect workers and improve job quality.
Here's how states took action for and against workers:
www.epi.org/blog/2025-wo...
Here's how states took action for and against workers:
www.epi.org/blog/2025-wo...
2025 worker-led state policy victories show how states can—and must—do more to hold the line against escalating federal attacks on workers’ rights
State action to strengthen worker rights and protections has become critically important at a moment when long-standing U.S. labor standards are under acute threat. Escalating threats include Trump ad...
www.epi.org
August 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
In the face of federal attacks on workers, many states used this year's legislative season to pass bills that protect workers and improve job quality.
Here's how states took action for and against workers:
www.epi.org/blog/2025-wo...
Here's how states took action for and against workers:
www.epi.org/blog/2025-wo...
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Ghislaine Maxwell, who helped Jeffrey Epstein procure and sexually abuse young women, was transferred to a cushy minimum-security prison in Texas in the midst of Trump needing her support with the Epstein files.
We all know what's happening but shouldn't lose focus. www.jezebel.com/since-no-one...
We all know what's happening but shouldn't lose focus. www.jezebel.com/since-no-one...
Since No One Else Seems to Care, Let’s Remember Epstein’s Survivors
They've already told us everything we need to know...
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August 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell, who helped Jeffrey Epstein procure and sexually abuse young women, was transferred to a cushy minimum-security prison in Texas in the midst of Trump needing her support with the Epstein files.
We all know what's happening but shouldn't lose focus. www.jezebel.com/since-no-one...
We all know what's happening but shouldn't lose focus. www.jezebel.com/since-no-one...
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Today, President Trump directed his team to fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) because he didn’t like the jobs numbers they released. This is a move straight out of an autocratic playbook, says EPI President @hshierholz.bsky.social
www.epi.org/press/trumps...
www.epi.org/press/trumps...
Trump’s firing of BLS commissioner is undemocratic and economically dangerous
Today, Trump directed his team to fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) because he didn’t like the jobs numbers they released. This is a move straight out of an autocratic play...
www.epi.org
August 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Today, President Trump directed his team to fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) because he didn’t like the jobs numbers they released. This is a move straight out of an autocratic playbook, says EPI President @hshierholz.bsky.social
www.epi.org/press/trumps...
www.epi.org/press/trumps...
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Good on her.
This is not the biggest issue but, as an economist, I am amazed at how many people and vehicles ICE is wasting to make a single, simple arrest.
Imagine if we staffed Head Start classrooms like that!
This is not the biggest issue but, as an economist, I am amazed at how many people and vehicles ICE is wasting to make a single, simple arrest.
Imagine if we staffed Head Start classrooms like that!
July 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Good on her.
This is not the biggest issue but, as an economist, I am amazed at how many people and vehicles ICE is wasting to make a single, simple arrest.
Imagine if we staffed Head Start classrooms like that!
This is not the biggest issue but, as an economist, I am amazed at how many people and vehicles ICE is wasting to make a single, simple arrest.
Imagine if we staffed Head Start classrooms like that!
Always good to be with union siblings in Chicago, but especially good on a day like today.
July 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Always good to be with union siblings in Chicago, but especially good on a day like today.
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If I hear one more reporter say these attacks on universities and science are about "antisemitism," I am going to lose it. This is about destroying higher education full stop and it doesn't help to parrot the White House's talking points. www.science.org/content/arti...
‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels
“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says
www.science.org
July 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If I hear one more reporter say these attacks on universities and science are about "antisemitism," I am going to lose it. This is about destroying higher education full stop and it doesn't help to parrot the White House's talking points. www.science.org/content/arti...
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For what it's worth, this is precisely the reason the Klan wore hoods when they terrorized communities and disappeared unfavored minorities.
Historically, it wasn't called doxxing it was just recognizing a fascist community member.
Historically, it wasn't called doxxing it was just recognizing a fascist community member.
July 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
For what it's worth, this is precisely the reason the Klan wore hoods when they terrorized communities and disappeared unfavored minorities.
Historically, it wasn't called doxxing it was just recognizing a fascist community member.
Historically, it wasn't called doxxing it was just recognizing a fascist community member.
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for anyone wondering how it's possibly legal to restrict DC 33 picketlines in Philadelphia:
like many (most?) states, PA has mass picketing laws on the books dating back to the 1930s, and those laws are an incredibly underexamined problem for worker power.
like many (most?) states, PA has mass picketing laws on the books dating back to the 1930s, and those laws are an incredibly underexamined problem for worker power.
July 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
for anyone wondering how it's possibly legal to restrict DC 33 picketlines in Philadelphia:
like many (most?) states, PA has mass picketing laws on the books dating back to the 1930s, and those laws are an incredibly underexamined problem for worker power.
like many (most?) states, PA has mass picketing laws on the books dating back to the 1930s, and those laws are an incredibly underexamined problem for worker power.
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Happy anniversary to the Fair Labor Standards Act! 🎉
We hope you last another 87 years—and that you get some long-overdue improvements!
The FLSA brought us important labor standards like the federal minimum wage and child labor protections.
Check out our work on these important topics: 🧵
We hope you last another 87 years—and that you get some long-overdue improvements!
The FLSA brought us important labor standards like the federal minimum wage and child labor protections.
Check out our work on these important topics: 🧵
June 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Happy anniversary to the Fair Labor Standards Act! 🎉
We hope you last another 87 years—and that you get some long-overdue improvements!
The FLSA brought us important labor standards like the federal minimum wage and child labor protections.
Check out our work on these important topics: 🧵
We hope you last another 87 years—and that you get some long-overdue improvements!
The FLSA brought us important labor standards like the federal minimum wage and child labor protections.
Check out our work on these important topics: 🧵
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No Kings rally in Cedar Rapids
YouTube video by Iowa's News Now
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June 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Devastating loss. Grieving with my MN friends and family and sending love to all state legislators and public servants who should never have to live in fear.
Statement on June 14th's Political Violence
Statement from Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham and Secretary-Treasurer Brad Lehto in response to today’s political violence:“On behalf of Minnesota’s Labor Movement, we are heartbroken at
mnaflcio.org
June 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Devastating loss. Grieving with my MN friends and family and sending love to all state legislators and public servants who should never have to live in fear.
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“One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings, is, that nature disapproves it, otherwise, she would not so frequently turn it into ridicule by giving mankind an ass for a lion.” #nokings #thomaspaine
June 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings, is, that nature disapproves it, otherwise, she would not so frequently turn it into ridicule by giving mankind an ass for a lion.” #nokings #thomaspaine