EARN is a nationwide network of research, policy, and public engagement organizations fighting, state by state, for an economy that works for everyone.
Our NetworkA State Agenda for America’s Workers
18 Ways to Promote Good Jobs in the States
An economy that’s growing on paper is not translating into better jobs for America’s workers. Despite a tight job market and strong corporate profits, paychecks have barely budged. Much of the explanation lies with eroding worker bargaining power – which is resulting in a shrinking sliver of the benefits of prosperity being shared with working families. And the deep structural racism that still pervades our economy means that workers of color and immigrants are struggling the most.
This agenda for America’s workers outlines model policies and best practices for enabling governors and state legislatures to protect workers in their states so that all communities can thrive and grow.
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VT
The State of Working Vermont 2019
- December 20, 2019
- Public Assets Institute
- Public Assets Institute staff
An economist looking at Vermont statistics can see that the state is benefiting from the U.S. economic expansion, which became the longest on record last summer: There are more jobs, higher wages, fewer children in poverty.1 At the same time, many Vermonters can look at their paychecks and wonder when the recession is going to […]
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VA
Raising the Wage in Virginia Will Benefit Working Families
- December 12, 2019
- Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis
- Laura Goren and Ashley C. Kenneth
Everyone in Virginia working a full-time job should be paid enough to provide for their family. However, for many this is not the case. Nearly two-thirds of Virginia families with incomes below the federal poverty threshold have at least one adult who is working, yet they are paid too little to make ends meet. Virginia […]
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NJ
Valuing Our Time: Strengthening New Jersey’s Overtime Law
- October 24, 2019
- New Jersey Policy Perspective
- Nicole Roderiguez
A prosperous New Jersey depends on the livelihood of all our workers. In fact, the state economy benefits most when workers are able to earn fair pay for all the hours they work while balancing employment responsibilities with family obligations. However, millions of people across the nation, including hundreds of thousands in New Jersey, are […]