On the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign, the Economic Policy Institute has reflected on how the campaign called attention to the injustice of poverty; government’s ability to fight it; and the importance of raising wages to mitigate poverty. The Poor People’s Campaign also called for a government commitment to full employment. The […]
David Cooper
David Cooper is an economic analyst at the Economic Policy Institute. He conducts national and state-level research on a variety of issues, including the minimum wage, employment and unemployment, poverty, and wage and income trends.
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Chart: The Way We Pay Tipped Workers Disproportionately Harms Women
They’re the majority of the people who work primarily for tips, and they make even less than their male counterparts.