Biden needs to go well beyond repealing Trump’s bad executive orders—he has the power to assure that workers paid by federal contracts are a national model.
Heidi Shierholz
Heidi Shierholz is a senior economist and the director of policy at the Economic Policy Institute and a former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor.
Posted inWorking in America
Restoring Workers’ Rights
Employers have aggressively dismantled unions and impeded organizing efforts. That’s why we need fundamental reform of labor law.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Chamber Speaks: Forced Arbitration Is Actually Good for Workers!
A new study from the Chamber of Commerce’s Institute is an epic presentation of wrong answers to wrong questions.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Future of Real Jobs: A Prospect Roundtable
How big is the non-standard workforce, and how do we measure it?
Posted inWorking in America
Trump to Keep Millions of Workers from Getting Overtime Pay
Obama’s regulations said workers with incomes up to $55,000 could qualify. Trump’s new regs reportedly will reduce that to $35,000.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Supreme Court Decision in Janus Looms Over Critical Public-Sector Jobs and Public Services
Wealthy donors and corporations backing the plaintiffs have little stake in the public education, social welfare, and other municipal systems that they largely do not use.
