by Dave Johnson | Sep 21, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Last week Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker tried to give his faltering presidential campaign a boost by proposing to essentially get rid of unions in the U.S. His proposals included banning government-employee unions, abolishing the National Labor Relations Board, creating...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 17, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
Hours before the Federal Reserve was to announce whether it would increase interest rates, several dozen protesters gathered outside Federal Reserve offices in downtown Washington to demand that the Fed keep interest rates where they are, arguing that the economy as...
by Bill Scher | Sep 17, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
You might think that three hours is enough time for a presidential debate to offer up ideas on how to grow the economy. You might think that a group of 11 people with such varied backgrounds – two CEOs, three senators, five current and former governors and one doctor...
by Dean Baker | Sep 16, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
NPR had a bizarre piece on the Labor Department's new overtime rules which seemed intended to undermine support for them. These rules would increase from $23,660 to $50,440, the floor under which salaried workers would automatically qualify for overtime regardless of...
by Leo Gerard | Sep 15, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
Jeff Smisek, the guy forced by scandal to resign last week as CEO of the world’s fourth-largest airline, is a major reason American workers can’t get a raise. Smisek and his overpaid boardroom buddies nationwide have swindled American workers and American communities...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 11, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Study after study, report after report, and of course common sense and our own eyes are telling us that unions help people and the economy do better. It's obvious. But the billionaires and big corporations want to keep pay and benefits low, and pay politicians to keep...
