Josh Bivens

2 weeks ago | portside.org | Celine McNicholas |Samantha Sanders |Josh Bivens |Margaret Poydock

100 Days, 100 Ways Trump Has Hurt Workers Published April 25, 2025 The first 100 days of Trump’s second term have been chaotic. Trump along with Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have engaged in a near-daily onslaught of actions to dismantle the federal government and eliminate services and benefits that working families rely upon.

2 weeks ago | epi.org | Celine McNicholas |Samantha Sanders |Josh Bivens |Margaret Poydock

Rolled back an executive order requiring federal contractors to recognize existing unions in successor contracts and offer jobs to their predecessors’ employees before hiring new workers. Proposed exempting tipped and overtime income from taxation to benefit employers and high earners who game the system. Rolled back guidance on the rights of student-athletes, remedies for victims of labor law violations, electronic monitoring standards, and noncompete agreements.

3 weeks ago | epi.org | Elise Gould |Josh Bivens

How should we assess and characterize workers’ wage growth in recent decades? Key takeaways:Real median wages grew too slowly and only in fits and starts over the last 45 years. This pattern was even starker for low-wage workers. Median wages grew only one-third as fast as economy-wide productivity growth. Wage growth was reasonably healthy during tight labor markets but almost zero in other years.

3 weeks ago | portside.org | Daniel Costa |Josh Bivens |Ben Zipperer |Ismael Cid-Martinez

Tidbits – Apr.17 – Reader Comments: First They Came for Kilmar; We Should All Be Very, Very Afraid; New Resource: Immigrants and the Economy; Lots of Cartoons As We Struggle To Make the World Better; and More; Published April 17, 2025 First they came for Kilmar  --  Cartoon by Lalo AlcarazWhat were once trains...

1 month ago | epi.org | Daniel Costa |Josh Bivens |Ben Zipperer |Ismael Cid-Martinez

Immigration FAQ home Immigrants and the economy Unauthorized immigrants and the economy Immigration enforcement in the workplace Immigrant workers in your state Note on terminology Get Immigration FAQ updates and new releases Download the FAQ Immigration is among the most important economic and political issues and a main topic of discourse and debate among policymakers and the public. But misperceptions persist about many fundamental aspects of this crucial topic, such as: the size and...