The working people's think tank for 40 years. Nonprofit + nonpartisan, we use the tools of economics to defend & promote workers' interests in economic policy discussions. epi.org Newsletter: epi.org/signup/ Federal Policy Watch: epi.org/policywatchhttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3muzheoy56s26☺️ We're blushing @jaredb-econ.bsky.social! If you're taking friend of EPI and former EPI'er Jared Bernstein's advice on getting to know EPI, a thread of where to start 1/ https://econjared.substack.com/p/happy-labor-day-a-gift-to-my-readers?r=fstq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=epi-bsky08 Sep 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzheoy56s26https://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3muz3y3omos26With sectoral bargaining, wages + benefits are negotiated by unions + employers for ALL employers in a sector or industry—not the typical worksite-by-worksite or employer-by-employer system in the U.S. More workers get the benefits of the bargaining. The latest from @lynnrhinehart.bsky.social 👇 https://onlabor.org/building-toward-sectoral-bargaining/08 Sep 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz3y3omos26https://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3munecqjh3227New Gallup polling finds that 71% of people in the U.S.—across generations and party lines!—approve of unions. This continues the highest period of favorability in over 60 years + coincides with the greatest number of workers represented by a union in 16 years. Get the 1-pager 👇 https://www.epi.org/publication/unions-are-extremely-popular-56-million-workers-would-join-a-union-if-they-could/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social03 Sep 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3munecqjh3227https://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3mun2hmg32c22ICYMI – When unions are strong, workers have more power and communities thrive. In the face of rising inequality and authoritarianism, unions organize, educate, and mobilize working people to defend voting rights, push back against disinformation, and expand civic participation. Here's how👇 https://www.epi.org/publication/strong-unions-stronger-communities-and-democracy/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social03 Sep 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun2hmg32c22