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/3mvinjrbvvs23Employers spend over $1.5 billion each year on union-busting. A new tool from @laborlab.bsky.social helps workers shed light on the highly secretive and highly profitable union-avoidance industry. https://www.epi.org/blog/employers-spend-over-1-5-billion-on-union-busters-new-laborlab-tools-help-shed-light-on-union-avoidance-industry/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social14 Sep 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvinjrbvvs23https://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3mvieksdnxs2hWorker power is for all workers, even those with a medical degree. ✊ Solidarity to Minnesota doctors launching the first-ever private hospital strike by MDs in US history! https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/allina-health-doctors-begin-4-day-strike-at-2-minnesota-hospitals/14 Sep 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvieksdnxs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3mv76jeve522hNext week, the Census Bureau will release income and poverty data for 2025, which may show early signs of a softer labor market and weaker safety net. The 2026 story is still unfolding and is likely to be worse— @elisegould.bsky.social and @icidmartinez.bsky.social with your preview. 👇 https://www.epi.org/blog/2025-census-data-preview-key-measures-of-earnings-income-and-poverty-may-show-early-signs-of-a-softer-labor-market-and-weaker-safety-net/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social10 Sep 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv76jeve522hhttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3mv6cpxbiw22hIOWA! 📣 Lawmakers intentionally eroded child labor protections to be weaker than federal law. Now, new data show Iowa employers accounted for nearly 10% of federal child labor violations nationwide, even though Iowa has only 1% of the US population. 1/3 https://www.commongoodiowa.org/blog/2026/09/04/child-labor-violations-in-iowa-found-at-10-times-the-national-rate-in-202510 Sep 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6cpxbiw22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/epi.org/post/3mv4qghsvu22hAffordability: it's the outcome of a race between income and prices. @hshierholz.bsky.social and @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social latest in @aft.org's American Educator covers the breadth of options to resolve the affordability crisis when we address the policy choices that got us here. https://www.aft.org/ae/fall2026/shierholz_bivens09 Sep 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:4pzhmhzckvdfdo4e6dn4ymeb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4qghsvu22hhttps://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/3muz3y3omos26