“As a business owner I can make this (minimum-wage increase) work,” Peterson said of his response at the time. “This can be done. You can have a successful business and pay your people well and still make a profit.”
Policy
How the Trade Deficit with China Means Jobs Losses in Minnesota
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EPI’s research suggests that since imports from China have soared while exports to China have increased much less, the US is both losing jobs in manufacturing and missing opportunities to add jobs in manufacturing.
Organizing
Union Solidarity Drives Fight for $15 at MSP Airport
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They may work different jobs or carry different union cards, but workers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are fighting together to raise MSP’s minimum wage to $15.
Policy
Dozens of Big Businesses Avoided Corporate Taxes in 2018
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During the first year of the Trump administration’s new tax law, 91 Fortune 500 companies didn’t pay a dime in federal income tax, according to a new study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
Policy
MN Joins States Bolstering Wage-Theft Enforcement
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Benson said there’s also been a lot of reported violations of overtime pay regulations. But even with states taking action, he said making employees aware of such laws is still a challenge – which ultimately reduces their impact
Investigative
Farm immigration reform aims to aid struggling Midwest dairies
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New legislation could make it easier for farmers to hire immigrant labor – a growing need for the dairy and poultry industries as well as other agriculture sectors.
Community
To assess care crisis, Gov. Walz ‘walks a day’ in PCA’s shoes
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The “walk-a-day” event offered Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who participated in a similar event in Minneapolis, a unique perspective on the state’s home health industry.
Government
MN Farmers in DC to Discuss Farm Crisis, New Trade Deal
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Midwestern family farmers are in Washington, D.C., today to discuss the farm crisis and what they see as potential harm from the replacement deal for the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Policy
Report Outlines Roots of Midwest Racial Inequities
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A new report by EPI’s Economic Analysis and Research Network, is a comprehensive look at the causes and consequences of black-white disparities in the Midwest.
Policy
Study: Minnesota Apprenticeship Enrollment Up 27% Since 2014
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“Minnesota’s registered apprenticeship programs provide participants with job skills that simply cannot be learned in college,” said MEPI Policy Director Frank Manzo. “They offer tuition-free career training that boosts participant earnings by an average of $4,700 per year—nearly double the average for associate’s degree and more than many bachelor’s degrees.”
Investigative
The Grime Behind the Stage
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Dancers are treated as independent contractors who are limited in their ability to protect their economic interests.