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The top five EPI blogs posts of 2022

Inflation concerns were top of mind for workers and their families across the country, but confusion on the cause of rising prices was rampant. The majority of EPI’s top blog posts this year dealt with inflation, including how corporate profits, not workers’ wages, were contributing to bigger price tags. See the top five blog posts

And speaking of inflation, the government numbers on rising prices came out Tuesday and the news is encouraging. It provides more evidence that any movement to continue raising interest rates at breakneck speed and potentially slow the economy needs to be squashed. “Inflation can normalize without taking a hammer to the head of the economy,” says EPI Research Director Josh Bivens. Read the blog post

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Illinois Workers’ Rights Amendment sets new bar for state worker power policy

Illinois voters on Election Day voted to empower workers by approving a constitutional amendment guaranteeing all workers organizing and collective bargaining rights. This sets a new high bar for state labor policy, says EPI’s Jennifer Sherer. Read the blog post

What’s at stake for state and local governments in the year-end government funding negotiations

Congress faces the deadline this week—December 16—to pass a plan for government funding, when the short-term continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government will expire. The incoming House Republican majority for the next Congress has already signaled their willingness to once again use the debt ceiling to force harmful spending cuts, say EPI’s Dave Kamper and Samantha Sanders. The federal appropriations fight also has serious economic stakes for state and local governments. Read the blog post

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The railroad fight was the product of eight years of militant rank-and-file organizing

Railroad unions haven’t been known for putting up a fight since the 19th century, but newly radicalized workers forced their way into the national conversation. Read the article

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