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Sep 01 2017

On-Call, Without Pay

On-call scheduling also makes it more difficult to plan for child care, elder care, transportation and other arrangements that would allow employees to go to work while balancing their other responsibilities. Being required to call in an hour before their shift to see if they are needed prevents workers from doing anything else with their day, including furthering their education or seeking wages elsewhere.

Aug 21 2017

National Monuments Support Local Economies Fact Sheets

These fact sheets focus on the economic benefits of national monuments to their surrounding communities ahead of the Trump administration’s decision to propose removing designation in whole or in part from national monuments. The fact sheets include newly designated national monuments, marine national monuments, and others under review.

Aug 04 2017

President Trump Job Tracker July 2017

To keep tabs on the current administration’s jobs numbers, a comparison between the July 2017 jobs report under President Trump and the average jobs report in the late 1990’s.

Aug 02 2017

Expanding Registered Apprenticeships

Joint Economic Committee Democrats released a fact sheet on increasing access to registered apprenticeships and quality work-based learning programs. By doubling federal investments in apprenticeship programs, millions of Americans could fill the middle and high-skilled jobs openings that exist today and in the future. Despite their proven track record of success, only approximately 505,000 apprentices are utilizing existing Department of Labor registered programs today.

Aug 01 2017

First Step Together: Stop Sabotaging the Health Insurance Market

After the Senate voted down the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Trump said to “let ObamaCare implode, then deal” and threatened to end government payments to insurers that lower consumers’ out-of-pocket costs. For Congress to move forward from the July repeal process, the administration must stop trying to sabotage the health insurance market.

Jul 31 2017

Real Wages Tanking Under President Trump, Republican Leadership

Education plays a critical role in American’s lifelong economic success. Adults attaining only a high school diploma earn $400,000 more over their lifetime than those who did not graduate high school. Adults with associate, bachelor’s, and graduate degrees earned, respectively, $280,000, $920,000, and $1.6 million more over a lifetime than someone with only a high school diploma.

Jul 28 2017

July Economic Snapshot of the States

These state economic snapshots survey the economic situation on the ground in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Although the U.S. economy overall continues its expansion from the Great Recession and associated financial crisis, the recovery can look very different from state to state, and even county to county. While some areas of the country have surged ahead, other regions are still struggling to regain their economic footing.

Jul 27 2017

“Skinny Repeal” is Just Repeal and Run Lite

The Senate Republicans’ latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act – dubbed the “skinny repeal” – would destabilize the individual market and drive up costs, while paving the way for full repeal. If this proposal – which is more aptly named “repeal and run lite” – passes, Senate Republicans will send the House Freedom Caucus a blank check to make deep cuts to Medicaid, give generous tax breaks for the wealthy, and eliminate consumer protections for pre-existing conditions.

Jul 26 2017

What Happens After “Repeal and Run”?

As new iterations of the same TrumpCare have failed, Senate Republicans are pushing a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without a replacement plan. This threatens to drop millions from health care coverage, increase premiums, raise uncompensated costs to hospitals, and devastate state and local economies.