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Posts tagged Frank Manzo IV
Lost jobs cause unionization rate to rise
Union members weathered the pandemic economic downturn better than other workers
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Ted CoxU.S. Union Membership, Coronavirus, COVID-19, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, State of the Unions 2020, Janus, Illinois Union Workers, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Robert Bruno, Frank Manzo IV, Illinois Economic Policy Institute
Declare Uber, Lyft drivers employees, says study
Only lack of traffic in pandemic got their pay above minimum wage in Chicago
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Ted CoxUber, Lyft, Ride-Hailing, ILEPI, Project for Middle Class Renewal, UIUC, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Via Ride Hailing, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Chicago Minimum Wage, California Ride Hailing
Construction wage theft 'pervasive' in Midwest
Paying ‘under the table’ hurts workers and robs states of critical funding, says new study
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Union construction builds strong economy
Collective bargaining agreements benefit workers, spread impact through local economy, says study
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Ted CoxUnion Construction, Collective Bargaining Agreements, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, ILEPI, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Jill Gigstad, Mid-American Regional Bargaining Association, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Census Bureau
Responsible Bidder Ordinances pay for selves
ILEPI study finds imposing basic standards on public projects increases bids without hiking costs
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Union approval up, but membership down
African Americans, women see steepest declines as Janus ruling has effect
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Union hospitals better prepped for COVID: study
Illinois Economic Policy Institute charges coronavirus relief went to smaller, nonunion hospitals
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Frank Manzo IV, Jill Gigstad, Illinois Hospitals, Union Hospitals, Safe Patient Limits, Union Nurses, CARES Act, COVID-19 Relief
Minority workers bear brunt of COVID impact
ILEPI-UIUC study finds African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans caught in bind, working risky jobs when they don’t lose them entirely
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Ted CoxIllinois Economic Policy Institute, Project for Middle Class Renewal, UIUC, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Illinois Working Families, Illinois Workforce
U.S. jobless claims down, still over 2M for week
But Illinois sees a more dramatic drop in filings by gig workers, as state prepares to implement work-share program
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Illinois COVID-19, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, Frank Manzo IV, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Project for Middle Class Renewal, UIUC, Rebecca Cisco, IDES, Work-Share Programs
No way out
Fiscal conservatives back bailouts for oil, aviation, banks, hedge funds, but when it comes to aid for states the well is dry
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Stimulus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, John Tillman, Illinois Policy Institute, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Frank Manzo IV, Jill Gigstad, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19 Relief, Carol Knowles, Mitch McConnell, Rebuild Illinois, Bruce Rauner
Work-share: Cure for COVID unemployment pain?
UIUC-ILEPI study says implementing 2014 program would save jobs
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Ted CoxWork-Share Programs, Illinois Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Stimulus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Frank Manzo IV, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Robert Bruno, UIUC, Project for Middle Class Renewal
Paid sick leave limits outbreaks, increases jobs, pay says study
UIUC-ILEPI research finds white male workers downstate would benefit
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, Paid Sick Leave, Illinois Paid Sick Leave, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, UIUC, ILEPI, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Project for Middle Class Renewal, COVID-19, Jill Gigstad
A place to hang your hard hat
Prevailing-wage laws boost homeownership for construction workers, pad tax base
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Ted CoxIllinois Construction Workers, Prevailing Wage Laws, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Project for Middle Class Renewal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Robert Bruno, Frank Manzo IV, Illinois Working Families, Jill Gigstad, Rebuild Illinois
Paid family leave would benefit parents, babies, economy
ILEPI-UIUC study says businesses would gain stability, productivity
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Ted CoxILEPI, UIUC, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Family Leave, Paid Family Leave, Family and Medical Leave Act, Working Families, Illinois Working Families, Amazon, United Parcel Service, Jill Gigstad, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Pew Research Center
Study praises union teacher contracts for improving education
But UIUC-ILEPI report also faults Illinois for poor state funding
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Ted CoxIllinois Teachers, Illinois Teacher Salary, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Robert Bruno, UIUC, Project for Middle Class Renewal, ILEPI, Frank Manzo IV, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Jill Gigstad, Kathi Griffin, Evidence-Based School Funding, J.B. Pritzker
Union labor apprenticeships competitive with college
ILEPI-UIUC study lauds vocational training as ‘tuition-free alternative’
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Funding schools would relieve property taxes
Fair tax, consolidating townships would also provide benefits, says new ILEPI-UIUC study
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Ted CoxIllinois Economic Policy Institute, ILEPI, Frank Manzo IV, UIUC, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Robert Bruno, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Illinois Property Taxes, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Education Funding
Trump official throws up hands on student loans
Departing A. Wayne Johnson says it’s time to ‘stop the insanity’ on ‘fundamentally broken’ system
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Ted CoxStudent Loans, Student Debt, A. Wayne Johnson, Betsy DeVos, U.S. Department of Education, Student Loan Forgiveness, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, George W. Bush, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, ILEPI, Frank Manzo IV, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders
Study urges patient limits to retain nurses
Illinois faces nurse shortage; UIUC-ILEPI study recommends Calif. model
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Ted CoxIllinois Nurses, Nurse Staffing Limits, Patient-to-Nurse Ratio, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, UIUC, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Robert Bruno, Frank Manzo IV, Emily E. LB. Twarog, Fred Crespo, Cristina Castro, Illinois Health and Hospital Association
$15 an hour — now
Lightfoot endorses UIUC-ILEPI study urging accelerated hike in Chicago minimum wage
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Ted CoxRobert Bruno, Frank Manzo IV, UIUC, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Chicago Minimum Wage, $15 Minimum Wage, Fight for $15, Illinois Minimum Wage, U.S. Minimum Wage, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, ILEPI, John Arena, Jason Ervin, Rahm Emanuel
