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Unions help build a strong middle class by making sure that workers get their fair share of profits & pay

But union membership has fallen, & the top 10% are getting richer

Sen Hickenlooper & former NLRB Gen Counsel Abruzzo highlighted our chart showing this trend in a committee hearing last week:
October 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"Deportations don't just affect those being deported; they ripple throughout the economy," says EPI President @hshierholz.bsky.social.

Learn more about how Trump’s deportation agenda will destroy millions of jobs: www.epi.org/publication/...
September 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Trump is using DC as a punching bag and hurting the workers and families that keep this city running, says EPI President @hshierholz.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“Trump wraps his economic agenda in pro-worker language, but when you strip that away, what remains is an agenda that takes from working families and gives to the wealthy," said EPI President @hshierholz.bsky.social this morning at a rally protesting Trump's cuts to the Labor Department.
September 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Workers made this country what it is today, and we aren’t about to let billionaires and union-busters take it from us. On #WorkersLaborDay, we celebrate how far we’ve come and we fight back for the freedom, fairness, and security workers deserve.
August 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Money DOES matter in education. We should be spending more, not less, to make sure every kid has access to an excellent public education 🍎

Learn more about threats to public education and how we can solve them: www.epi.org/publication/...
August 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Trump’s deportation agenda will cause 6 million workers to lose their jobs—both immigrants AND US-born workers.
But how, exactly, does this work? Let's dig into it.
www.epi.org/publication/...
July 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM