Increasing evidence demonstrates the ways in which bargaining power shapes economic outcomes. One’s economic success is not merely defined by individual characteristics such as education. Equitable Growth’s work on unions and collective action in the United States examines the ways in which institutions intersect with economic trends and individual characteristics to ensure that workers can share in the gains of the economic growth to which they contribute.
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Labor in the Boardroom: A Model for the United States?
October 20, 2020
October 20, 2020
Four graphs on U.S. occupational segregation by race, ethnicity, and gender
July 1, 2020
July 1, 2020
Why workers are engaging in collective action across the United States in response to the coronavirus crisis
May 1, 2020
May 1, 2020
Factsheet: How strong unions can restore workers’ bargaining power
May 1, 2020
May 1, 2020
Aligning U.S. labor law with worker preferences for labor representation
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Understanding the importance of monopsony power in the U.S. labor market
July 5, 2018
July 5, 2018
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Equitable Growth event will explore the impact of technology in the workplace and potential for advancing worker power
February 18, 2021
February 18, 2021
Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: January 2021 Report Edition
February 5, 2021
February 5, 2021
The consequences of political inequality and voter suppression for U.S. economic inequality and growth
February 3, 2021
February 3, 2021
Competitive Edge: Why noncompete clauses in employment contracts are by and large harmful to U.S. workers and the U.S. economy
January 28, 2021
January 28, 2021
Broad structural change is needed to boost wages in a U.S. economy that is more equitable to produce strong, sustainable economic growth
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
Transforming U.S. supply chains to create good jobs
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
Boosting wages when U.S. labor markets are not competitive
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
Collective bargaining as a path to more equitable wage growth in the United States
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: December 2020 Report Edition
January 8, 2021
January 8, 2021
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