State of Working Pennsylvania 2019
Authors: Stephen Herzenberg Publication Date: August 27, 2019READ THE REPORT ON OUR NEW WEBISTE HEREIn just the past few weeks, leading American business leaders appear to have experienced a sudden...
View ArticleIncreasing the Minimum Wage to $15/hour by 2025 Would Raise Wages for Over 2...
Authors: Diana Polson Authors: Mark Price Authors: Stephen Herzenberg Publication Date: May 16, 2019READ THE FULL REPORT HERE.The Demographic Impacts of a Minimum Wage Increase [1]Wrapped into his...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: About 300,000 Pennsylvania Workers Left Behind by New Trump Admin...
Date of Press Release: March 25, 2019Last week, the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) unveiled a proposal to set the overtime salary threshold, beneath which almost all workers are entitled to...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: On Gov. Wolf's Proposal to Raise PA's Minimum Wage
Date of Press Release: January 30, 2019HARRISBURG — Keystone Research Center’s Economists Stephen Herzenberg and Mark Price made the following statement about Governor Tom Wolf’s proposal to raise the...
View ArticleRegional Job Growth and the Minimum Wage
Authors: Mark Price Publication Date: January 29, 2019The Minimum Wage Is Rising in Our Region—Except in PennsylvaniaThis policy watch examines the recent growth in the minimum wage, average weekly...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: On Introduction of the Federal Raise the Wage Act of 2019—Minimum...
Date of Press Release: January 16, 2019HARRISBURG — Keystone Research Center Labor Economist Mark Price made the following statement about the federal introduction of the Raise the Wage Act of...
View ArticlePRESS MEMO: New Year's Day Minimum Wage Hikes Raise Pay for Millions of US...
Date of Press Release: January 2, 2019MEMOTo: Editorial Page Editors, Editorial Board Members, Columnists, and Other Interested PartiesFrom: Stephen Herzenberg, Executive Director, Keystone Research...
View ArticleTestimony of Mark Price, Council of the City of Philadelphia Committee on Law...
Authors: Mark Price Publication Date: October 30, 2018My name is Mark Price and I hold a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Utah. I am a Labor Economist at the Keystone Research Center (KRC), a...
View ArticleTestimony of Mark Price, Labor Economist, Keystone Research Center Council of...
Authors: Mark Price Publication Date: November 20, 2018My name is Mark Price and I hold a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Utah. I am a Labor Economist at the Keystone Research Center (KRC),...
View ArticleState of Working Philadelphia: An Economy Growing Apart
Incomes for the bottom 60% of households remain at or below their levels of a decade ago. Income of top 1% of city’s families up 32% Date of Press Release: October 25, 2018Read the full...
View ArticleState of Working Philadelphia 2018
Authors: Mark Price Publication Date: October 25, 2018View the press releaseDownload the full reportExecutive SummaryEach Labor Day the Keystone Research Center releases an annual checkup on the...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: On PA House Labor and Industry Committee Hearing On Expanded...
Date of Press Release: September 4, 2018HARRISBURG — Keystone Research Center Executive Director Stephen Herzenberg made the following statement regarding tomorrow's state House Labor & Industry...
View ArticleState of Working PA: Despite a Growing Economy, Everyday Workers' Wages...
Wages over the past decade have fallen for most of the bottom 60 percent of Pennsylvania workers. Read the full reportHARRISBURG, PA – Ahead of Labor Day weekend, the Keystone Research Center today...
View ArticleState of Working Pennsylvania 2018
Authors: Mark Price Authors: Stephen Herzenberg Publication Date: August 30, 2018Download the full reportRead the press releaseExecutive Summary“The State of Working Pennsylvania 2018,” Keystone...
View ArticleWolf Proposal Would Restore 40-Hour Work Week and Fair Overtime Pay for...
Authors: Stephen Herzenberg Publication Date: August 20, 2018Read the full briefing paper here.In June, Governor Tom Wolf issued a notice of his intention to restore guaranteed overtime pay for...
View ArticleEconomic Policy Institute Family Budget Calculator shows what families need...
In no community in Pennsylvania do workers earn enough on a minimum wage of $7.25 per hour to afford an adequate standard of living Date of Press Release: March 6, 2018Read the policy watchHARRISBURG—...
View ArticleThe March 2018 Edition of the Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget...
Authors: Mark Price Publication Date: March 6, 2018Read the press releaseDownload this policy watchDownload Tables 1 to 10 in excelDownload Map 1 and Map 2On March 6th, 2018 the Economic Policy...
View ArticleRELEASE: Report Reveals "Family Company" Giant Eagle Has Slashed Wages,...
Giant Eagle’s poverty wage jobs leave many Pennsylvania workers dependent on public assistance, belying its reputation as a good corporate citizen READ THE FULL REPORT HERE.PITTSBURGH – At a press...
View ArticleThe Right Choice for Giant Eagle and Western Pennsylvania
Authors: Diana Polson Authors: Mark Price Authors: Stephen Herzenberg Publication Date: February 28, 2018<img...
View ArticleKeystone Research and PA Budget and Policy Center Release “PA Promise” Plan...
Read the reportHARRISBURG— The Keystone Research Center and the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center today released a new report titled “The Pennsylvania Promise: Making College Affordable and...
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