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Blue-Collar Construction Worker Wages Fell After Indiana Repealed Its Prevailing Wage Law
View this article online as a PDF here. A May 6, 2021 article by the…
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Survey: Nearly Half of Illinois’ Working Mothers Lost Jobs or Are Working Fewer Hours One Year Into Pandemic
Child Care Burdens Linked with Growing Economic and Career Hardships for Women Chicago: A new…
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STUDY: Climate Union Jobs Act Would Deliver Middle-Class Jobs in Clean Energy
Clean Energy Projects Can Reflect Local Standards of Compensation without Impacting Installation Costs
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Study: COVID-19 Has Cost Illinois Over $1 Billion in Transportation Revenues
One Year In, Fuel Consumption and Transit Ridership Continue to Lag Pre-Pandemic Levels
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Report: Illinois Transportation Planning Lags Neighboring States in Project Selection, Transparency, and Oversight Metrics
Illinois Legislators expected to announce new reform proposal this week
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National Study Says So-called “Right to Work” States Have Worse Economic, Health, Social, and Civic Outcomes
Pandemic’s “essential” workers face especially steep pay penalties in RTW states
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Illinois Insights – January 2021 Edition
The January 2021 Edition of ILEPI’s newsletter, Illinois Insights, has been released. This edition focuses on…
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RELEASE: The Average Uber & Lyft Driver Earns Less than Minimum Wage in Chicago
W-2 Equivalent Wages Average $12.30 to $13.62 – and Only 14% of Riders Tip in…
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Construction Wage Theft Costs WI, MN, and IL Taxpayers $362 Million Per Year
New study says 1-in-5 construction workers in the Upper Midwest are illegally misclassified as independent…
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Study: Collective Bargaining Boosts Economy and Strengthens Public Budgets
Union agreements don’t just benefit members, they strengthen communities in era of uncertainty La Grange,…
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Illinois Insights – October 2020 Edition
The October 2020 Edition of ILEPI’s newsletter, Illinois Insights, has been released. The Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI)…
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STUDY: Responsible Bidder Ordinances (RBOs) Boost Competition, Increase Apprenticeship, and Control Costs on Public Projects
When Prevailing Wages Do Not Apply, RBOs Uphold Local Construction Standards La Grange: An Illinois…
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