Join us at “Powered By Workers: A Pennsylvania Summit on the Future of Labor” this September

Join us on Friday, September 25th for a banquet celebrating Keystone Research Center’s 30th anniversary. We will honor Dr. Stephen Herzenberg’s extraordinary leadership as KRC’s founding Executive Director and welcome Bernie Gallagher as KRC’s new Executive Director as the organization begins its next chapter. The banquet will be followed by a summit on Saturday, September 26th exploring the future of labor and the evolving workforce in Pennsylvania and across the nation. Through dynamic panels, keynote conversations, and collaborative dialogue, we’ll explore how to build a more equitable, resilient, and forward-thinking labor landscape for the next generation.

Register for the conference and get an early bird discount or submit a session proposal here!

How Federal Clean Energy & Manufacturing Funds Spurred Private Spending

A new report from Keystone Research Center and ReImagine Appalachia reveals that federal investments in clean energy and manufacturing have catalyzed a major economic transformation across Appalachia, doubling clean energy investments in just one year. Titled “If You Fund It, They Will Come,” the report shows that public funding through landmark legislation such as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has spurred significant private investment, leading to billions of dollars in new energy and manufacturing projects across Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

READ THE REPORT

Minimum Wage County Fact Sheets

KRC has released fact sheets that demonstrate how Pennsylvania’s current $7.25 minimum wage falls far short of what workers need to survive, with county-level data showing even a $15 wage is insufficient in many areas. The research highlights the significant gap between the minimum wage and actual living costs across different regions of the state. Using the Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator, KRC calculated the true cost of housing, food, transportation, healthcare, and other necessities for Pennsylvania families. Learn how proposed increases in the PA minimum wage would impact workers across the Commonwealth and why advocates argue these changes are long overdue.

VIEW THE MINIMUM WAGE FACT SHEETS

Know the Issues

KRC bridges the fragments of the progressive community — labor, faith-based organizations, advocates for and providers of human services, women’s groups, organizations of people of color, environmentalists, and others — seeking to create a unified vision and agenda around which all can rally.

That means we do research and analysis on a number of different issues. Here, you can learn about the issues we focus on, including:

Healthcare
Education
The Environment
Infrastructure
Jobs and the PA Economy
A Fair Tax System
VIEW ALL ISSUES

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