Jobs and Wages

STATEMENT: On PA House Labor and Industry Committee Hearing On Expanded Overtime Pay for Middle-Income Salaried Workers

Type: Press Release

September 5, 2018 - 11:29am

HARRISBURG — Keystone Research Center Executive Director Stephen Herzenberg made the following statement regarding tomorrow's state House Labor & Industry Committee hearing on proposed rule changes to restore guaranteed overtime pay for Pennsylvania salaried employees earning between about $24,000 and $48,000 when they work more than 40 hours in a week:
State of Working PA: Despite a Growing Economy, Everyday Workers' Wages Remain Stagnant

Type: Press Release

August 30, 2018 - 4:18pm

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HARRISBURG, PA – Ahead of Labor Day weekend, the Keystone Research Center today released the 23rd edition of its report “The State of Working Pennsylvania.” The report finds that, after adjusting for inflation the bottom 60% of Pennsylvania workers are still earning less today than a decade ago.
State of Working Pennsylvania 2018

Type: Research Report

August 30, 2018 - 4:03pm

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Wolf Proposal Would Restore 40-Hour Work Week and Fair Overtime Pay for 465,000 PA Salaried Workers

Type: Briefing Paper

August 20, 2018 - 1:23pm

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A Higher Minimum Wage Would Reduce Child Poverty in Pennsylvania

Type: Press Release

June 12, 2018 - 12:20pm

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For Immediate Release

June 12, 2018

Contact:

John Neurohr, neurohr@pennbpc.org, 724-903-0077

POLICY BRIEF: A Higher Minimum Wage Would Reduce Child Poverty in Pennsylvania
Invest in PA’s Future: Raise the Wage to Reduce Child Poverty

Type: Policy Watch

June 12, 2018 - 11:34am

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EDITORIAL BOARD MEMO: Broad Support for Increasing the Minimum Wage in Pennsylvania

Type: Press Release

May 10, 2018 - 1:02pm

MEMO

To: Editorial Page Editors, Editorial Board Members, Columnists, and Other Interested Parties

From: Mark Price, Labor Economist, Keystone Research Center

Date: May 10, 2018

Re: Broad Support for Increasing the Minimum Wage in Pennsylvania
Economic Policy Institute Family Budget Calculator shows what families need to get by in every part of Pennsylvania

Type: Press Release

March 6, 2018 - 3:25pm

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The March 2018 Edition of the Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator

Type: Policy Watch

March 6, 2018 - 8:35am

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RELEASE: Report Reveals "Family Company" Giant Eagle Has Slashed Wages, Plummeted in Customer Service Rankings

Type: Press Release

February 28, 2018 - 12:59pm

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