The State of Working Pennsylania 2023

Autor/inn/en	Herzenberg, Stephen; Kovach, Claire; Murtaza, Maisum
Institution	Keystone Research Center (KRC)
Titel	The State of Working Pennsylania 2023
Quelle	(2023), (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Policy; Policy Formation; COVID-19; Pandemics; Economic Factors; Labor Force Development; Power Structure; Labor Market; Labor Legislation; Change; Economic Climate; Financial Problems; Labor Conditions; Wages; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politik; Politische Betätigung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Arbeitskräftebestand; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Labor law; Arbeitsrecht; Wandel; Wirtschaftslage; Arbeitsbedingungen; Wage; Löhne
Abstract	"The State of Working Pennsylvania 2022" centered on the continued recovery from the COVID-19 recession, highlighting that Pennsylvania was at a policy crossroads: would political leaders embrace policies to strengthen the individual and collective worker power evident a year ago? Or would austerity and anti-worker policies after the 2022 elections undercut the possibility of a more sustained period of shared prosperity, a "New Deal for a New Economy?" In the past year, policymakers have not made a decisive choice between these two policy options. In part because the 2022 elections led to divided government. Executive authority at both the federal and state level remains in the hands of policymakers supportive of workers and labor unions, which makes possible small steps to enhance workers' power. But divided legislative branches rule out big changes in state and federal laws. On the upside, there have not yet been a reversal of the 2021-22 federal investments in climate, infrastructure, and innovation now sustaining a strong economy. On the downside, a federal or state minimum wage increase has not yet passed and there is zero chance of enacting a major pro-worker labor law reform (i.e., Protecting the Right to Organize, or PRO Act) federally before 2025. In this context of divided government and a President and Governor generally supportive of workers, a Pennsylvania job market favorable to workers has been sustained and stabilized, the latter in part because inflation--as expected--has quickly fallen to around 3%. Some readers may see the policy recommendations in this report as too ambitious and far-reaching. The authors disagree--they are only as forceful and creative as required to bring an end to nearly a half century of rising inequality. If readers agree that there is need to restore shared prosperity and share the authors' view that doing so would lay the foundation for social unity and a team effort to address climate change, then readers should embrace these policy recommendations as the best way to achieve these vital goals. [For the 2022 report, see ED624091.] (ERIC).
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Update	2024/1/01