The Impacts of Cutting Medicaid to Pay for Tax Cuts for the Rich
One legislative priority of the Trump administration and the Republican-led Congress is to keep taxes low for the richest...
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A Very Brief History of African American Labor Leaders
As KRC joins the rest of the United States in observing Black History Month, we thought it would be...
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Residents and Interns in Many PA Hospitals are Unionizing. Here’s Why That Matters.
A healthy working life is good for both providers and patients. The phrase “Medical resident” conjures a...
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Keystone Research Center 2024 Media Highlights
KRC received a fair amount of attention for our work in 2024. Here are some of the highlights! Click...
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KRC’s 2024 – A Year In Review
KRC’s 2024 – A Year in Review Wondering what KRC has been up to this past year? Well, here...
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Workers are Players Too – How Organized Labor built the NFL
The National Football League was founded on September 17th, 1904. Consisting of 14 teams from around the Midwest. Today,...
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Organized Labor and Human Rights – Celebrating Human Rights Day, 2024
Organized Labor and Advancement of Human Rights in the United States On December 10th, 1948, the United Nations released...
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Minding the Gap: Wages of PA Black and Hispanic Workers Are on the Right Track, But Still Below Those of White Workers
Like wages for Pennsylvania workers generally, wages of Black and Hispanic workers in Pennsylvania are rising. Figure 1 shows...
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Cash Me If You Can! PA Wages Outpace Inflation Over the Past Decade, but Policy Choices Are Holding Low-Wage Workers Down
Wages have risen, but so have prices. How does this shake out for a typical Pennsylvania worker? In this...
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“Median” Rare! PA Median Wage Heats Up—Nearly $1 more than the National Median in 2023
“Median” Rare! PA Median Wage Heats Up—Nearly $1 more than the National Median in 2023 Figure 1 ...
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PA Unemployment Down in EVERY PA County Since Pre-Pandemic
Keystone Research Center routinely tracks the performance of the PA economy, including in our annual “State of Working Pennsylvania.”...
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PA’s Unemployment Rate Has Been at Record Lows for 2+ Years
The unemployment rate is an important indicator of economic health. Low unemployment gives workers leverage in the job market....
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