EARN Notice: June 2023

EARN Notice
A monthly newsletter from the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN)


** EARN Notice June 2023
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EARN friends,

We know that the smoke-saturated skies this month have put the climate emergency top of mind for many of you, as it has for many of us at EARN HQ. Earlier this month, a confluence of extreme temperatures and prolonged droughts ([link removed]) sparked wildfires in Canada, and covered the eastern seaboard in a thick blanket of hazardous smoke ([link removed]) . With experts at NOAA ([link removed]) and the Scripps Institution on Oceanography ([link removed]) logging the 4th largest year-over-year increase in atmospheric carbon on record (+3.0 parts per million from May 2021 to May 2022), more extreme weather events like this are all but inevitable. These are some of the daily reminders of what is at stake if we
do not rapidly reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.

Even as experts continue to sound the alarm, the well from which hopes springs is eternal. Like many of you throughout the network, we are thinking of how to leverage historic federal spending bills in a way that decarbonizes our economy while promoting justice and equity. This month, we heard from staff at the Department of Labor, Good Jobs Initiative ([link removed]) about place-based strategies for building worker power, improving job quality, (re)building the public sector, and advancing racial, gender, and climate justice. Moreover, our partners and allies are busy at work, showcasing the good, union-job-creating potential of investments in manufacturing ([link removed]) , transportation ([link removed]) , and environmental restoration
([link removed]) , while outlining strategies to maximize the benefits of public funds in our most disadvantaged communities. ([link removed]) Inclusive economic prosperity and a habitable planet are not a zero-sum choice. We look forward to further collaboration on these initiatives, so that we may meet the urgency of the moment.

Solidarity forever,

Daniel Perez

State Economic Analyst


** New Publications
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Reducing unemployment benefits is punitive and unnecessary ([link removed]) (May 23, 2023)

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Starbucks continues trend of retaliation ([link removed]) (May 18, 2023)

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Surviving not Thriving: Post-Pandemic Economic Security for Black Women and Latinas in Georgia ([link removed]) (May 11, 2023)

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Farmworkers deserve the same rights as all workers ([link removed]) (May 2, 2023)


** What We're Reading
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Iowa public employees still have some room to resist bosses, for safety by Nate Williams ([link removed]) (June 12, 2023)

How the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud ([link removed]) by Miles Parks (June 6, 2023)


** Action request!
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Please join the Economic Policy Institute and the National Employment Law Project in endorsing the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Sign on here ([link removed])


** Upcoming Events
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EARNCon ([link removed])
On October 4-6, we will host EARNCon in Detroit, Michigan! Please mark your calendars, tell your colleagues how excited you are to see the people from your neighboring state and prepare your questions. Stay tuned for more updates on registration, sessions, etc. Read more about this year’s conference and past events here. ([link removed])
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