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


** EARN Notice March 2024
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Hi EARNers,

We are almost through the first quarter of 2024! As we move into Spring the days are getting longer, the weather is warmer, and trees and flowers are sprouting new life. I know that many of your state legislatures are still in session and many of you are working hard for policies that will support workers and families while also having to be on the defense against efforts to roll back hard-fought victories such as the right to join a union or limitations on the use of child labor. I hope that you are still able to take time to enjoy the season, take in the beauty around you, and recharge as we continue the fight. Know that the EARN team is here to support you and fight with you.

As part of the fight to empower workers, the EARN team will be rolling out the full Rooted in Racism and Economic Exploitation series over the course of this Spring and Summer. Many of you got a glimpse of the series when we released a summary of some of the key findings ([link removed]) at the end of last year. Over the next few months, we will be releasing updated and more in-depth reports and deep dives laying out the flaws of the conservative Southern economic development model. This model depends on low wages, lax regulations on businesses, a weak safety net, and is ferociously anti-union. With this project we demonstrate how this model has failed workers and families across the South and the potential harm facing the rest of the nation if it is adopted in other states and regions.

We hope that the findings from this series will be helpful to many of you in your work. We believe that working with our partners and allies in the states and at the national level, we can ensure workers and organizers across the country have access to the data and information they need as they fight for better policies from their political leaders.

In solidarity,

Chandra Childers
Senior State Policy and Economic Analyst


** New Publications
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Texas Is the Tale of Two Economies: Working Texas Families Are Worth Our Fair Share of Economic Abundance ([link removed])
(March 14, 2024)

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The State of Working Vermont ([link removed]) (February 26, 2024)

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California’s Child Care System Serves Only a Fraction of Eligible Children ([link removed]) . (February, 2024)

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Tying Unemployment Assistance to the State Unemployment Rate Would Weaken Protections, Slow Down Economic Recovery in the Future ([link removed]) (March 7, 2024)


** What We're Reading
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Southern Autoworkers Organize, Business Class Tries to Wallop Them ([link removed])


Emails Show How a Right-Wing Group Steers GOP Leaders on Major Policy Issues ([link removed]) .



** Tennessee Company Hired Children to Operate ‘Dangerous’ Machinery, Officials Say ([link removed])
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** The South's Economic Model Is 'Under Attack'. That's a Good Thing ([link removed])
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** EARNCON 2024
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** Save The Date!
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EARNCon 2024 will take place at the Loews New Orleans from Sept. 11 - 13th. Conference details and registration will be shared soon.


** ICYMI: Recent and Upcoming EARN Events
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* March 21: Taxing the Rich to Invest in Care. Please find the recording here ([link removed]) (Passcode: @017epcq)
* April 3, 4pm–5pm ET: Unions 101 for Students and Young Workers (Labor Spring): Register here ([link removed]) .

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