whomst among us doesn't love the inflation that knocks real wages down to where they started in january 2025
Hey I'm no economist but I dunno seems bad
Real wages are now falling faster than any time in 2022 by this measure.
Another ripple effect of the Oct 2025 government shutdown and lack of BLS data collection that month.
No Oct CPI => no inflation update to the penalty levels for employers who violate OSHA and other laws.
White collar crime made more attractive.
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UPDATE + we get to celebrate a win:
Yesterday the U.S. House PASSED the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which would make it easier for workers to secure a first union contract without unnecessary delay. 🎉
The Trump administration has refused to implement legally mandated OSHA penalty increases.
jordanbarab.com
The average US worker's real wage is now no higher than it was in January 2025. Trump's war has spiked energy prices and erased a year and a half of pay increases
insect knowers: what is this?
Trump's war has wiped out an entire year and a half of wage growth
Looking at change rates in wages versus consumer prices 3-month annualized, in the most recent data...
Wages (red) up at a 2.8% rate and prices up at 8.2% rate (blue). So real hourly wages falling at abt 5.4% annualized rate.
If continues, average hour'll buy 5.4% less than a year before
Aaron Sojourner
Congress hasn't raised the federal minimum wage since 2009, but 30 states have raised their own.
New work from @arindube.bsky.social finds these state increases raised pay in restaurants and other low-wage sectors, with no detectable effect on jobs
Reporter: Are you concerned, Mr. President, about the latest inflation number which came out this morning?
Trump: No, I love it. I love the inflation.
Update: The U.S. House passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act on June 9. Over the last five years, workers have won unions in several high-profile campaigns, including Amazon workers in Staten Island ...
The Trump administration’s decision to start a war with Iran has imposed disastrous costs—both economic and humanitarian—around the world. The U.S. has been more insulated from these costs than most o...
When 30 States Raised Minimum Wages, What Happened to Pay and Jobs?
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Ben Zipperer
Far too often, employers refuse to bargain in good faith w/ workers when they win a union, significantly delaying a first contract.
Today, the U.S. House could pass the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which would make it easier for workers to secure a first union contract w/o unnecessary delay. 1/4
