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Robert Hiltonsmith Testifying to CPC on Wage Theft

Demos Policy Analyst Robert Hiltonsmith testifies before the Congressional Progressive Caucus on wage theft and its effects on the earnings of low-income workers.

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Public Dollars and Living Wages

Federal agencies spend nearly $760 billion annually on contractors, paid for by our tax dollars. The scale of their spending has the potential to reshape entire industries across our economy—to either create dignified jobs with living wages or reinforce poverty and exploitation.

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Leveraging Public Funding to Strengthen Worker Protections

A successful union drive at a bus manufacturing company demonstrates how employers listen to their workers much better when their public funding is on the line.

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Building Worker Power With Public Funding at the State and Local Levels

Discover how state and local policies can effectively protect workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively. This brief examines approaches to worker protection through federal funding opportunities and provides real-world examples of successful policy implementation by workers and communities.

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