Ohio’s minimum wage will increase 30 cents to $7.70 an hour, raising wages for 347,000 low-wage workers in the state. Ohio’s minimum wage increase means an extra $624 per year in wages for a full-time minimum wage worker. For immediate releaseContact: Amy Hanauer, Policy Matters Ohio: 216.375.9274Lynsey Kryzwick, National Employment
This study reviews Ohio’s September 2011 moves to further privatize some of its prisons and finds that they could be a drain on public funds. The state announced it would sell one of its prisons, privatize the management of two others, and combine under state control the operations of two
The Ohio Business Roundtable recently issued a study regarding public sector compensation that is deeply flawed. This memo outlines some of the more egregious claims in the study, which was conducted by Andrew G. Biggs and Jason Richwine of the American Enterprise Institute. … Full Report
Raise Will Help Thousands of Workers and Strengthen the Economy Cleveland, OH ??” Ohio will increase its minimum wage from $7.40 to $7.70 on January 1, 2012 to keep pace with the rising cost of living, as required by a state constitutional amendment approved by Ohio voters in 2006. Ohio’s
It won’t come as news to anyone that Ohio workers are struggling this Labor Day, but the numbers are particularly grim. The State of Working Ohio, 2011 finds that median wages declined more in Ohio than in any other state between 2000 and 2010, that male employment-to-population ratios and labor-force
The Nation When my daughter started kindergarten, she was deemed secure enough to be placed next to the most rambunctious boy in the class. Her classmate, son of a formerly incarcerated man, quickly won us over with his humor, intelligence and infectious grin, if not always with his strict adherence
Testimony of Amy Hanauer, Executive Director, Policy Matters Ohio Prepared for delivery on March 10, 2011, to the House Committee on Commerce and Labor Good public services with decently-compensated, secure employees are a necessary, indeed key, ingredient to a thriving state economy. Policy Matters has grave concerns that Senate Bill
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Our findings in The State of Working Ohio 2010 earned author Amy Hanauer the label “Labor Day Grinch” in a column by Bill Hershey of the Dayton Daily News. Though we’ve always liked the Lorax better, we accept the label with pride. The report finds the highest long-term unemployment since
Public sector workers do valuable jobs that enrich our communities and warrant decent compensation. This brief memo provides links to some recent research related to public sector compensation. The studies find that public employees are substantially more educated and experienced than private employees. Controlling for this, public sector workers have
A tool kit for Ohio’s revival
As Ohio’s new governor, John Kasich, begins his term, this is a perfect moment for our state to rethink priorities and map new paths. High unemployment, big budget shortfalls, the continued erosion of our industrial base — our problems might feel overwhelming. But during and after our country’s toughest economic