UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
The Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act, 30 ILCS 570/0.01 et seq. (Illinois Preference Act), also known as the “Preference to Illinois Citizens Act”, requires contractors to use at least 90 percent Illinois laborers on all public works projects that receive State funds or funds administered by the State during a period of … Read more
This study investigates the impact of “right-to-work” (RTW) laws on worker earnings, employment, tax revenues, and government assistance.
In the summer of 2014, the Labor Education Program at the School of Labor and EmploymentRelations at the University of Illinois conducted a retrospective analysis of naturalgas/Marcellus Shale employment data from 2008-2014 for parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, andWest Virginia. The work was completed for the Institute for Construction Economics Research(ICERES) at Michigan State University.
Indiana’s Common Construction Wage (CCW) promotes positive labor market outcomes for both construction workers and contractors. … Ultimately, the Common Construction Wage for publicly-assisted construction projects provides substantial economic benefits for workers, contractors, and the overall Indiana economy. The Common Construction Wage supports a dynamic, high-road economy that promotes worker productivity and improves public safety.
Since 2003, unionization has declined in Illinois, in the Chicago region, and in America. There areapproximately 116,000 fewer union members in Illinois today than there were in 2003, contributing to the 1.26 million drop in union workers across the nation over that time. Declining union membership has primarily been the result of decreases in male … Read more
The United States population has always been typified by significant diversity. Particularly since the Industrial Revolution, the residents of modern America have come from a mix of racial, ethnic, gender, educational, religious, and political backgrounds. The industrialization of the economy also induced an expansion in another significant socioeconomic group in America: the union household. Union … Read more
The Impact of Raising Illinois’ Minimum Wage to $10.00: A 21.2-percent minimum wage hike in Illinois would Increase labor income by $1.9 to $2.3 billion for intended beneficiaries and by $5.4 to $7.2 billion for all workers; Cause either a small drop or small gain in employment (between -70,000 and 32,000 jobs); Have no impact … Read more
This joint Research Report by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the University of Illinois Labor Education Program analyzes the effects that labor market institutions have on income inequality in the construction industry.
