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Posted June 15, 2022 in Press Releases
This month, Ali Smith joined Policy Matters Ohio as Worker Center Network Liaison, increasing the organization’s capacity to improve conditions for working Ohioans. Smith will support Ohio’s network of three worker centers, the Cincinnati Interfaith Workers... read more
Posted June 07, 2022 in Press Releases
Today Ohioans of all walks of life joined together to launch the All In For Ohio Agenda, a bold, new platform for Ohio that promotes a progressive and multiracial democracy in our state. Find the... read more
Posted June 04, 2022 in eNews
6/7: That’s June 7th — this Tuesday!! — the day we take to the Statehouse to launch the All In For Ohio Agenda with our friends at the Ohio Organizing Collaborative! If you’re sick of... read more
Posted June 01, 2022 in Press Releases
Legislators should add measures to protect Ohioans Today, the Ohio House Finance Committee is expected to pass the state capital budget and send it on to the House, where it could be approved immediately. Policy Matters... read more
Posted May 21, 2022 in eNews
[image:1] 213,000: Researcher Michael Shields found that Ohio employers steal from some 213,000 working Ohioans each year by paying them less than the minimum wage — just one of many types of wage theft. A person... read more
Posted May 18, 2022 in Press Releases
New analysis from Policy Matters Ohio shows that each year, employers steal from about 213,000 Ohioans by paying them below the minimum wage: A victim who stays on the job the full year loses an... read more
Posted May 07, 2022 in eNews
[image:1] 4 in 10: Last week we released a report written by Michael Shields which found that four of Ohio’s 10 most common jobs pay a typical worker such low wages that they wouldn’t be able... read more
Posted April 28, 2022 in Press Releases
Today Policy Matters Ohio released analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) Survey. The analysis shows that although employers have increased pay for many of Ohio’s... read more
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