EOI Updates Raising wages statewide is a job for we the people June 10, 2016 / October 26, 2026 by Marilyn Watkins Over the next couple weeks, young people across the region will be graduating with new degrees and high hopes for the future. They are competing for jobs in an economy where the contrast between the the haves and have nots is stark. The occupations projected to have the most job openings in King County and […] Read more »
EOI Updates What’s behind the wage gap? June 3, 2016 / October 26, 2026 by Marilyn Watkins Presentation by Marilyn Watkins, Policy Director, Economic Opportunity Institute to the League of Women Voters of Bellingham/Whatcom County. “What’s Behind the Wage Gap?” – League of Women Voters of Bellingham/Whatcom County – May 18, 2016 from Center for New Media on Vimeo. Read more »
EOI Updates Paid family and medical leave: A cornerstone of equity and opportunity for workers and families May 6, 2016 / October 26, 2026 by Marilyn Watkins Establishing universal paid family and medical leave in the United States is critical to restoring economic security for working families and overcoming the entrenched inequities of race, gender, and class that undermine our economy and squash opportunity for far too many. Scientific evidence overwhelmingly confirms the importance of paid parental leave to the health and […] Read more »
EOI Updates “Teen workers along with everyone else need to receive fair compensation for their labor.” February 6, 2015 / October 26, 2026 by Marilyn Watkins Marilyn Watkins, EOI’s Policy Director, spoke before the Washington State Senate Commerce & Labor Committee on SB 5421 (teen summer employment wage) and SB 5422 (temporary teen training wage), February 4, 2015: Good afternoon. I am Marilyn Watkins with the Economic Opportunity Institute, testifying in opposition to SB 5421 and 5422. I applaud the concern of the sponsors for our […] Read more »