Economic Policy Institute
Gordon Lafer is a Professor at the University of Oregon's Labor Education & Research Center, a Fellow at the National Education Policy Center, and the Director at Eugene 4J School District. With a background in political science and economics, Gordon has also worked as a Research Associate at the Economic Policy Institute and as a Senior Labor Policy Advisor for the Committee on Education and Labor in the US Congress. Gordon has extensive experience in research, communications, and strategic campaign directing within various organizations such as ILWU Hotel Workers' Contract Campaign and Federation of University Employees. Gordon's education includes a PhD in Political Science from Yale University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Religion from Swarthmore College.
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Economic Policy Institute
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI), is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank using the tools of economics for more than 30 years to defend and promote the interests of workers in economic policy debates at the national, state, and local level. EPI was created in 1986 to broaden discussions about economic policy to include the needs of low- and middle-income workers. EPI believes every working person deserves a good job with fair pay, affordable health care, and retirement security. To achieve this goal, EPI conducts research and analysis on the economic status of working America. EPI proposes public policies that protect and improve the economic conditions of low- and middle-income workers and assesses policies with respect to how they affect those workers.