Economic Policy Institute

The Economic Policy Institute states on its website that it was "created in 1986 to broaden the discussion about economic policy to include the interests of low- and middle-income workers."

Directors
Accessed September 2009:


 * Rebecca M. Blank, University of Michigan
 * Barry Bluestone, Northeastern University
 * R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International Association of Machinists & Allied Workers (IAMAW)
 * Larry Cohen, Communications Workers of America (CWA)
 * Ernesto J. Cortes, Jr., Industrial Areas Foundation
 * Jeff Faux, Economic Policy Institute
 * Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers of America (USWA)
 * Ron Gettelfinger, United Auto Workers (UAW)
 * Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research
 * Ernest Green, Lehman Brothers
 * Alexis Herman, New Ventures
 * Robert Johnson
 * Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect
 * Donna R. Lenhoff, National Employment Lawyers Assoc.
 * Julianne Malveaux, Bennett College
 * Ray Marshall, University of Texas, Austin
 * Ed McElroy, American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
 * Gerald W. McEntee, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
 * Lawrence Mishel, Economic Policy Institute
 * Debra Ness, National Partnership for Women and Families
 * Pedro Noguera, New York University
 * Jules O. Pagano, American Income Life
 * Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California
 * Bernard Rapoport, Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation
 * Bruce S. Raynor, UNITE HERE
 * Robert B. Reich, University of California, Berkeley
 * Linda T. Sanchez, U.S. House of Representatives
 * William Spriggs, Howard University
 * Andrew L. Stern, Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
 * Richard L. Trumka, AFL-CIO
 * Raul Yzaguirre, Arizona State University

Contact details
Economic Policy Institute Website: http://www.epi.org

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