Biography
Daniel Perez (he/him) joined the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) team at EPI as State Economic Analyst in 2022. He provides technical assistance to the state-level policy research and advocacy organizations that make up EARN and conducts research into the historical causes of poverty and inequality. Perez is particularly interested in the role of unions and collective bargaining as means for working people to build economic and political power.
Perez first joined EPI as a research assistant in 2019. He has worked in a variety of industries, and prior to becoming a researcher, held roles as a pizza maker, dishwasher, forklift driver, and bookkeeper. He learned the power of collectively bargaining for better working conditions when he joined AFT Local 6109. He is currently a proud member of NPEU/IFPTE Local 70 and co-president of the EPI staff union.
Perez lives on an island in the Chesapeake with his fiancée, Emily, and their dogs Theo and Rey.
Education
B.A., Economics and Mathematics, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Will Illinois be next to tackle the problem of ‘captive audience’ meetings?: Rights and freedoms of 22.7 million workers now protected in seven states
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Testimony regarding HB5164, an act concerning unemployment benefits in Connecticut
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Extending unemployment insurance to striking workers would cost little and encourage fair negotiations
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Tackling the problem of ‘captive audience’ meetings: How states are stepping up to protect workers’ rights and freedoms
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The strong labor market recovery has helped Hispanic workers, but the end of economic relief measures has worsened income and poverty disparities
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Two years later, American Rescue Plan funds are still a transformative resource: State and local governments—particularly in the South—should invest unspent funds in workers, families, and communities
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EPI retracts fact sheet on employer violations in union elections
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Historic job growth in 2022 reflects strong but uneven economic recovery: State and local lawmakers should prioritize rebuilding the public sector in 2023
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Detailing the new methodology behind EPI’s quarterly state unemployment rates by race and ethnicity series
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Botched policy responses to globalization have decimated manufacturing employment with often overlooked costs for Black, Brown, and other workers of color: Investing in infrastructure and rebalancing trade can create good jobs for all
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By the Numbers: Income and Poverty, 2020
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AAPI Equal Pay Day: Essential AAPI women workers continue to be underpaid during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Rebuilding American manufacturing—potential job gains by state and industry: Analysis of trade, infrastructure, and clean energy/energy efficiency proposals
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Why unions are good for workers—especially in a crisis like COVID-19: 12 policies that would boost worker rights, safety, and wages
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Latinx workers—particularly women—face devastating job losses in the COVID-19 recession