The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is a research institution funded, chaired, and promoted by labor unions and labor union supporters. The Institute distributes research studies supporting the labor union agenda by promoting international trade restrictions,4 Democratic National Committee chair and Obama administration Secretary of Labor Tom Perez has also been added to the EPI board.7 According to EPI, 29 percent of its contributions from the 2013-2016 period came from labor unions.11 EPI also received $525,000 from donor-advised funds, which can be used to anonymize the source of funding to groups.11
Labor unions provided over $1.6 million to EPI in their 2015 fiscal years. The top union funders include the American Federation of Teachers; National Education Association; American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME); Service Employees International Union (SEIU); the AFL-CIO; the United Auto Workers National Capital Council; and the United Steelworkers, which each provided at least $100,000 to EPI.7
Democracy Alliance
Democracy Alliance is a collective of wealthy left-progressive donors that meet at semi-annual conferences for the purpose of providing a list of recommended recipients to major donors. Economic Policy Institute is on Democracy Alliance’s list; it is described as a group that helps policymakers and public opinion understand as what they believe are issues that affect ordinary Americans. 13 EPI is also associated with the Economic Analysis and Research Network, an alliance of over 60 liberal think tanks and state-level policy organizations. 0){
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