Chart: Preemption of worker rights is widespread in the South: Map of the campaign to suppress worker rights in the states, 1984–2019 | Economic Policy Institute

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Preemption of worker rights is widespread in the South: Map of the campaign to suppress worker rights in the states, 1984–2019

Notes: For an interactive version of this map, visit https://www.epi.org/preemption-map/. Last updated August 2019.

Source: EPI analysis of preemption laws in all 50 states.

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Preempting progress: State interference in local policymaking prevents people of color, women, and low-income workers from making ends meet in the South

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