States at Work: Progressive State Policies to Rebuild the Middle Class
Report
State governments have a tremendous responsibility to help restore the promise of the American Dream, and can be part of the solution to rebuild a strong and growing middle class.
Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program and Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Trust
David Madland discusses the Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program before the Maryland House of Delegates.
State-Level Policies Threaten to Further Weaken Unions
We should adopt policies that help workers freely choose whether to organize if we want to strengthen organized labor and create a vibrant middle class.
States with Stronger Unions Have Stronger Middle Classes
Strengthening organized labor is one of the most important steps to help rebuild our middle class.
Pension Modernization for a 21st Century Workforce
David Madland delivers remarks at a roundtable discussion with the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Unions Are Necessary to Rebuilding Our Middle Class
By advancing the interests of the middle class in the workplace and in our democracy, unions help build and strengthen the middle class.
Women Are the Biggest Losers from Failure to Raise Minimum Wage
Boosting the minimum wage will be a particular boon to women and people of color, who make up a disproportionate share of minimum wage earners, argue David Madland and Nick Bunker.
The Facts on Raising the Minimum Wage When Unemployment Is High
Recent studies show that increasing the minimum wage even during hard times is good policy, providing higher pay but no loss of jobs, say T. William Lester, David Madland, and Nick Bunker.
Ties that Bind
Issue Brief
David Madland and Nick Bunker explain why rebuilding the American middle class is an important step toward rebuilding America’s infrastructure.
Dormant Union Membership Is a Bad Sign for the Middle Class
David Madland and Nick Bunker explain why building a middle class for the 21st century will be difficult until union membership starts to increase.
Unions Make Democracy Work for the Middle Class
Issue Brief
David Madland and Nick Bunker show how organized labor increases political participation and fights for policies that help union and nonunion Americans alike.
House Republican Attacks on the National Labor Relations Board Hurt All Workers
Issue Brief
Recent House Republican attacks on the National Labor Relations Board are damaging to all workers, not just the unionized, write David Madland and Karla Walter.
Middle-Class Societies Invest More in Public Education
Report
David Madland and Nick Bunker argue that strengthening our middle class will be good for our educational system and for our economy.
The Middle Class Is Key to a Better-Educated Nation
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Examining test scores in all 50 states, David Madland and Nick Bunker find that a stronger American middle class is associated with higher levels of academic achievement.
Ohioans Show Their Support for Collective Bargaining Rights
A referendum vote tomorrow on a law slashing public-sector worker collective bargaining rights will likely show how Ohioans, like the rest of Americans, are in favor of workers’ right to organize, says Karla Walter.