Complete American Worker Project Archive
Right-to-Work 101: Why These Laws Hurt Our Economy, Our Society, and Our Democracy, February 2, 2012
Dormant Union Membership Is a Bad Sign for the Middle Class: New Data Show No Union Growth in 2011, January 27, 2012
Unions Make Democracy Work for the Middle Class: Organized Labor Helps Ordinary Citizens Participate More and Have a Greater Say, January 25, 2012
The Top 10 Middle-Class Acts of Congress:
Laws that Helped Our Country Prosper, January 19, 2012 
A Sweet 16 to Build a Strong Middle Class:
Policies to Strengthen the Foundation of Our Economy, January 18, 2012
The Middle Class Grows the Economy, Not the Rich:
President’s Speech Hints at Alternative Model of Growth , December 7, 2011
Boeing-Machinists Deal Benefits Company, Workers, and NLRB Credibility : Board Vindicated but Assaults May Continue , December 7, 2011
House Republican Attacks on the National Labor Relations Board Hurt All Workers: GOP Becomes More Aggressive in Assault, November 30, 2011
The Middle Class Is Key to a Better-Educated Nation: A Stronger Middle Class Is Associated with Better Educational Outcomes, November 8, 2011
Middle-Class Societies Invest More in Public Education: A Stronger Middle Class Is Associated with Higher Levels of Spending on Education, November 8, 2011
Ohioans Show Their Support for Collective Bargaining Rights: Citizens Prepare to Overturn Law Attacking Public-Sector Workers’ Right to Organize, November 7, 2011
Rep. Payne’s Resolution Recognizes that Unions Build the Middle Class: New Resolution Shows How Unions Benefit American Workers, November 2, 2011
Herman Cain’s Opportunity Zones Plan Relies on Failed Policies: Strategy for Economic Growth Targets Policies that Boost Wages, November 2, 2011
House Budget Bill Guts Worker Protections: Policies Are for the Top 1 Percent, Against the Other 99 Percent, October 12, 2011
House Budget Bill Guts Worker Protections:
Policies Are for the Top 1 Percent, Against the Other 99 Percent, October 12, 2011
House Majority Appropriations Bill Attacks the Other 99 Percent:
Bill Guts Health, Education, and Workplace Support for Middle Class, Preserves Protections for Top 1 Percent, October 12, 2011
Comments on the Proposed Rulemaking to Create a Compensation Data Collection Tool: Action Fund Supports Efforts to Uncover Discrimination Among Contractors, October 7, 2011
As Unions Weaken So Does the Middle Class: New Census Data Shows the Importance of Unions to the Middle Class, September 23, 2011
Interactive: Unions Build a Stronger Middle Class: Unions Lead to Higher Income for the Middle Class, September 23, 2011
Infographic: Six Ways Unions Build a Strong Middle Class: They Give Workers More Economic and Political Power, September 23, 2011
New Census Data Show Middle Class Continues to Struggle: Union Membership Decline Is a Key Reason Why, September 13, 2011
House Majority Doesn’t Have a Jobs Plan—Just More Attacks on Workers:
They’re Setting the Wrong Agenda, September 1, 2011
Labor:
Madland on the NFL Lockout, July 19, 2011
There’s Hidden Union Busting in Congressman Issa’s Postal Reform Bill: Act Would Essentially Eliminate Collective Bargaining, July 14, 2011
No More Lucy Pulling the Football Away :
National Labor Relations Board Gets It Right on Union Elections, June 21, 2011
An Increased Minimum Wage Is Good Policy Even During Hard Times: Recent Studies Point to Higher Pay but No Job Losses, June 7, 2011
The Conservative War on Workers’ Rights: The Latest Chapter Features Misinformation About Boeing and Its Unions, May 17, 2011
National Labor Relations Board Maintains Consistency in Preemption: Suits Filed Against Arizona and South Dakota Laws Restricting Card Check, May 9, 2011
The Not-So-Secret Conservative Plot to Raise Taxes on the Middle Class:
Right-Wing Leaders Tap the Less Well Off to Pay for Tax Cuts for the Rich, April 27, 2011
Prosperity 2050:
Is Equity the Superior Growth Model?, April 22, 2011
Unions Make the Middle Class: Without Unions, the Middle Class Withers, April 4, 2011
Stronger Unions Create A Stronger Middle Class: Unions Lead to Higher Income for the Middle Class, April 4, 2011
Economy:
Madland on the Middle Class and Economic Growth, March 15, 2011
State Budget Deficits Are Not an Employee Compensation Problem: The Great Recession Is to Blame, March 10, 2011
Inclusive Capitalism for the American Workforce:
Reaping the Rewards of Economic Growth through Broad-based Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing, March 2, 2011
Wisconsin Antiunion Bill Is a Shameful Attack on Workers’ Basic Rights: Conservatives Use Budget Shortfall to Attack Opponents, February 18, 2011
Why We Need High Road Contracting: Ask the Expert: David Madland, February 3, 2011
Scapegoating Workers: Government Employees Aren't the Problem, January 24, 2011
Creating Good Jobs in Our Communities: How Higher Wage Standards Affect Economic Development and Employment, November 30, 2010
The NFL's Win-Win Labor Agreement: Why Collective Bargaining Works Well, September 9, 2010
High-Road Government: A Contracting Policy that Helps Workers, Taxpayers and Businesses, August 20, 2010
Jobs Are the Answer to Low Public Approval: Public Opinion Is Historically Tied to the Employment Rate, August 18, 2010
Taking the High Road: Next Steps for Cleaning Up Federal Contracting, August 11, 2010
Why Is the Public Suddenly Down on Unions?: The Bad Economy’s to Blame—Support Should Recover When the Economy Does , July 20, 2010
We Should Have Seen the BP Disaster Coming:
Ask the Expert: Karla Walter, June 17, 2010
Rein in Irresponsible Oil Drillers: Government Shouldn't Have Been Doing Business with BP in the First Place, June 3, 2010
The Promise and Peril of a Model 401(k) Plan: Measuring the Effectiveness of Retirement Savings Plans Offered by Private Companies and the Federal Government, April 15, 2010
Contracting that Works: A Toolkit for State and Local Governments, March 31, 2010
Workers Don’t Always Get the Red Carpet Treatment:
A History of Labor Negotiations in Hollywood with Interactive Timeline, March 5, 2010
Data Matters : How the Nation’s Top Labor Cop Can Use Data to Drive Enforcement and Protect American Workers , March 4, 2010
NFL Negotiations 101:
A Primer on the NLF Player-Owner Contract Dispute, March 4, 2010
NFL Contracts and American Workers:
Ask the Expert: David Madland, February 4, 2010
Getting Out of the Deep Unemployment Hole:
High Job Losses in Recession Overshadow Economic Recovery , February 5, 2010
NFL Contracts and American Workers:
Ask the Expert: David Madland, February 4, 2010
Post-Superbowl Strategies:
NFL Labor Talks Begin in Earnest After Superbowl XLIV, February 4, 2010
Getting Workers Back on Union Rolls: Unionization Rates Unchanged Despite Americans’ Interest in Joining, January 22, 2010
Meeting the Jobs Challenge:
How to Avoid Another Jobless—or Job-Loss—Economic Recovery, December 2, 2009
The Hidden Cost of Low-Wage Jobs:
Ask the Expert: David Madland and Christine L. Owens, October 20, 2009
Promoting Responsible Contracting: CAP Action Supports Better Implementation of Contractor Responsibility Database, November 6, 2009
Promoting Higher Labor Standards in Federal Contracting: David Madland Testifies on Promoting Higher Labor Standards in Federal Contracting , September 17, 2009
Mixed News for Older Workers:
Elderly Workers Rely on the Labor Market to Salvage Retirement, September 4, 2009
Laboring Toward Recovery:
Unemployment Numbers Drop in July, August 7, 2009
Making Government Work for Families:
The Federal Government’s Role as Employer and Contractor in Improving Family-Friendly Policies, July 20, 2009
Higher Labor Standards in Federal Contracting: CAP Action's Podesta Testifies, July 10, 2009
Getting Real About Interest Arbitration: The Six Steps of a Working Arbitration System, June 18, 2009
Waiting Game: Broken Labor Laws Mean Workers Can’t Get a Fair Deal , June 18, 2009
Job Outlook Still Bleak:
Some Improvement in Employment, But Jobs Market Still Grim, June 5, 2009
The Bottom Line in Labor Law Negotiations: Strengthening the Right to Form a Union, June 3, 2009
Making Contracting Work: Promoting Good Workplace Practices in the Federal Procurement Process, June 2, 2009
New Progressive America: The Millennial Generation:
Millennials Are More Progressive than Other Generations, May 13, 2009
Unions:
Walter on Why Unions Matter to Hispanics, April 21, 2009
A Big Small Step for Labor Reform: Costco, Starbucks, and Whole Foods Offer Hope for Unions, March 23, 2009
Economy: Bringing the Economy Back:
Madland on Making the Economy Work, March 18, 2009
The Employee Free Choice Act 101: A Primer and a Rebuttal, March 11, 2009
Bill Would Help Workers Form Unions: CAP Action Supports Employee Free Choice Act, March 10, 2009
Unions Are Good for the Economy: More Unionized Workers Would Be Even Better, February 18, 2009
Unions Are Good for Every State: Interactive Map on Union Wages, February 15, 2009
Card Check: Unions' Salvation?, February 6, 2009
Union: Big Labor's Expectations of Obama, February 5, 2009
Union: After the U.S. Recovers, Will Unions?, February 4, 2009
Unions:
Madland on the Benefits of Auto Unions, February 3, 2009
Unionization Climbs, but Still Fraction of 1980s Rates:
Workers Want Unions, but Significant Growth Will Require Legislation, January 28, 2009
Harming Workers Until the Very End :
Bush’s Midnight Rules Changes and Weak Enforcement of Worker Protection Laws Jeopardize the Rights of Ordinary Americans , January 23, 2009
Issue Brief: Unions Are Good for the Economy and Democracy:
A Fact Sheet on the Employee Free Choice Act, December 9, 2008
Auto Bailout Debate Hijacked:
Conservatives Attack Workers and Unions, December 9, 2008
Enforcing Change: Five Strategies for Enforcing Workers’ Rights, December 8, 2008
Making Contracting Work: Government Spending Must Lead to Good Jobs, December 8, 2008
Bush Economy Continues Tanking:
New Measures Needed to Help Workers , December 5, 2008
The Progressive Future Is Here: David Madland on the Youth Vote, November 5, 2008
Joe the Plumber Done Right: Policies Matter for Economic Growth, October 22, 2008
The Benefit of Defined Benefits:
Defined Benefit Plans Are a Safer Bet for Retirement, October 22, 2008
Millennial Economics: It Don’t Matter if You’re Black or White (or Hispanic): Young Adults’ Opinions on Economic Policy Are Becoming More Alike and More Progressive, October 6, 2008
Una Cuestion de Prioridades:
El Departamento del Trabajo bajo la administración de Bush, September 29, 2008
Second Stimulus Needed :
Ettlinger and Madland on the Economy, September 18, 2008
Bush Shirks Role as Top Labor Cop:
We Can Make Workplaces Safer Again, September 9, 2008
Idea of the Day:
The Employee Free Choice Act, August 8, 2008
Job Losses Mount:
Unemployment Increases to 5.7%, August 1, 2008
Young People Want Progressive Economic Change:
Ask the Expert: David Madland, July 31, 2008
Economy:
Logan on the Progressive Generation, July 28, 2008
Union Workers: Madland on Union Workers, July 21, 2008
Why Biased Media Coverage Matters:
David Madland on Media Coverage of the Economy, July 10, 2008
Democracy at Work:
Opposition Distorting Worker Rights Measure, June 25, 2007
Journalists Give Workers the Business:
How the Media Ignores Ordinary People in Economic News Coverage, June 20, 2008
Record Unemployment Is a Clarion Call for Action:
Unemployment Sees Biggest Increase in 20 Years, June 6, 2008
A Tale of Two Conservatives:
Comparing Bush and Hoover on the Economy, June 5, 2008
What Do Young Americans Think About the Economy?:
Amanda Logan on the Progressive Generation, June 3, 2008
The Progressive Generation:
How Young Adults Think About the Economy, May 6, 2008
Retirement:
Weller and Madland on the Retirement Savings Program, April 23, 2008
The Write Stuff:
The Writer's Strike and the Economy, April 10, 2008
Dismal Employment Numbers:
80,000 Jobs Lost, April 4, 2008
Employment Hits New Low:
More Bad News for Workers, February 1, 2008
What Would Jesus Tax?: David Madland in the Washington Post, January 19, 2008
Labor Market:
Madland on New Lows for Workers, January 12, 2008
Responsible Investment:
Fiscal Policy for Progressive Growth, January 9, 2008
American Workers See New Lows:
2007 Ends with Employment Declines, January 4, 2008
Sole Sourcing:
Spending Tax Dollars at the Labor Department, November 29, 2007
Progressive Growth:
Transforming America’s Economy, November 28, 2007
Mixed Signals:
Job Growth Up But Concentrated, November 2, 2007
What Workers Want, Congress Should Provide:
David Madland in the Washington Post, August 3, 2007
Democracy at Work:
Opposition Distorting Worker Rights Measure, June 25, 2007
Check Here for Workers’ Rights:
EFCA Crucial to Workers, June 20, 2007
A Free Choice To Organize: The Progress Report, June 20, 2007
Feasting Off the Taxpayer:
Government Contracting Abuses, May 29, 2007
Competitive Contracting:
Congress Must Clean Up Procurement, May 14, 2007
Free Choice for Workers:
Congress Debates Union Legislation, March 26, 2007
Restoring Workers Rights:
Union Legislation Reopens the Conversation, February 23, 2007
The High Road to a Competitive Economy: A Labor Law Strategy (pdf):
A Labor Law Strategy, June 25, 2004