A Workforce Board Can Solve Colorado’s Home Care Woes
Bringing together representatives of workers, employers, and the public can foster coordinated problem-solving.
Federal Contracting Doesn’t Go Far Enough To Protect American Workers
By fixing problems in the federal contracting system, the Biden administration can raise standards for millions of workers, provide law-abiding companies the opportunity to compete on an even playing field, and ensure that taxpayers receive good value.
Unions Are Democratically Organized, Corporations Are Not
The authors make the case that in order to strengthen political democracy, policymakers should support the creation of democratically organized groups such as unions.
5 Ways State and Local Governments Can Make Climate Jobs Good Jobs
David Madland and Terry Meginniss argue that pro-worker advocates must advance strategies and policies that will ensure that all climate jobs are high-quality union jobs that make the economy more equitable.
Fact Sheet: How State and Local Governments Can Make Climate Jobs Good Jobs
David Madland and Terry Meginniss argue that tackling climate change will require state and local action alongside federal policy change.
Electric Vehicles Should Be a Win for American Workers
The authors argue that federal policymakers must invest in domestic electric vehicle production and deployment now in order to support high-quality American jobs, cut greenhouse gas emissions over the long term, and ensure national competitiveness in a key area of growth.
Unions Play a Major Role in Helping America’s Middle Class
Encouraging union membership is essential to supporting middle-class workers.
Essential Work, Disposable Workers: Why Home Care Workers Need Labor Protections
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need to strengthen protections for home care workers.
3 Pro-Union Reforms To Improve Tax Fairness for American Workers
Federal policymakers should take steps to reverse anti-union biases in the U.S. tax code and build power for workers.
Memo: Republican Stonewalling of Real Relief Is Setting the Stage for a Series of Catastrophes for Working-Class Americans, Small Businesses, and Public Services
With the expiration of many important CARES Act provisions, tens of millions of working-class Americans and small businesses are not getting the support they need to weather the pandemic and survive the economic fallout it spurred.