How to Promote Sectoral Bargaining in the United States
Broader-based bargaining requires increasing union power, promoting contract extensions, and establishing wage boards.
All Public Sector Workers Should Have the Right To Join a Union
A recently reintroduced bill would ensure that state and local government workers can join a union and collectively bargain.
American Workers Need Unions
Congress can empower workers in our economy and democracy by strengthening unions.
States Must Act to Protect Workers From Exploitative Noncompete and No-Poach Agreements: A Primer
Karla Walter explains how noncompete and no-poaching agreements harm American workers—and what states can do to better protect them.
The Economic Betrayal in Trump’s False Promises
The past two years have showcased not only President Trump’s rigging of the U.S. economy, but also the unfulfilled economic promises he made to working Americans.
Building Progressive Infrastructure: How Infrastructure Investments Can Create Jobs, Strengthen Communities, and Tackle the Climate Crisis
Kevin DeGood, Alison Cassady, Karla Walter, and Rejane Frederick discuss the important pieces of a progressive infrastructure bill.
Tracking the Rising Cost of Trump and McConnell’s Shutdown
By the White House's own estimate, President Trump and Sen. McConnell's shutdown is costing the U.S. economy $6.5 billion each week they refuse to fund the government.
How Workers Get Paid Is Changing: Consumer Protections Need to Catch Up
Gregg Gelzinis, David Madland, and Joe Valenti discuss how changes in how workers are paid warrant important updates to consumer protections.
10 Ways State and Local Officials Can Build Worker Power in 2019
Progressive state and local lawmakers should act to strengthen workers’ power in the economy and our democracy.
Opportunity Costs: Republican-Controlled Congress Chooses Tax Cuts Over Infrastructure Investments
Tax cuts for the wealthy could have covered the cost of investing in the nation’s deteriorating infrastructure.