Articles by David Madland

• Harkin Bill a Big Step Forward for Our Middle Class, March 29, 2012
• Ties that Bind, March 22, 2012
• Ties that Bind, March 22, 2012
• House Republicans Assault Social Security, March 20, 2012
• Americans Care About Economic Inequality, March 5, 2012
• We Need Strong Policy Steps to Maintain Momentum in the Labor Market , February 3, 2012
• Right-to-Work 101, February 2, 2012
• Right-to-Work 101, February 2, 2012
• In Defense of Defined-Benefit Pensions, February 1, 2012
• In Defense of Defined-Benefit Pensions, February 1, 2012
• Dormant Union Membership Is a Bad Sign for the Middle Class, January 27, 2012
• Dormant Union Membership Is a Bad Sign for the Middle Class, January 27, 2012
• Unions Make Democracy Work for the Middle Class, January 25, 2012
• Unions Make Democracy Work for the Middle Class, January 25, 2012
• The Middle Class Grows the Economy, Not the Rich, December 7, 2011
• Boeing-Machinists Deal Benefits Company, Workers, and NLRB Credibility , December 7, 2011
• Boeing-Machinists Deal Benefits Company, Workers, and NLRB Credibility , December 7, 2011
• The Middle Class Grows the Economy, Not the Rich, December 7, 2011
• House Republican Attacks on the National Labor Relations Board Hurt All Workers, November 30, 2011
• House Republican Attacks on the National Labor Relations Board Hurt All Workers, November 30, 2011
• The Middle Class Is Key to a Better-Educated Nation, November 8, 2011
• Middle-Class Societies Invest More in Public Education, November 8, 2011
• Middle-Class Societies Invest More in Public Education, November 8, 2011
• The Middle Class Is Key to a Better-Educated Nation, November 8, 2011
• Rep. Payne’s Resolution Recognizes that Unions Build the Middle Class, November 2, 2011
• Rep. Payne’s Resolution Recognizes that Unions Build the Middle Class, November 2, 2011
• House Budget Bill Guts Worker Protections, October 12, 2011
• House Majority Appropriations Bill Attacks the Other 99 Percent, October 12, 2011
• House Budget Bill Guts Worker Protections, October 12, 2011
• Comments on the Proposed Rulemaking to Create a Compensation Data Collection Tool, October 7, 2011
• Interactive: Unions Build a Stronger Middle Class, September 23, 2011
• As Unions Weaken So Does the Middle Class, September 23, 2011
• As Unions Weaken So Does the Middle Class, September 23, 2011
• Republican-led Class Warfare, September 19, 2011
• New Census Data Show Middle Class Continues to Struggle, September 13, 2011
• New Census Data Show Middle Class Continues to Struggle, September 13, 2011
• Romney Doubles Down on Bush Policies, September 7, 2011
• House Majority Doesn’t Have a Jobs Plan—Just More Attacks on Workers, September 1, 2011
• Workaday Fans Can Learn from the NFL Lockout, July 19, 2011
• There’s Hidden Union Busting in Congressman Issa’s Postal Reform Bill, July 14, 2011
• There’s Hidden Union Busting in Congressman Issa’s Postal Reform Bill, July 14, 2011
• An Increased Minimum Wage Is Good Policy Even During Hard Times, July 7, 2011
• No More Lucy Pulling the Football Away , June 21, 2011
• An Increased Minimum Wage Is Good Policy Even During Hard Times, June 7, 2011
• The Conservative War on Workers’ Rights, May 17, 2011
• The Conservative War on Workers’ Rights, May 17, 2011
• National Labor Relations Board Maintains Consistency in Preemption, May 9, 2011
• National Labor Relations Board Maintains Consistency in Preemption, May 9, 2011
• The Not-So-Secret Conservative Plot to Raise Taxes on the Middle Class, April 27, 2011
• Prosperity 2050, April 22, 2011
• Here They Go Again, April 5, 2011
• Interactive Map: Stronger Unions Create A Stronger Middle Class, April 4, 2011
• Unions Make the Middle Class, April 4, 2011
• Unions Make the Middle Class, April 4, 2011
• Growth and the Middle Class, March 15, 2011
• State Budget Deficits Are Not an Employee Compensation Problem, March 10, 2011
• State Budget Deficits Are Not an Employee Compensation Problem, March 10, 2011
• Public Sector Unions Should Have the Right to Collective Bargaining, February 25, 2011
• Wisconsin Antiunion Bill Is a Shameful Attack on Workers’ Basic Rights, February 18, 2011
• What Is High Road Contracting?, February 3, 2011
• Scapegoating Workers, January 24, 2011
• The NFL's Win-Win Labor Agreement, September 9, 2010
• The NFL's Win-Win Labor Agreement, September 9, 2010
• High-Road Government, August 20, 2010
• High-Road Government, August 20, 2010
• Jobs Are the Answer to Low Public Approval, August 18, 2010
• Jobs Are the Answer to Low Public Approval, August 18, 2010
• Taking the High Road, August 11, 2010
• Taking the High Road, August 11, 2010
• Why Is the Public Suddenly Down on Unions?, July 20, 2010
• Why Is the Public Suddenly Down on Unions?, July 20, 2010
• Rein in Irresponsible Oil Drillers, June 3, 2010
• Rein in Irresponsible Oil Drillers, June 3, 2010
• The Promise and Peril of a Model 401(k) Plan, April 15, 2010
• The Promise and Peril of a Model 401(k) Plan, April 15, 2010
• Contracting that Works, March 31, 2010
• Contracting that Works, March 31, 2010
• Data Matters , March 4, 2010
• Data Matters , March 4, 2010
• NFL Negotiations 101, March 4, 2010
• Getting Workers Back on Union Rolls, February 22, 2010
• Getting Out of the Deep Unemployment Hole, February 5, 2010
• Post-Superbowl Strategies, February 4, 2010
• Ask the Expert: NFL Contracts and American Workers, February 4, 2010
• Getting Workers Back on Union Rolls, January 22, 2010
• Meeting the Jobs Challenge, December 2, 2009
• Ask the Expert: The Hidden Cost of Low-Wage Jobs, October 20, 2009
• Promoting Higher Labor Standards in Federal Contracting, September 17, 2009
• Promoting Higher Labor Standards in Federal Contracting, September 17, 2009
• Mixed News for Older Workers, September 4, 2009
• Laboring Toward Recovery, August 7, 2009
• Waiting Game, June 18, 2009
• Job Outlook Still Bleak, June 5, 2009
• The Bottom Line in Labor Law Negotiations, June 3, 2009
• Making Contracting Work, June 2, 2009
• Making Contracting Work, June 2, 2009
• New Progressive America: The Millennial Generation, May 13, 2009
• Small Step, Big Advance on Labor Law Reform, March 23, 2009
• Madland on Making the Economy Work, March 18, 2009
• The Employee Free Choice Act 101, March 11, 2009
• CAP Action Supports Employee Free Choice Act, March 10, 2009
• Unions Are Good for the American Economy, February 18, 2009
• Unions Are Good for the American Economy, February 18, 2009
• Card Check: Unions' Salvation?, February 6, 2009
• Card Check: Unions' Salvation?, February 6, 2009
• After the U.S. Recovers, Will Unions?, February 4, 2009
• After the U.S. Recovers, Will Unions?, February 4, 2009
• Autoworker unions: villains or victims?, February 3, 2009
• Unionization Climbs for Two Straight Years, but Remains a Fraction of 1980s Rates, January 28, 2009
• Harming Workers Until the Very End , January 23, 2009
• Unions Are Good for State Economies, December 18, 2008
• Unions Are Good for State Economies, December 18, 2008
• Issue Brief: Unions Are Good for the Economy and Democracy, December 9, 2008
• Open Debate About Auto Industry Loans Hijacked by Conservatives , December 9, 2008
• Making Contracting Work for the United States, December 8, 2008
• Enforcing Change, December 8, 2008
• Making Contracting Work for the United States, December 8, 2008
• Enforcing Change, December 8, 2008
• Bush Economy Continues Tanking, December 5, 2008
• The Progressive Future Is Here, November 6, 2008
• The Progressive Future Is Here, November 5, 2008
• Joe the Plumber Done Right, October 22, 2008
• Joe the Plumber Done Right, October 22, 2008
• The Benefit of Defined Benefits, October 22, 2008
• Millennial Economics: It Don’t Matter if You’re Black or White (or Hispanic), October 6, 2008
• Millennial Economics: It Don’t Matter if You’re Black or White (or Hispanic), October 6, 2008
• Second Stimulus Needed to Create Jobs and Revive Our Economy, September 18, 2008
• Bush Shirks Role as Top Labor Cop, September 9, 2008
• Job Losses Mount, August 1, 2008
• Young People Want Progressive Economic Change, July 31, 2008
• Let Unions Work for U.S., July 21, 2008
• Let Unions Work for U.S., July 21, 2008
• Why Biased Media Coverage Matters, July 10, 2008
• Journalists Give Workers the Business, June 20, 2008
• Record Unemployment Should Be a Clarion Call for Action, June 6, 2008
• A Tale of Two Conservatives, June 5, 2008
• The Progressive Generation, May 6, 2008
• Strengthening America’s First and Foremost Retirement Plan, April 23, 2008
• The Write Stuff, April 10, 2008
• Dismal Employment Numbers: 80,000 Jobs Lost, April 4, 2008
• Employment Hits New Low, February 1, 2008
• What Would Jesus Tax?, January 19, 2008
• What Would Jesus Tax?, January 19, 2008
• American Workers See New Lows at the Year's End, January 12, 2008
• Responsible Investment: A Budget and Fiscal Policy Plan for Progressive Growth, January 9, 2008
• American Workers See New Lows at the Year’s End, January 4, 2008
• Progressive Growth, November 28, 2007
• Mixed Signals: Job Growth Up But Concentrated in Only a Few Industries, November 2, 2007
• What Workers Want, Congress Should Provide, August 3, 2007