Complete American Worker Project Archive
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
Card Check: Unions' Salvation?, February 6, 2009
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
A Fairer Workplace: Senate Begins Debate on EFCA, June 20, 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