• Unions Are Good for State Economies


    More Unionized Workers Would Be Even Better
    Fact sheets from the American Worker Project show how unions help workers in California, Louisiana, Maine, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
  • The Past Is Prologue


    Opposition to Health Care Reform
    A review of the opposition to the last major push for health care reform in 1994, plus alerts for today.
  • Lifetime Losses


    The Career Wage Gap
    A new report from Jessica Arons shows that over a lifetime of work, women and their families face sizeable shortfalls in income.
  • Map: The Career Wage Gap


    Gaps by States, Education, Occupation
    An interactive map illustrates the gaps in pay for women on different education levels and occupations across all 50 states.
  • Enforcing Change


    Five Strategies for Enforcing Workers’ Rights
    Report from David Madland and Karla Walter outlines five strategies for the Obama administration to enforce workers’ rights at the Department of Labor.
  • Making Contracting Work


    Government Spending Must Lead to Good Jobs
    David Madland and Michael Paarlberg argue that the federal government needs to better enforce existing laws and regulations, and focus on raising standards.
  • Conservatives Will Decide Bailout Fate


    Blue-Collar Jobs at Stake
    Pro-Wall Street senators will cast the deciding vote about whether to help out auto industries and American workers, writes Daniel J. Weiss.