David Madland
@davidmadland.bsky.social
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress. Private account, opinions my own.
New analysis shows everybody likes unions (except Republican Boomers)
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Everybody Likes Unions
At a time when Americans cannot agree on many things, unions have achieved popularity across nearly every age group regardless of partisan affiliation or education.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
New analysis shows everybody likes unions (except Republican Boomers)
www.americanprogress.org/article/ever...
www.americanprogress.org/article/ever...
I have been thinking a lot about George Orwell's classic essay arguing that fuzzy language enables the defense of the indefensible. Headlines in today's papers are a case in point: "Donald Trump Jr. Pitches ‘Patriotic Capitalism’ at Saudi Summit"
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Politics and the English Language | The Orwell Foundation
"Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind."
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October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I have been thinking a lot about George Orwell's classic essay arguing that fuzzy language enables the defense of the indefensible. Headlines in today's papers are a case in point: "Donald Trump Jr. Pitches ‘Patriotic Capitalism’ at Saudi Summit"
www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...
www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...
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And @rrepnnad.bsky.social studied the practical (and positive) impact of unemployment insurance for striking workers in this report
Unemployment insurance for striking workers: A low-cost policy that’s good for workers and state economies
Lawmakers across the country are increasingly recognizing that making striking workers eligible for unemployment insurance (UI) is good for workers and good economics.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
And @rrepnnad.bsky.social studied the practical (and positive) impact of unemployment insurance for striking workers in this report
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Featuring @seiuhcmnia.bsky.social @kandrias.bsky.social @davidmadland.bsky.social.
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How labor unions revived New Deal model for nursing home staff
The idea has roots in the 1940s era expansion of labor unions and the ‘fight for 15’ of more recent vintage.
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October 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Good story on the challenges of trying to form a union in retail in the South with a broken NLRA.
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Dollar Store Workers Fight to Improve Jobs, Even Without a Union
With unionization dropping under Trump, experts say “premajority” campaigns can help workers score wins.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Good story on the challenges of trying to form a union in retail in the South with a broken NLRA.
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capitalandmain.com/dollar-store...
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Will certainly be interesting to see how much Starbucks store closures overlap with unionized stores.
Starbucks will close stores and eliminate 900 jobs in a $1 billion restructuring effort
Starbucks to Close Stores, Cut Jobs in $1 Billion Restructuring
Starbucks Corp. said it will close stores and eliminate 900 jobs in a $1 billion restructuring effort as the company amps up a turnaround plan under new Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Will certainly be interesting to see how much Starbucks store closures overlap with unionized stores.
With all the noise it has been easy to miss the ways Trump has been undermining minimum wage protections
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Trump Takes Aim at Minimum Wage
The current administration continues its assault on the working class.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
With all the noise it has been easy to miss the ways Trump has been undermining minimum wage protections
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Good move by @gallego.senate.gov leading 15 Senators to fight union busting by using the power of the bully pulpit
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Gallego Leads Colleagues in Calling Out Wells Fargo’s Union-Busting - Senator Ruben Gallego
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led colleagues in writing to Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf to condemn the bank’s union-busting tactics and refusal to bargain in good faith with emplo...
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September 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Good move by @gallego.senate.gov leading 15 Senators to fight union busting by using the power of the bully pulpit
www.gallego.senate.gov/press-releas...
www.gallego.senate.gov/press-releas...
New report showing recently adopted labor reforms in Australia have helped increase collective bargaining coverage, union membership, and wage growth and may serve as a model for pro-labor advocates in the United States. www.americanprogress.org/article/aust...
Australian Sectoral Bargaining Reforms Show Early Promise
Recently adopted labor reforms in Australia have helped increase collective bargaining coverage, union membership, and wage growth and may serve as a model for pro-labor advocates in the United States...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
New report showing recently adopted labor reforms in Australia have helped increase collective bargaining coverage, union membership, and wage growth and may serve as a model for pro-labor advocates in the United States. www.americanprogress.org/article/aust...
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This is HISTORY. 800,000 rideshare drivers are on the verge of winning their union rights. The Senate just passed #AB1340. After a quick assm concurrence vote, it heads directly to Governor @GavinNewsom. Workers fought, organized and WON. #CaLeg
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SEIU California | 800,000 CA Rideshare Drivers’ Fight for Union Rights Enters Final Stretch as Senate Passes Landmark Legislation (AB 1340, Wicks, Berman)
he Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California today applauded State Senators for supporting Assembly Bill 1340 (Wicks, Berman) to give California’s more than 800,000…
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September 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This is HISTORY. 800,000 rideshare drivers are on the verge of winning their union rights. The Senate just passed #AB1340. After a quick assm concurrence vote, it heads directly to Governor @GavinNewsom. Workers fought, organized and WON. #CaLeg
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I agree with McDonald's efforts to create a more level playing field
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September 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I agree with McDonald's efforts to create a more level playing field
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New study on unions and wealth
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The wealth returns to a unionized career
Abstract. Drawing on power resources theory and life course theories of cumulative advantage, this article examines the wealth returns to a unionized caree
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September 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New study on unions and wealth
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Here are 5 numbers that show what the administration is up to this Labor Day:
81.8 percent: The number of federal workers who lost collective bargaining rights
$9,256: Cut to the annual federal contractor minimum wage
81.8 percent: The number of federal workers who lost collective bargaining rights
$9,256: Cut to the annual federal contractor minimum wage
August 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Here are 5 numbers that show what the administration is up to this Labor Day:
81.8 percent: The number of federal workers who lost collective bargaining rights
$9,256: Cut to the annual federal contractor minimum wage
81.8 percent: The number of federal workers who lost collective bargaining rights
$9,256: Cut to the annual federal contractor minimum wage
Great update on goings on with the NLRB - with key point: Hypothetically, the president could now stop the NLRB from pursuing a charge against a company owned by a political ally, or prevent a union from being certified at a company owned by a presidential donor.
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An Unhappy Labor Day at the NLRB
As the country pauses on Labor Day to honor the contributions of workers and the labor movement, the government watchdog that is responsible for
tcf.org
August 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Great update on goings on with the NLRB - with key point: Hypothetically, the president could now stop the NLRB from pursuing a charge against a company owned by a political ally, or prevent a union from being certified at a company owned by a presidential donor.
tcf.org/content/comm...
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Trump will hurt the U.S. economy. Banana Republic level of abuse of power will bring down even to the richest country in the world.
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Trump Says He Is Removing Fed Governor Lisa Cook
In a letter posted online Monday night, Trump said he had determined there is “sufficient cause” to remove Cook from her position.
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August 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Trump will hurt the U.S. economy. Banana Republic level of abuse of power will bring down even to the richest country in the world.
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Elon Musk finally found a court that accepts his ridiculous argument that the NLRB is unconstitutional. No surprise that it’s the far-right Fifth Circuit. From Harold Meyerson:
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A Federal Appellate Court Finds the NLRB to Be Unconstitutional
And just like that, it frees Elon Musk—and any fellow employers—to violate whatever rights their workers thought they enjoyed.
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August 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Elon Musk finally found a court that accepts his ridiculous argument that the NLRB is unconstitutional. No surprise that it’s the far-right Fifth Circuit. From Harold Meyerson:
trib.al/cvhRAPF
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Algorithmic wage discrimination was first documented in app-controlled ride-hail and food-delivery work.
Read more on how surveillance pay works and where it is deployed in the U.S. economy, along with recommendations to ensure fairness in setting workers’ pay:
equitablegrowth.org/how-artifici...
Read more on how surveillance pay works and where it is deployed in the U.S. economy, along with recommendations to ensure fairness in setting workers’ pay:
equitablegrowth.org/how-artifici...
How artificial intelligence uncouples hard work from fair wages through ‘surveillance pay’ practices—and how to fix it
How surveillance pay practices work, where they are increasingly deployed in the U.S. economy, and policy recommendations to ensure pay fairness and transparency.
equitablegrowth.org
August 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Algorithmic wage discrimination was first documented in app-controlled ride-hail and food-delivery work.
Read more on how surveillance pay works and where it is deployed in the U.S. economy, along with recommendations to ensure fairness in setting workers’ pay:
equitablegrowth.org/how-artifici...
Read more on how surveillance pay works and where it is deployed in the U.S. economy, along with recommendations to ensure fairness in setting workers’ pay:
equitablegrowth.org/how-artifici...
Just an early reminder to submit proposals by November 15
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August 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Just an early reminder to submit proposals by November 15
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