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Research Associate | American Worker Project
Center for American Progress
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🚨 TOMORROW: Join us for lunch in downtown Washington D.C., for a discussion on links between economic factors and rising support for populism.

Feat. @flyingwithsara.bsky.social + Sherrod Brown as keynote speakers. We'll also unveil our new essay series!

See you there👇
The rise of populism and the future of economic policy
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May 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Our new research reveals major differences across unions in 2024 — 33% of Teamsters backed VP Harris, compared to 77% of NEA members: “treating union members as a unified bloc can obscure…variation across different [groups] within organized labor.” clje.law.harvard.edu?p=6248
The Varied Voice of Labor: Unpacking the Political Engagement of Labor in the 2024 Election - Center for Labor and a Just Economy
“The Varied Voice of Labor: Unpacking the Political Engagement of Labor in the 2024 Election,” focuses on unions’ role in…
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May 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Overtime is a big deal. Should be a priority fight for any real pro-worker politician.
rbreich.bsky.social Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · May 5
The Biden administration made nearly 4 million more workers eligible for overtime pay.

But if Trump doesn't defend this rule by a May 6 court deadline, those workers will lose their much needed raises.

Time for the self-proclaimed "pro-worker president" to put up or shut up.
May 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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WSJ reporting reveals the danger to coal miners when the Trump administration reduces mine inspections and ends black-lung tracking.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Coal Miners’ Trade Off: Trump Boosts Production but Slashes Safety Programs
The president’s voters in West Virginia like his championing of the industry yet worry about possible curbs in mine inspections and the end of a black-lung tracking program.
www.wsj.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Shameful, unfortunately Trump admin has shown its true colors on the min wage

www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
April 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Interesting model emerging from Massachusetts.
April 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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State Rep. Zack Fields on Alaska model of Rs and Ds supporting labor, part of a bulwark protecting democracy

www.governing.com/politics/for...
For a Model of Bipartisan Governance, Look to Alaska
Its electoral system, bolstered by strong economic and social institutions, enables lawmakers to vote their consciences in bipartisan coalitions.
www.governing.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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What does it mean that union density and collective bargaining coverage fell under the Biden Administration, the most pro-labor administration in generations?
www.americanprogress.org/article/unio...
Union Decline Under Biden Shows the Need for Bolder Labor Law Reforms
Without major policy changes, organizing alone will not be enough to grow union membership.
www.americanprogress.org
April 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM