David Madland
davidmadland.bsky.social
David Madland
@davidmadland.bsky.social
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress. Private account, opinions my own.
Here's the key graph showing a large increase in collective bargaining coverage after labor reforms
September 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Rep. Budzinski says passing the PRO Act is the way to connect with working-class voters — from my discussion with @repcasar.bsky.social and @budzinski.house.gov last week on the future of working-class voters.
June 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Progressive Caucus chair Rep. Casar: “The PRO Act isn’t just anti-inequality. It is both anti-inequality and pro-democracy” — from my discussion with @repcasar.bsky.social and @budzinski.house.gov last week on the future of working-class voters.
June 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Adding the key figure from this highlighting over 1 million federal workers losing their collective bargaining rights.
May 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
More evidence that labor unions are critical for enforcing employment standards
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
May 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
People are rightly concerned about Trump’s tariffs and any effect they might have on manufacturing jobs – but policymakers that care about the working class should also focus on the service sector (where 78 percent of the working class are employed) and making those jobs better.
April 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The working class, a large majority of the workforce and its most racially and ethnically diverse group, faces low pay and higher unemployment.

Learn more about today's working class here:
www.americanprogress.org/article/unde...
March 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM