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David Madland

@davidmadland.bsky.social
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Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress. Private account, opinions my own.

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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Senator Gallego’s plan is the kind of bold thinking we need to rebuild the American middle class. mailchi.mp/gallego/gall...
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Gallego Unveils Sweeping Economic Agenda to Restore America’s Middle Class
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Rom Bloom, who has been on every side of the bargaining table, arguing why sectoral standards make competition work laborinnovation.substack.com/p/compete-on...
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Compete on What Matters: Using Sectoral Standards to Help Build Great Companies
Companies should not have to choose between paying fair wages and staying competitive.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
dignityofwork.substack.com/p/gig-worker... Gig workers in their own words:
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Gig Workers in Their Own Words: “I have to survive”
Why gig work? Agency and Awful Alternatives
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
inthesetimes.com/article/work...
inthesetimes.com
If You Want to Win Working-Class Votes, Run On Working-Class Issues
A new report lays out how to bridge the educational divide to bring non-college voters into the progressive fold.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
About the only thing virtually all Republican Senators and most Democratic Senators can agree on -- screwing over workers www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-...
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Senate approves sweeping bill to regulate college sports, despite opposition from some Democrats
The Senate on Thursday approved a sweeping college sports bill to establish a federal framework for college athletics aimed at protecting student athletes — despite some pushback from some Democrats w...
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
gothamist.com/news/nearly-...
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Nearly 200K NY home care workers to decide whether to unionize with 1199SEIU
It would be the largest unionization of workers through a single election in U.S. history.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Cynthia Estlund funding worker orgs and selecting representatives for workers boards laborinnovation.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
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How to Make Sectoral Co-Regulation Work
Two questions will shape sectoral co-regulation: how workers choose their representatives, and how those representatives’ work is funded.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Report: The Working-Class Vote Is Not Lost
In an extensive new study supported by Jacobin, more than 40,000 voters evaluated nearly 800,000 candidate profiles. The results show how progressives could rebuild their working-class support.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Missed this important Joe McCartin article when it came out. newlaborforum.cuny.edu/2026/06/25/a...
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Assessing Donald Trump’s Federal Workers Union Bloodbath - New Labor Forum
Until this past year, one had to go back a century or more in U.S. history to find instances where hundreds of thousands of workers were suddenly and decisively stripped of their ability to bargain co...
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Great to talk to Seth Harris and colleagues
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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
71% approve of unions. A record 47% want us to have MORE influence. The message is loud and clear: working people want MONEY. POWER. RESPECT.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 20/05/2025
Americans favor labor unions over big business now more than ever, analysis of new data @epi.org from me & Adam Reich of Columbia Labor Lab. In data back 60 years, Americans' sentiments are both warmer toward unions & cooler towards big business than ever before. www.epi.org/blog/america...
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Mike Konczal @mtkonczal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
BLS this morning, with revised 2Q data: "The labor share, which is the percentage of output that accrues to workers in the form of compensation, was 52.8 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest level in the series, which begins in the first quarter of 1947."
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
CAP is hiring for someone to promote our economic policy work www.americanprogress.org/job/director...
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Director of Media Relations
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Director of Media Relations. The Director will work as a senior member of the Communications department and will work closely with policy staff from th...
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Reports of financial scams up 25% since 2024. apnews.com/article/scam...
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Scams in the US are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even more
Virtually every American has been targeted by scammers in some way, exclusive new polling data shows.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Union support in the US is at a modern-day high, with majorities of both political parties expressing positive views about organized labor www.semafor.com/article/09/0...
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Unions gain ground among voters in both parties
Seventy-one percent of American adults approve of unions, matching a 2022 peak.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Michael Lind on need for new models of worker power laborinnovation.substack.com/p/why-americ...
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Why America Needs Worker Power
Big business operates at scale. Workers need durable, democratic institutions capable of doing the same.
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Exciting news: Illinois rideshare drivers are now covered under sectoral bargaining. This new model benefits all rideshare drivers facing low wages and threats of losing their jobs to robotaxis. Illinois joins Massachusetts and California on charting a new path forward in unionizing.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.americanprogress.org/article/new-...
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New Illinois Law Continues Momentum for Rideshare Sectoral Bargaining
Illinois becomes the third state in the past two years to enact a new model for unionization and collective bargaining.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
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Uber, Lyft Drivers Set to Form Union in First for California (1)
The California Gig Workers Union is poised to become the bargaining representative for Uber and Lyft drivers in the state without an election, making it the first labor group to use a new law to organ...
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Their first post explaining org and its mission and policy push around workforce standards councils. www.laborinnovation.org/articles/lab...
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Center for State Labor Innovation
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New cross-partisan group pushing state labor policy -- Center for State Labor Innovation (I'm on advisory board) www.laborinnovation.org
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Center for State Labor Innovation
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Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
American labor law is broken. Sectoral strategies have long been recognized as powerful tools for raising labor standards. We're proud to release a Model State Sectoral Bargaining Law for states, a framework and user guide for legislators: clje.law.harvard.edu/model-state-...
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Model State Sectoral Bargaining Law - Center for Labor and a Just Economy
Labor law in the United States is broken. The Center for Labor and a Just Economy is proud to release…
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Poland and Hungary may show difficulty coming back from Trump jamestraub.substack.com/p/can-we-get...
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Can We Get Our Democracy Back?
According to the odds, not all th way
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
How to build a winning cross-class coalition: embrace a populism that decries a rigged economy where hard work fails to yield a stable middle-class life; and avoid reinforcing right's narrative that liberal college grads look down on Americans without college degrees www.uclawsf.edu/wp-content/u...
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
New piece by Arin Dube and Suresh Naidu on sectoral minimum standards peri.umass.edu/wp-content/u...
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
For those interested in the differences between CA, MA, and IL rideshare polices, this EPI table does a nice job.https://www.epi.org/publication/sectoral-bargaining-faq-collective-bargaining-sectoral-wage-and-standards-boards-and-worker-power/
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
www.commonplace.org/p/breaking-a...
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Breaking AI’s Black Box
Workers must have a hand in implementing new technology.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
State Futures -- a great org that brings together state policymakers -- is hiring for a director of policy static1.squarespace.com/static/67772...
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Depressing study arguing that unions’ traditional structural, associational, and social power has declined so that they are no longer the bulwark of democracy ucigcc.org/wp-content/u...
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Key quote:'He acted consistently and adroitly to use the full weight of the American state to build a financial system that served finance, then called the result freedom."
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Congress does less economic policymaking when inequality rises -- highlighting how institutions favor the status quo according to a new Roosevelt report rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
AFL-CIO convention resolution: We will explore and fight for ... future legislation to create new opportunities to organize and bargain not just workplace by workplace but on an industrywide basis aflcio.org/resolutions/...
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Resolution 2: We Are the Organized Power of Working People | AFL-CIO
Working people in the United States need and want unions. Building worker power through organizing is the way to win better lives.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Interesting discussion from Canada about the push for sectoral bargaining in Manitoba. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Sectoral bargaining could be key to fixing Manitoba's—and Canada's—labour market | CCPA
Manitoba has an opportunity to address the low-wage, precarious work that has plagued Canadian workers for decades
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
For families of color, Hispanic and Black union households hold 4.6 and 3.2 times the wealth of their nonunion counterparts, respectively, while union households that are white, Asian, or other races hold between 1.8 and 2.0 times as much
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Among working-class families, union households hold 2.8 times the wealth
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Union households have roughly two times ($241,000) the wealth of households without a union member www.americanprogress.org/article/unio...
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Unions Build Wealth for All Americans
New CAP analysis of the Survey of Income and Program Participation highlights that households with a union member have roughly two times the wealth of households without a union member.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
On May 25, 2026, the App Drivers Union announced they were certified by the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations as the official bargaining representative for approximately 70,000 drivers in the state.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
www.americanprogress.org/article/fast...
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Fast Facts About Massachusetts Rideshare Sectoral Bargaining
A new state model leads to the biggest new private sector union bargaining unit in the past 85 years.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
More evidence the NLRA makes it too hard for workers to get a union contract. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Chipotle’s US Union Dissolves Without Securing a Labor Contract
The Teamsters union has forfeited its rare union foothold at a Michigan Chipotle restaurant following more than three years without securing a contract, showing the steep challenges for US unions even...
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Adopting the Ghent system, where unions help deliver governmental benefits Supporting dues paying, including through repeal of right-to-work laws Providing funding for union activities, such as unemployment insurance for striking workers
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Strengthening workplace organizing and bargaining, such as limits on union busting Improving worker access, including providing unions with workers’ contact information Instituting sectoral bargaining, so unions can negotiate standards across an entire industry
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Here's what policies the research says increase union membership www.americanprogress.org/article/6-po...
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6 Policies Proved To Increase Union Membership
Evidence shows that more workers join unions when policies support workplace organizing, access, sectoral bargaining, the Ghent system, and dues paying, and provide funding.
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California Fast Food Workers Union @cafastfoodunion.org · 23/03/2026
NEW from @epi.org's @benzipperer.org and @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social: adjusting minimum wages for inflation is a necessary and modest step to protect affordability for low wage workers, including in California’s fast food industry. #FastFoodCouncil
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Adjusting minimum wages for inflation is a necessary yet modest step toward protecting affordability for low-wage workers: The case of California’s Fast Food Council
In 2024, the California Fast Food Council—composed of worker, industry, and government representatives—instituted a $20 minimum wage for workers at large chain fast-food restaurants. The Council is al...
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
irle.berkeley.edu/publications...
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The Unexpected Effects of a $20 Federal Minimum Wage – Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
www.americanprogress.org/article/4-th...
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4 Things To Know About Sectoral Bargaining
Sectoral bargaining strengthens worker voice, boosts pay and benefits, and supports a stronger middle class—and more of it can happen with the right policy changes.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
The affordability debate is overlooking a key factor: higher wages. Union bargaining is the way to get there, @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and I argue for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/mr2n8pas
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How Union Bargaining Can Buoy Affordability
A true affordability agenda should raise wages. Unions and collective bargaining can help achieve that.
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
www.americanprogress.org/job/director...
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Director, Economic Analysis
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Director of Economic Analysis. The Director will lead American Progress’ work on economic analysis, which supports a wide range of analytical and polic...
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David Madland @davidmadland.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
New report with Jared Bernstein, chair of former President Biden’s CEA, suggests that if we promoted sectoral bargaining, about 41 million workers would be earning the higher wages and benefits of a union contract—a sharp spike from our current 16 million.
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