The ‘Let’s Get America Working!’ campaign seeks to restore a dynamic and prosperous middle class to drive economic growth by helping to advance policy decisions that create and maintain good middle-income jobs, guarantee retirement security, expand access to the American Dream, and ensure that the benefits of the ongoing economic recovery are felt by the many, not just the few.
Trucker Deaths Top All Others in the Workforce
With fatalities on the rise, it doesn't make sense to reduce rest breaks even more.
Workers Win in Wis. Ruling Against RTW
Court sides with union against attempt in Wisconsin to bleed labor dry.
New Minimum Wage Laws Are Win for Wallets
Nineteen states from East to West raised salaries for their lowest-paid workers. But there is more work to be done.
Report Shows Struggle of Families with Young Kids
Parents with kids under five struggle the most to make ends meet, Demos says. The problem shows the importance of creating paid parental leave.
Unions Help All Workers Earn More
Declining union density has resulting in workers making as much as $3,000 less than they did in 1979.
Mich. Bills Limiting Rights Held at Bay
GOP lawmakers sought to curb union and voting rights in the Great Lakes State. But the public let them know they weren't having it.
Voters, Candidates Show Their Support for Paid Leave
New research details growing awareness and backing of such policies.
Young Workers Less Likely to Earn More Than Parents
It's getting harder and harder for new generations to sustain the income level they grew up with, a new report says.
