Workers Rights — Reports

Voters Are Negatively Impacted by Surveillance, Overwork, and Lack of Support in the Workplace; Gig Workers Are the Most Harmed

A survey from Data for Progress and the Center for Law and Social Policy finds that likely voters strongly support greater protections for gig workers in the workplace.

Abby SpringsDecember 18, 2023labor, Workers Rights, Economy

DAC Hubs in Fossil Fuel Country: Recommendations From the Gulf Coast

Direct Air Capture can be a means of rectifying past carbon pollution, but only if it is deployed with an aim of addressing the legacy of environmental racism and siting injustices.

Abby SpringsSeptember 15, 2023labor, Workers Rights, Economy, Climate, Justice

Ending Exploitation: Voters’ Viewpoints on the U.S. Child Labor Crisis

A bipartisan majority of voters say government officials are responsible for preventing exploitation of minors regardless of their immigration status.

Timothy BresnahanJuly 17, 2023labor, Immigration, Justice, Workers Rights, Economy

Introduction to the Data for Progress Jobs Model

This memo serves to reintroduce the Data for Progress Jobs Model, and to provide a basic outline of our methodology as well as the results of a “backcasting” exercise in which we use our model to analyze the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.

Guest UserMarch 7, 2022Workers Rights

Corporate Crackdown Project: Protecting Workers From Corporate Crime

The first installment of DFP and the Revolving Door Project’s assessment of the Biden administration's record in key agencies.

Lew BlankNovember 22, 2021Workers Rights

Memo: The Occupations of Climate Ambition

We determined the occupations that would benefit most from federal climate action and built a unique data explorer.

Lew BlankJuly 20, 2021Climate, Taxes and Spending, Justice, Workers Rights, Economy

Memo: Voters Support the PRO Act and the For the People Act

In a May survey of national voters, Data for Progress and More Perfect Union polled likely voters nationally to measure their attitudes towards the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, the For The People Act, and increasing taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations.

Guest UserJune 2, 2021Workers Rights, Democracy, Taxes and Spending, Economy

Memo: The Urgency and Popularity of Transforming America’s Unemployment Insurance System

The Unemployment Insurance (UI) system is a cornerstone of our economic infrastructure, supporting working people between jobs while smoothing economic crises.

Guest UserMay 3, 2021Taxes and Spending, Workers Rights, Guest Writers, Justice

Memo: Electrifying America’s Public Transportation Systems - An Economic and Environmental Evaluation

Greening America’s public transportation infrastructure is a vital component of tackling the climate crisis.

Guest UserMarch 18, 2021Climate, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Workers Rights, Economy

Memo: Voters Support Biden Using Executive Action To Advance Workers’ Rights

With the power of presidency, Biden wields a potent tool to improve working conditions, promote the clean energy sector, and strengthen labor unions in this country.

Guest UserMarch 3, 2021Workers Rights, Democracy, Infrastructure, Climate, Economy

Memo: Voters Oppose State Level Budget Cuts and Want Public Sector Employees Protected

We find that likely voters are extremely concerned about the prospect of additional cuts to the services state and local governments provide.

Guest UserMarch 3, 2021Taxes and Spending, Workers Rights, Justice

Memo: How Cities Can Protect Workers from Wage Theft

Addressing wage theft is an essential part of providing economic security for working people, and if done correctly with robust enforcement, local wage theft ordinances can provide significant protections.

Guest UserOctober 6, 2020Workers Rights, Guest Writers

Memo: Texas Voters Support Bold Climate Actions

With the November election right around the corner, voters across the country are making their electoral choices in the midst of two major crises: The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and the climate crisis.

Guest UserSeptember 17, 2020State-level Polling, Climate, Workers Rights, Justice, Taxes and Spending, Economy

Memo: The Case for a Federal Job Guarantee Program

The coronavirus pandemic has brought the country to the brink of economic collapse.

Guest UserSeptember 10, 2020Guest Writers, Coronavirus, Workers Rights, Taxes and Spending, Economy

Guidebook: Best Practices to Support Farmworkers During Coronavirus

As the coronavirus has spread throughout Florida, not all communities in the Sunshine State have been impacted equally.

Guest UserSeptember 9, 2020Climate, Immigration, Justice, Workers Rights, Coronavirus

Memo: Voters Support the Fair Food Program and Coronavirus Relief for Farmworkers

As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the country, farmworker communities have been particularly hard hit.

Guest UserSeptember 9, 2020Climate, Workers Rights, Justice, Immigration

Memo: Voters in Key States Support Expanded Unemployment Insurance

At the end of July, the expanded unemployment insurance (UI) benefit -- passed as part of the “Coronavirus Aid and Relief Act” (CARES) -- expired.

Memo: The Need for a Pandemic Merger Moratorium

The medical and economic hardships produced by the coronavirus pandemic can be directly traced to extreme consolidation and monopolization.

Guest UserAugust 11, 2020Antitrust, Coronavirus, Healthcare, Workers Rights

Memo: Congress Must Provide Real Aid to People in the Next Stimulus Package

Congress has the ability to provide comprehensive aid to households in the next stimulus package.

Memo: Voters Think the Existing Economic Order is Stacked Against Workers

Unemployment has skyrocketed due to the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout, with 38.6 million jobless claims filed in the past nine weeks.

Guest UserJuly 7, 2020Workers Rights