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Raising the Minimum Wage Would Be Transformative for Women
Article A woman wears a mask and gloves as she works as a cashier at a supermarket in Miami, April 2020. (Getty/Joe Raedle)

Raising the Minimum Wage Would Be Transformative for Women

Women make up the majority of workers who would benefit from raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, as they are overrepresented in tipped and low-wage jobs.

Diana Boesch, Robin Bleiweis, Areeba Haider

For Unionized Amazon Workers, Lessons From Italy May Hold Key to Success
Temporary expansions made unemployment insurance a lifesaver. Workers need long-term reform to keep it that way.
4 Strategies to Create Good Jobs, Boost Equity With Federal Infrastructure Funds

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Fact Sheet: How State and Local Governments Can Make Climate Jobs Good Jobs Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet: How State and Local Governments Can Make Climate Jobs Good Jobs

Tackling climate change will require state and local action alongside federal policy change. State and local policymakers can ensure that good jobs are created in the new clean economy by focusing on five proven job-quality strategies.

David Madland, Terry Meginniss

The Trump Administration’s Trade Agenda Fact Sheet
(A farmer drives a harvester while harvesting soybeans on October 19, 2018, in Owings, Maryland.)

The Trump Administration’s Trade Agenda

Working families are bearing the brunt of the damage of the Trump administration’s trade agenda.

Daniella Zessoules

Making a Commitment to America’s Workers Fact Sheet

Making a Commitment to America’s Workers

CAP’s Blueprint addresses the wage and employment challenges of working Americans and communities left behind by meeting pressing economic and social needs and creating a job guarantee in the hardest-hit areas.

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