John Schmitt

In the News

Huffington Post: Women to Be Majority in Labor Union Movement, So Here's the Job Ahead, November 19, 2009

ThomasNet: How Union Membership Has Changed Over 25 Years, November 18, 2009

Lansing State Journal (MI): Women Changing the Face of Labor, November 16, 2009

Modesto Bee (CA): The Buzz on Business, November 11, 2009

San Francisco Chronicle: Report Offers Snapshot of Union Labor Today, November 11, 2009

New York Times: Survey Finds Deep Shift in the Makeup of Unions, November 10, 2009

Associated Press: Women on Pace to be Majority of Union Workers, November 10, 2009

Salon.com: What's So Bad About Paid Sick Days?, October 29, 2009

Washington Independent: Lagging Economic Indicator Sets Up 2010 GOP Rhetoric, October 7, 2009

FOX Business: Will the Economic Recovery Fizzle in 2010?, September 23, 2009

Christian Science Monitor: White House's New Stimulus Message: It's Working, September 3, 2009

Inc.: Is the U.S. Entrepreneurial Self-Image Skewed?, August 19, 2009

KVBC (NBC, Las Vegas): What the Unemployment Rate Doesn't Tell Us, June 25, 2009

The Hill: Frank Defends Intervention to Save GM Facility in his District, June 9, 2009

The Hill: Bad Jobs Data Spur Obama on Stimulus, June 8, 2009

New York Times: U.S. Jobless Rate May Soon Top Europe’s, May 22, 2009

Daily Record (NJ): Doc: We All Need to Take Time Off, May 21, 2009

Huffington Post: Paid Vacation Bill Goes To The Hill, May 19, 2009

Charleston Gazette: Study Shows Workers Gain From Unionization, May 16, 2009

Politico: Before King, Obama's Base was Laid, April 23, 2009

Peninsula Clarion (AK): Labor, Business Spar Over Free Choice Act, April 23, 2009

Huffington Post: How Unions' Grass-Roots Organizing, Pragmatism Can Pass Pro-Labor Bill, April 8, 2009

Sacremento News & Review: Freedom of Choice, March 19, 2009

Reuters: U.S. Unemployment Rate Likely Around 9.5 Pct-Think Tank, March 19, 2009

Building Bridges Radio (WBAI 99.5 NY): Your Community and Labor Report, March 16, 2009 (Interview)

Mother Jones: Obama's Progressive Treasury Pick, March 11, 2009

New America Media: Rite Aid Workers Stymied by Weak Labor Law, March 11, 2009

Marketplace (American Public Media): Stimulus Plans to Create, Save Jobs, February 12, 2009

MarketWatch: Something for Everyone, Sort of, February 10, 2009

Times Herald-Record (NY): Will Recession Boost Unions? Organizers See Opportunities, February 6, 2009

Christian Science Monitor: Unions See Better Days Ahead Under Obama's Leadership, February 2, 2009

Washington Post: Long Decline in Union Memberships Reverses, January 28, 2009

USA Today: Auto Industry's Slide Cuts a Main Route to the Middle Class, January 21, 2009

Bay State Banner (MA): Financial Crisis Brutal on Middle-Class Blacks, January 8, 2009

Detroit News: Auto Woes Rock Black Work Force, December 27, 2008

AlterNet: Women Bringing New Strength to Unions, December 23, 2008

San Diego Union-Tribune (CA): One Way To Help America's Families, December 2, 2008

The Angie Coiro Show (Green 960 AM): Discussion of the Auto Bailout, November 24, 2008

Washington Independent: Bigger than Detroit, November 19, 2008

NPR: Big Three Automakers Take Their Case to Capital Hill, November 18, 2008

Public News Service: “Young and Underpaid” – Typical West Virginia Story, November 17, 2008

Public News Service: Next Generation VA Workers Not "Movin On Up", October 30, 2008

Charleston Gazette (WV): Young Workers in Unions Earn $4 More Per Hour Than Non-Union, Study Shows, October 27, 2008

National Public Radio: Official Or Not, Consumers Sense A Recession, October 24, 2008

Inter Press Service: Economy: Rich-Poor Divide Worst Among Rich Countries, October 21, 2008

CentrePiece (London School of Economics): Big Ideas: Rising Wage Inequality, Autumn 2008

Las Vegas Sun: Election Could Help Fulfill Union Dream, Management Nightmare, October 19, 2008

Public News Service: Report: MO Young Workers Face Paycheck Discrimination, October 17, 2008

Uprising Radio: Interview with John Schmitt, September 29, 2008

U.S. News & World Report: Are Voters Worse Off After the Bush Presidency? Two Economic Studies Say Yes, September 25, 2008

CNBC: Worried About Your Job? What Sectors Are at Risk, September 4, 2008 

MarketWatch: International Report Card on Parenting Policies: U.S. Gets a 'Gentleman's C', August 30, 2008

Globe and Mail (Canada): Canada Lags in Provision of ‘Daddy Leave', August 30, 2008

Anderson Cooper 360° (CNN.com) Recessions and Black America, July 24, 2008

Market Watch: Families at Risk in Recession, July 22, 2008

LERA Commons: To Reconnect Wages to Rising Productivity, Protect Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights, July 19, 2008

St. Petersburg Times (FL): Democratic President Means Better Wages, June 14, 2008

RTT News: Worries Rise As Fed Becomes Increasingly Torn Between Fighting Inflation And Supporting Economy, June 6, 2008

Providence Journal: Lower-Wage Earners Receiving Most Benefits from Unions, June 1, 2008

Huffington Post: Family Values: American and French Style, May 21, 2008

Workday Minnesota: Unions Significantly Boost Wages of Low-Wage Workers, New Report Shows, May 19, 2008

Kansas City Star: Unions Help Where It’s Needed Most, May 19, 2008

Charleston Gazette (WV): Union Workers Earn More, Studies Find, May 16, 2008

AFSCME Information Highway: The Union Advantage for Low-Wage Workers, May 15, 2008

AFL-CIO Now: Report: Union Membership Helps Low-Wage Workers Move Up the Ladder, May 15, 2008

The Real News: Will Recession Kill or Renew Labor Unions?, April 15, 2008

Conscience of a Liberal (NYT): Jobless Men, April 12, 2008 (with Dean Baker)

Notions on High and Low Finance (NYT): Fewer Men Work, April 12, 2008 (with Dean Baker)

Workday Minnesota: 40 Years after King's Death, Unions Still Best Route to Better Life for African Americans, April 3, 2008

Labor Radio(WORT-FM): The Benefits of Unionization for African Americans, April 4, 2008

Miami Herald: Unions Beneficial to Blacks, Report Finds, April 1, 2008

California Chronicle: New Report Shows Unionization Substantially Improves the Pay and Benefits of African Americans, March 31, 2008

Orlando Sentinel (FL): Stay Afloat After Layoff, March 19, 2008

The World Today: Gold Hits $1,000 an Ounce as Investors Seek Shelter, March 14, 2008

CNN Radio: Recession and the Labor Market, March 13, 2007

Huffington Post: To Reduce Economic Inequality, Protect Workers' Rights, March 12, 2008

Pantagraph (IL): 5.8 Million More Could Lose Jobs in Recession, Febraury 23, 2008

Working Dad (Seattle Post-Intelligencer): Families Falling Short of Middle Class, February 21, 2008

The Pitt News (PA): Rebates Not for All Students, February 15, 2008

Financial Times: Luxuries Re-evaluated As Budgets Tighten, February 14, 2008

New York Times: Recession Would Work in Democrats’ Favor, February 9, 2008 (with Dean Baker)

MarketWatch: Jobs at Risk, February 3, 2008

Lou Dobbs Tonight: How Long Will Recession Last?, February 1, 2008

WorkingLife (Jonathan Tasini): The Coming Recession, January 29, 2008 (with Dean Baker)

Real Time Economics (WSJ): Reccesions, Politics, Hannah Montana, January 29, 2008 (with Dean Baker)

NewsWeek: The Fruits of Their Labor, January 28, 2008

Washington Post: Union Membership Up Slightly in 2007, January 26, 2008 (with Ben Zipperer)

New York Times: Union Membership Sees Biggest Rise Since '83, January 26, 2008 (with Ben Zipperer)

Lou Dobbs Tonight (CNN): Unemployment, January 25, 2008

Salon.com: Did Somebody Say "Recession"?, January 18, 2008

RTTNews: "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly": Jobs in America, November 16, 2007

Plain Dealer (OH): Good, Jobs, Bad Jobs Ranked by Many Factors, November 12, 2007

KaiserNetwork.org: Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, November 9, 2007

KOHO (WA): Bad Jobs, November 7, 2007

Career Journal (WSJ): Low Pay and Few Benefits Mark the 10 Worst Jobs, November 5, 2007

MarketWatch: The Ten Worst Jobs in America, November 1, 2007

Grasping Reality With Both Hands: The End of the Clinton-Era Productivity Boom?, October 22, 2007 (with Dean Baker)

The Conscience of a Liberal (NYT): The Productivity Slowdown and the Trouble with Europe Bashing, October 16, 2007 (with Dean Baker)

Economist's View: Is There Really a Productivity Slowdown in Our Future?, October 14, 2007 (with Dean Baker)
Christian Science Monitor: For U.S. Workers, Anxious Times, October 2, 2007

The Olympian (WA) (AP): Labor Your Days Away, August 31, 2007

Worker's Independent News: Report Confirms The Union Advantage For Lower-Wage Workers, August 28, 2007

Montreal Gazette: Don't Carp at Teachers, August 23, 2007 (with Rebecca Ray)

Boston Globe: The Underworked American, August 12, 2007

Irish Times: A No-Vacation Nation (Subscription required), August 8, 2007

KDKA.com (Pittsburgh): Study Finds U.S. Is Becoming a No Vacation Nation, July 31, 2007

Boston Globe: For Some, Taking a Vacation Feels Like Work, July 29, 2007

Los Angeles Times: In the U.S., It's All Work and No Paid Play, July 16, 2007

In These Times: What Vacation Days?, June 18, 2007

Dallas Morning News: Feeling Overworked?, June 10, 2007

Chicago Sun-Times: More Vacation? It Really Works, May 30, 2007

CNNMoney.com (Reuters): Report: U.S. Lags in Vacation, May 16, 2007

Salt Lake Tribune: Labor Unions Down, Not Out, April 21, 2007

Business Week (AP): As Industry Evolves, Labor Unions Adapt, March 23, 2007

Detroit News: More Blacks Losing Car Jobs, March 3, 2007

CBSNews.com (AP): Veto Threat Looms Over House Labor Bill, February 28, 2007

Kansas City Star: Unions Continue to Lose Members, January 30, 2007

Kansas City Star: Firings Foment Union Decline, January 16, 2007

International Herald Tribune (AP): Study: Increase in illegal firings of pro-union workers during organizing drives hampers labor, January 4, 2007

The Nation, Labor Rights Begin at Home, January 4, 2007

Contra Costa Times (CA): Rosy Labor Report Belies Job Seekers, December 13, 2006

Newsweek International: Europe: The Great Jobs Machine, November 20, 2006

Estrella (Spain): Europa Repunta, Op-Ed by Josep Borrell (President, European Parliament), November 16, 2006 (with Dean Baker)

Christian Science Monitor: Tax Cuts Do Work - But Only for a While, October 23, 2006

New York Times: Off the Charts: A Statistic That Shortens the Distance to Europe, September 30, 2006

Reuters: U.S. losing leg up over Europe on employment, September 26, 2006, En Español

Reuters: U.S. Poverty Undercounted in Job Surveys, Study Finds, August 24, 2006