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2022 Seattle Resolution 32041 Supporting Unionization for Starbucks Workers

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This resolution expresses the Seattle City Council's support for workers at Starbucks in Seattle who are attempting to form a union. It urges Starbucks to accept card check neutrality and allow their workforce to discuss unionization free from threats, intimidation, anti-union propaganda,...

Ensuring the High Road in Cannabis

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice

As federal and state governments move toward marijuana legalization, labor conditions within the industry need to be evaluated. Currently, many of the employers in the marijuana industry take a "low road" approach to their workforce, with low wages, poor to no benefits, and frequent...

Building A Movement Together: Worker Centers and Labor Union Affiliations

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source UCLA Labor Center

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Worker centers often lack resources but are crucial to addressing labor issues like wage theft, workforce development, immigrant rights, and workplace safety. To tackle this, the AFL-CIO has encouraged affiliations between worker centers, unions, and state labor federations to enhance...

A How-To Guide for Strengthening State and Local Prevailing Wage Laws: Raising Standards for Government-Funded Work

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Center for American Progress

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) create quality jobs and equitable economic development by aligning the practices of large-scale projects with local needs. CBAs set standards for hiring practices, initiatives for hiring underrepresented workers, wage standards, green building...

Coming Together for Loudoun County: Collective Bargaining Strengthens Communities and Families

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level County

State(s) Virginia

Source The Commonwealth Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice

A review of county employee salaries reveals that many public employees in Loudoun County cannot afford to live in the county they serve. This brief highlights how collective bargaining could bring their pay closer to private sector pay levels and also reduce racial and gender pay...

2023-2024 State and Local Policy Agenda

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Community Development, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

Economic inequality, worker disempowerment, and systemic barriers to equity continue to challenge state and local governments. This policy agenda outlines key solutions, including expanding collective bargaining rights, repealing "right-to-work" laws, raising minimum wages, and ensuring...

Wisconsin’s Public Employees: A Foundation for Quality of Life in the State

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level State

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS)

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Education, Public Safety

Wisconsin's budget deficit is not caused by public-sector workers' compensation but stems from a sharp decline in revenue due, driven by the housing bubble and Wall Street's financial crimes. Public employees, including teachers and essential workers, are under-compensated compared...

Collective Bargaining can Reduce Turnover and Improve Public Services in Colorado

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level State

State(s) Colorado

Source EARN

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Education

Colorado has struggled with public sector employee turnover, reducing the quality of government services, and costing taxpayers more than $10,000 per exiting worker. Colorado's labor- management partnerships have improved not worker retention, largely because compensation issues are...

San Francisco Local Hiring Policy For Construction Fact Sheet

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2023

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Office of Workforce and Economic Development

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

To develop the local workforce, San Francisco's Local Hiring Policy for Construction establishes local hiring mandates for public projects over $600,000. Local hire employment thresholds are set both for individual trades and for apprentices, and contractors must meet the cities targeted...

How State and Local Governments Can Strengthen Worker Power and Raise Wages

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Center for American Progress

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This report highlights policy mechanisms that state and local governments can use to raise wages at an industry or sectoral level and to support worker organizations. Recommendations include, but are not limited to, using wage boards to establish industry-wide pay standards, partnering...

2020 Jersey City Ordinance 12-090 Establishing a Prevailing Wage for Municipal Building Workers

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) New Jersey

Source City of Jersey City

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This ordinance establishes a minimum wage rate for workers on building services, janitorial, and unarmed security contracts by combining the most optimal benefits and practices from existing prevailing wage ordinances. It requires that these workers should are paid the highest of...

Exploring Sectoral Boards and High Road Training Partnerships in the Nail Salon Sector

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) California

Source UCLA Labor Center

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Health

Workers in the nail salon industry suffer from unsafe working conditions, wage theft, and employment misclassification. This report explores two potential models for solving these: High Road Training Partnerships (HRTPs) and sectoral bargaining legislation. Comparing the two approaches,...

Good Labor Policy is Good Technology Policy: Worker Voice in Technological Change

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level National, State

State(s) All States

Source Roosevelt Institute

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Economic Justice

The effect of new technology on workers is often overlooked because it has so far affected marginalized, low-wage workers in the taxi, retail, warehousing, and health care. However, artificial intelligence or AI threatens workers across the income and occupational spectrum. This brief...

Fear at work: An inside account of how employers threaten, intimidate, and harass workers to stop them from exercising their right to collective bargaining

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level National, State

State(s) Georgia, Texas

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Despite federal law guaranteeing the right to unionize, workers are harmed by employers' union busting tactics and the National Labor Relations Board's flawed election system, which fails to protect workers' rights. This report illustrates these tactics and failures through case studies...

Early Care and Education Programs During COVID-19: Persistent Inequities and Emerging Challenges

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level State

State(s) California

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education, Finance & Procurement

This report analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on the early care and education system using data from the 2020 California Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Study. Findings show that the pandemic worsened existing disparities within the ECE workforce based on program type and funding....

A New Deal That Works for Us

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development

For more than two centuries, corporations have extracted enormous wealth from the Appalachian region for the profit of owners and shareholders, leaving the area with high rates of poverty, unemployment and low wages. To navigate around these issues, along with the severely changing...

Employer Power and Employee Skills: Recommendations for Workforce Training Practitioners and Funders

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Roosevelt Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

Successful workforce training programs build worker power by both imparting new skills and reducing obstacles to finding new jobs or maintaining existing ones. This guide provides an overview of existing workforce training nonprofits and outlines best practices for developing workforce...

Covering the Bases: Community Benefits for Public Subsidies in Kansas City

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town

State(s) All States, Missouri, Wisconsin

Source High Road Strategy Center

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

Sports stadium deals often fail to deliver promised economic growth. Research consistently shows that they provide minimal improvements to employment or wages, and also divert crucial funds from essential services. To address these shortcomings and ensure that public investments genuinely...

Brief: The State of Labor Organizing in Maine

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) Maine

Source Maine Center for Economic Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Labor unions are essential in delivering better wages, benefits, and working conditions for all workers, especially women and people of color. Public approval of unions is the highest it has been in 60 years, but the share of workers represented by unions continues to decline, due...

Working From Home: From Invisibility to Decent Work

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source International Labour Organization

Policy Areas Economic Justice

With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, large portions of the world’s workforce shifted to homeworking, joining hundreds of millions of other workers who had already been working from home for decades. Given the continued struggle to improve the rights and working conditions...

2023-2024 State & Local Policy Agenda

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source EARN

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Workers face economic threats including eroding wages, unfair firings, union busting, and entrenched occupational segregation. As workers organize to fight back, they need local policymakers to implement new policies that raise labor standards and crack down on abuses. This report...

Building the Power to Reclaim Our Schools

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, School District

State(s) California

Source LAANE

Policy Areas Community Development, Education

In January 2019, United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) held a six-day strike in response to challenges facing The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), resulting from LAUSD’s inability to raise local property taxes and the growing charter school sector that draws funding away...

State-Based Policies to Build a Cleaner, Safer, and More Equitable Economy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) All States

Source BlueGreen Alliance

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources

Decisionmakers across the country are putting forward policies to fight climate that is critical to creating a healthier, more resilient future. As climate change’s impact on both the United States and the world continues to grow, policies must be made to build a cleaner, safer, and...

2022 Richmond Collective Bargaining Ordinance 2022-221

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Virginia

Source City of Richmond

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice

This ordinance grants employees the right to form, join, assist, and pay dues or contributions to employee organizations; to bargain collectively through an exclusive bargaining representative of their own choosing; and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective...

Durham Workers Rights Commission By-Laws

Type Act or Session Law

Year -

Level City or Town

State(s) North Carolina

Source Durnham Workers Rights Commission

Policy Areas Economic Justice

The Workers' Rights Commission (WRC) advocates for worker issues by advocating for collective bargaining rights, conducting community-based research and recommending policies to the Durham City Council. Members are comprised of representatives from different sectors, demographics,...

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