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The Impact of Wages and Turnover on Security and Safety in Airports: A Review of the Literature

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

The San Francisco Airport Commission's Quality Standards Program mandates higher minimum compensation and training for workers. This review assess the impact of the program, and finds that higher wages reduced turnover which consequentially improved security at airports....

The U.S. Needs a Federal Wealth Tax

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

A federal wealth tax on the richest 0.1 percent of Americans is a viable approach for Congress to raise revenue and address rising inequality. This report outlines reasons why the United States needs a federal wealth tax to achieve these goals, as opposed to federal tax policies that...

Towards Gender Liberation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level State

State(s) All States

Source The Democracy Collaborative

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health, Children & Families

This paper focuses on gender-based oppression since it is both one of the fundamental characteristics of the current system and one that must be eliminated from any desirable alternative future system. The first section attempts to provide working definitions for key terms and a brief...

From Clean to Clunker: The Economics of Emissions Control

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility, Finance & Procurement

The Port of Los Angeles' Clean Truck Program led to a reduction in diesel emissions. This report compiles data from port drivers, mechanics, air regulators and freight carriers on the financial cost and responsibility required to properly maintain a successful Clean Truck Program....

Mayor Guide: Accelerating gender equality

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source FairVote

Policy Areas Civil Rights

This guide is a resource that supports mayors to accelerate gender equality in their communities. The guide incorporates recommendations and resources from a Mayors Roundtable event, emphasizing issues concerning women and girls, such as workplace conditions, civic engagement, and...

Recovery for All or Recovery for the Few?: Billionaire Wealth Soars in Connecticut

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) Connecticut

Source The Center for Popular Democracy

Policy Areas Economic Justice

While Connecticut’s working families are struggling with low wages, threats of eviction, food instability, lack of affordable health care, and high levels of unemployment amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Connecticut’s wealthiest residents have amassed unprecedented wealth. In response...

2020 San Francisco Ordinance 123-20 Prohibiting Revenue Collection from Incarcerated Individuals

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice

This ordinance prohibits the city from making contracts or agreements with jail facilities that allow it to generate revenue from the sale of goods and services to inmates. It also explains how the city has previously generated funding through heavily marked up prices on phone calls...

The Case for Progressive Revenue Policies

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2019

Level City or Town, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

The United States needs to address growing inequality and raise more revenue to fund critical public investment. One way to accomplish both goals is to enact legislation that raises taxes for high-income or high-wealth households. This infographic includes figures that demonstrate...

Los Angeles City Construction Careers and Local Hiring Policy

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Finance & Procurement

The Construction Careers and Project Stabilization Policy establishes a local hiring program and project labor agreement terms that would be applied to all Board-approved projects that meet certain thresholds.The key goals of the Policy are to ensure that (1) CRA/LA-created job opportunities...

Diversity in California's Clean Energy Workforce: Access to Jobs for Disadvantaged Workers in Renewable Energy Construction

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level County

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

This report evaluates the degree to which underrepresented and disadvantaged workers have gained access to career-track jobs in the construction of renewable energy power plants through California's energy programs....

Preempting Progress in the Heartland: State Lawmakers in the Midwest Prevent Shared Prosperity and Racial, Gender, and Immigrant Justice by Interfering in Local Policymaking

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source EARN

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

Across the midwest, conservative state lawmakers have increasingly used preemption—a tactic whereby a higher level of government limits or eliminates the power of a lower-level government to regulate an issue—to reduce the policy tools and power available to local lawmakers. This...

Under the Radar: How Airline Outsourcing of Passenger Services Compromises Security and Service Quality at LAX

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health, Housing, Public Safety

The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) surveyed nearly 300 passenger service workers to determine the effects of contracting on public safety and service quality at the Los Angeles International Airport. Results show that airlines are compromising security at LAX by failing...

Promoting Economic Opportunity in Michigan

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development

The Commission on Community Action & Economic Opportunity is composed of leaders who work at the local and regional levels throughout Michigan to promote economic opportunity. Through their Forums across the state, they hear directly from people struggling to avoid or recover from...

Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice

No two state tax systems are the same. This report provides detailed analyses of the features of every state tax code and assesses their fairness by measuring effective state and local tax rates paid by all income groups. The report concludes the following findings: the majority of...

At the Wage Floor: Covering Homecare and Early Care and Education Workers in the New Generation of Minimum Wage Laws

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source U.C. Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health, Education, Children & Families

This report discusses the shared and divergent challenges in the home care and early care and education industries. It also reviews emerging policy initiatives to fund wage increases for home care and early care and education workers and identifies principles for public policy going...

Rhode Island Women of Color 2018

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This infographic presents a snapshot of Women of Color in Rhode Island and the disparities they face, including lower levels of education and higher rates of poverty. This infographic reports that Women of Color are concentrated in industries like health care, social assistance,...

The Port of Los Angeles Project Labor Agreement

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of Los Angeles Harbor Department

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Finance & Procurement

This Project Labor Agreement between the City of LA and the building trades is intended to promote efficiency of construction operations during the construction of various projects within the Harbor Department's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and provide for the orderly settlement...

Executive Orders Extending Property Tax Relief Programs for Veterans, Older Adults, and Individuals with Disabilities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Office of Legislative Research

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This report provides an overview of the Executive Orders (EOs) that suspend recertification requirements for recipients of certain property tax relief programs for older adults, individuals with disabilities, and veterans and their family members. In particular, this report focuses...

Rhode Island Works: is it working?

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Rhode Island

Source The Economic Progress Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This reports investigated the RI Works Program a cash assistance program which attempts to provide a path to employment. This report focuses on how it impacts single versus two parent families....

2014 Los Angeles Ordinance Establishing a Minimum Wage for Hotel Workers

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Council of the City of Los Angeles

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

According to the Economic Development Department, 43 percent of the people who work in hotels in Los Angeles earn wages that put them below the federal poverty line. This ordinance adds Article 6 to Chapter XVIII of the Los Angeles Municipal Code requiring a minimum wage for hotel...

Austerity Versus Reinvestment: A Roadmap for a Broad-Based Connecticut Economic Recovery

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) Connecticut

Source In the Public Interest

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development, Finance & Procurement

In the face of a public health emergency, an economic recession, and widening of social inequities, Connecticut has continues to reduce its public investment in services such as education, healthcare, housing, and transportation. Downsizing the public sector and failing to adequately...

The Rise of Data Poverty in America

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Center for Data Innovation

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Economic Justice, Education, Health

Data poverty can lead to the rise of 'data deserts', where certain groups lack access to high-quality data about themselves and their communities, leading to social and economic inequalities. Local municipalities should implement data collection programs focusing on hard-to-reach...

CEO Pay has Skyrocketed 1,322% since 1978

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Inequality between CEO and their employees has been growing exponentially over the last four decades. This report illustrates how outsized the growth in executive compensation has been after accounting for pay, stock awards, and stock options. This report also shows that average...

2005 Los Angeles Labor Peace Agreements Ordinance 176580

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2005

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Council of the City of Los Angeles

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Community Development, Public Spaces

Labor disputes can interrupt the efficient operation of hotels. As a result, this ordinance requires all hotels on city-owned property to sign labor peace agreements with labor organizations seeking to represent hospitality workers. These contracts will prohibit the labor organizations...

Income Inequality in Rhode Island: A snapshot

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Rhode Island

Source The Economic Progress Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Income inequality has grown in recent decades in both the country and Rhode Island. The state should make taxes more equal, eliminate costly tax breaks, broaden the sales tax base, enact earned income tax credits, and maintain overall tax system to pay for infrastructure and education....

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