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From Community Benefits to Collective Bargaining, and Back: Building Worker Power in Milwaukee

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town

State(s) All States, Wisconsin

Source High Road Strategy Center

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice

Community Benefits Agreements (CBA) are negotiated between private developers, labor organizations, and community stakeholders to ensure large-scale developments create high-quality jobs during and after the construction phase. This report examines how the Milwaukee Area Service and...

New Directions in Racial and Economic Justice: How California’s Worker Centers Are Bringing Worker Power into Workforce Development

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level State

State(s) California

Source UCLA Labor Center

Policy Areas Economic Justice

The traditional public workforce development system has struggled to serve California's most marginalized workers. Worker centers, community-based organizations created by and for BIPOC and immigrant workers in low-wage industries, provide an alternative approach to workforce development...

Equity Express Financial Education Workshops

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States, Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice

This brief outlines the Equity Express program, a financial education workshop program that teaches the basics of personal financial management with a special emphasis on expense reduction in energy, transportation, telecommunications, and food....

2017 San Diego Ordinance 10-2017 Mandating Equal Pay

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of San Diego

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance ensures compliance with non-discrimination laws and the California Equal Pay Act. It further requires businesses to equalize wages between employees who perform equal or substantially similar work, regardless of gender, race, or ethnicity....

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...

COVID-19 Resource Guide and Actions for Huntsville

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Alabama, All States

Source Sound Diplomacy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the art and music industry in Huntsville have been particularly hard hit. Loss of gigs, gallery showings, venue closures and recording studio shutdowns have resulted in significant financial strain on Huntsville artists. This document offers both local...

Equity & Smart Mobility

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Transportation & Mobility, Community Development

This study examines equity and smart mobility in ten U.S. counties and their central cities to understand the extent that smart mobility services and assets are equitably available, and impact accessibility, employability, livability, and mobility. For this study, “equitable smart...

Prospering in Place

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Community Development, Economic Justice

Connecting public transit to employment hubs is an important tool for improving transportation efficiency and local economic development. This report recommends Chicago invest in transit-oriented development (TOD) and cargo-oriented development COD). It also outlines how affordable...

PlaceMakers Pandemic Response Compendium

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source PlaceMakers

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Health

This collaborative document outlines various pandemic responses to support public health and economic recovery today. In addition to this, the document outlines the categories, methods, key points, and examples for each pandemic response....

2022 Los Angeles Ordinance Establishing a Fair Work Week

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of Los Angeles

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This Los Angeles ordinance provides retail workers with a more predictable work schedule. It ensures that workers are notified of their work schedule 14 days in advance, mandates rest between shifts, and compensates workers when schedule changes occur. ...

Action Plan for the People: How to Build Economic Justice in Oregon

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) Oregon

Source Oregon Center for Public Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Communities of color continue to face obstacles to economic equality. Structural reforms are necessary not only to lift underresourced communities but to improve outcomes for all Americans struggling to make ends meet. This roadmap details campaigns in Oregon to raise the minimum...

Closing the Funding and Opportunity Gaps for Women and Minority-Owned Business

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source American Sustainable Business Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Finance & Procurement

This report outlines the unique barriers facing women and minority-owned businesses. It also outlines policy solutions for closing the funding gap for women and minority-owned businesses....

Dirty Threads, Dangerous Factories: Health and Safety in Los Angeles Fashion Industry

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source UCLA Labor Center

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Health

Workers in Los Angeles' fashion industry experience high rates of wage theft and frequent health and safety violations like excessive heat and obstructed emergency exists. The Garment Worker Center recommends ending the piece rate system, which leads to wage theft and unsafe conditions,...

Low-Fat Vanilla Finance: A Simple Financial Model

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source The Project For Lean Urbanism

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development

New developers should create their own financial models. Only by doing so will they truly understand the variables and how each affects financial performance. This paper attempts to walk new developers through a financial model that includes development budget, annual return, and...

Who takes credit?: The EITC and Free tax preparation in Cuyahoga County, 2010

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level County

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Economic Justice

The Cuyahoga EITC Coalition is a coalition of organizations that offers free tax preparation services to low- and middle-income families in Cuyahoga County. They helped over 8,000 families with their tax returns last year, resulting in more than $11 million in tax refunds. The coalition...

Teaching the Teachers of Our Youngest Children: The State of Early Childhood Higher Education in Maryland

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) Maryland

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

Early childhood education preparation varies widely across the higher education industry. Multiple programs with differing curriculums suggest similar outcomes but produce highly variable levels of preparedness. This report focuses on the education landscape of early-childhood-education...

The American Rescue Plan: Recommendations for Addressing Early Educator Compensation and Supports

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

Throughout the nation, early childhood educators are struggling to meet ends meet. With the passing of the American Rescue Plan Act, unprecedented funding opportunities exist to meet the wage gap of underfunded and underpaid educators. This report contains policy suggestions that...

Everett Wage Theft Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2024

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Everett

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This Everett ordinance protects city workers from wage theft to protect their rights and benefits. It ensures that workers receive their full wage, are compensated for overtime work hours, and implements public works contracts. ...

Raise the wage: $15 minimum would benefit one million working Ohioans

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

Ohio's minimum wage does not reflect the economic value created by low-wage workers and is insufficient to cover the basic cost of living. This report outlines a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2026 and eliminate the sub-minimum wage for workers with disabilities. It...

All States Must Set Higher Wage Benchmarks for Home Health Care Workers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute, New America

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice

Home health care workers are being underpaid for their work caring for vulnerable persons across the United States. This report calculates the gap between current pay levels land just-wage-for-work-performed for home health care workers in every American state, and introduces state-specific...

Unlocking Assets: Building Women’s Wealth Through Business Ownership

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Nationwide, households are increasingly reliant on women’s earnings—in 2015, nearly two out of three mothers in the U.S. were their family’s sole, primary, or co-breadwinners, contributing at least 25% of household income. The increasing relevance of women to the long-term financial...

Who is Buying Seattle?: The Perils of the Luxury Real Estate Boom for Seattle

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing

Seattle is experiencing a luxury real estate boom, with thousands of new luxury residential and rental units in different stages of development. A decade from now, Seattle’s skyline and population demographics will be fundamentally altered by decisions being made today. This boom...

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...

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...

COVID-19 Response Tools and Resources for Employers and Workers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) -

Source The Aspen Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we approach job quality, and created a new context for how employers and workers dramatically conceptualize and pursue quality employment. COVID-19 mean that strengthening job quality is more important than ever—both in the short-term to support...

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