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HomeMy WebLinkAbout090423 📬 The Network Download _ Labor Day edition _ September 2023Check out the work our network is doing to advance workers' rights! <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171785/425319716/1102827658?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS 1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a8 91b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> Happy Labor Day! We’re in a moment of a historic groundswell of grassroots labor organizing. From victories for UPS workers to ongoing strikes for hotel workers, people across the country are advocating for economic justice. This month’s Network Download highlights collaborative governance between local electeds and the labor movement and provides updates on some key worker actions. <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171786/425319717/648631427?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1 hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a89 1b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> NEW TODAY: Local Progress Impact Lab releases Localities Take Action to Protect Workers: A Report for Labor Day 2023 Increasingly, local governments are leveraging their powers to improve working conditions and advance worker protections. Since Labor Day last year, Local Progress Impact Lab has been tracking local policy developments around workers rights. In recent years, local governments have played a larger role in protecting workers from the legislative side. Lynn, MA reestablished <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171787/425319718/-1382947767?nv ep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28u amVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> their Wage Theft Advisory Committee after a COVID-era hiatus. Detroit City Council created <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171788/425319719/1992713586?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQ S9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0 _R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> the country’s first-ever industry standards board for arena workers. Waco, TX acted <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171789/425319720/-399374728?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1 ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-75 48-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> as a model local employer by adding six weeks of parental leave for city employees, regardless of gender or parental status. <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171790/425319721/1699809304?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS 1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a8 91b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> Localities across the country have worked to raise labor standards, from anti-discrimination <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171791/425319722/1850807227?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL 3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_e MInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> laws in Seattle to fair scheduling <https://click.everyact ion.com/k/69171792/425319723/-956402787?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3My IsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-002 24832eb73&ceid=566345> practices in Evanston to domestic worker protections <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171793/425319724/-365676463?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi 8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wr UPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> in Washington, D.C. And local elected officials have been using their soft power as public influencers to demonstrate solidarity with workers’ union drives, contract negotiations, strikes, and other actions. This new report – in partnership with the State and Local Enforcement Project, which is housed at the Center for Labor and a Just Economy (CLJE) <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171794/425319725/61 6442131?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2 RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> at Harvard Law School and at the Economic Policy Institute <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171795/425319726/813923477?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiA gIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXn oA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> – provides a comprehensive overview of over 75 pro-worker actions that localities have taken in the past year to create a world where working people can thrive. Read the full report here → <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171796/425319727/1699809304?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjo gIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11 -a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171797/425319728/742308264?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1 hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a89 1b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> As Shawn Fain, president of UAW, reminds <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171798/425319729/860154848?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblV uaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f 48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> us, “all of us are at war with corporate greed and with companies that are prioritizing profits over people.” Although they may appear different, the struggles of truck drivers, baristas, autoworkers, writers, and actors are all the same workers movement. <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171799/425319730/1516503612?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS 1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a8 91b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> UPS Workers Overwhelmingly Ratify Historic Contract After months of organizing and demonstrating worker power through practice pickets, UPS workers ratified a new contract with 86.3% approval last month. The historic contract includes gains like the end of the two-tier wage system, pay raises for all workers and a new $21 floor for part-time workers, an end to forced overtime, air conditioning in all new vehicles, MLK Day as an official paid holiday, and the creation of 7,500 new full-time positions. In the leadup to a possible strike, UPS workers organized practice pickets and Local Progress members like Philadelphia City Councilmember Kendra Brooks <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171800/4253 19731/805955133?s=20&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZ HJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=5663 45> , Minneapolis City Council Members Aisha Chugtai <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171801/425319732/1093949543?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3 RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo =&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> , and Agawam City Councilor Tom Hendrickson <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171802/425319733/1233 980361?s=20&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOi AiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> joined them to show solidarity. These wins are reverberating across the country, inspiring workers to organize and fight for a fair share, and also highlight the importance of collaborative governance across labor unions, community organizations, and elected officials. Read more here → <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171803/425319734/1516503612?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhb jovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hma c=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171804/425319735/840056732?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1 hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a89 1b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> Historic Double Strike of SAG-AFTRA Actors and WGA Workers Continues After negotiations with Hollywood studios broke down, writers represented by WGA began striking in May, with actors represented by SAG-AFTRA joining them soon after in July. As media giants continue to rake in huge profits, the two unions are holding strong <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171805/425319736/840056732?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8x Lzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUP hbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> on their terms around residuals for streaming shows, the use of AI, the number of writers that shows must use and lengths of employment. Countless Local Progress members have joined the picket line <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171806/425319737/950697278 ?s=20&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2Rl YW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> or passed resolutions <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171807/425319738/-871100740?s=20&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIj ogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee1 1-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> to support the strike. In addition to that solidarity, Local Progress Member and Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia creatively used the power <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171808/425319739/34022137?nvep=ew0KICA iVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc2 9uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> of his office to investigate Universal Studios’s attempt to break up the picket line by cutting down trees without a permit and exposing protestors to extreme heat conditions. Additionally, Local Progress Member and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander sent letters <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171809/425319740/1363846529?s=20&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi 8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wr UPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> to three major entertainment companies detailing how they’re threatening long-term pension fund investments by refusing to meet worker demands and continuing to extend the strikes. Read more here → <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171810/425319741/840056732 ?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY 28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171811/425319742/1478426842?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS 1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a8 91b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> Autoworkers with UAW Gear Up for a Possible Strike With the contract for the three biggest automakers—General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis—set to expire September 14, eyes are on UAW members now for a potential strike. Workers voted by 97% <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171812/425319743/377096999?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLT I1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832e b73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> to approve a strike if union leaders deem it necessary to get a fair contract. UAW’s demands for the next contract include “46% wage increases, restoration of traditional pensions, cost-of-living increases, reducing the workweek to 32 hours from 40 and increasing retiree benefits.” Additional demands <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171813/425319744/-1785265287?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=What+Might+Finally+Resolve+the+Hollywood+Strikes+%7C+Prospect +Weekend+Reads&utm_campaign=Weekend+Prospect+Reads+08262023&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2 YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0 d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> include getting rid of the current tiered wage system and ensuring a just transition <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171814/425319745/1786170933?s=20&nv ep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28u amVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> for workers as automakers move to electric vehicles, a demand that Local Progress signed on to in solidarity. Local Progress members like Pleasant Hill City Councilmember Ross Grooters <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171815/425319746/-1252503910?s=20&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGIt ZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&em di=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> and Cook County Commissioner Anthony Quezada <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171816/425319747/-1437843690?s=20&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm 5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D %3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> are already expressing their support for UAW workers if the companies force a strike. Read more here → <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171817/425319748/1478426842?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIz IiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l 5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171818/425319749/957436199?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1 hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a89 1b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> UNITE HERE Hotel Workers Continue Largest Hotel Strike in History Since July, Hotel workers in southern California with UNITE HERE have been continuing rolling strikes to demand <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171819/425319750/957436199?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJp IjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0 KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> higher pay and better benefits, like improved health care. The demands also include a hospitality workforce housing fund to allow workers to live closer to the hotels where they work as the cost of housing continues to increase in southern California. Most recently, the union has called for a convention boycott <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171820/425319751/1990478486?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhb jovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hma c=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> of Los Angeles to put additional pressure on the hotels. Local 11 represents 15,000 hotel workers, including housekeepers, servers, and bartenders, making this the largest strike in the hotel industry’s history. In addition to joining the picket line, Local Progress members across southern California have signed letters asking for a deescalation of violence <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171821/425319752/-1452228257?nvep=ew0KICAi VGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29 uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> towards protestors and calling on <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171822/425319753/1413529706?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjB kLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-002248 32eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> Taylor Swift to postpone shows in the LA area. Read more here → <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171823/425319754/957436199?nvep=ew0KI CAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVy c29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345>   <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171824/425319755/-521553185?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS 1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a8 91b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> 📝 Harnessing the Power of Procurement: Issues, Considerations, and Best Practices to Advance Equity in the Contracting of Public Goods and Services <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171825/42531975 6/-584745387?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiO iAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> Procurement – the process by which governments contract public goods and services – is an often routine process that can instead be creatively leveraged by the government to advance and protect the public interest. At the local level, procurement includes the flow of public funds to private entities for everything from trash pickup and park maintenance, to public health programs, to the purchase of textbooks for students, to the complex technological systems that undergird many public services. This report – a collaboration between Local Progress Impact Lab and In The Public Interest <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171826/425319757/-9341755?emci=186d645e-5f1b-ee11-a9bb-00224832eb73&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=%7B%7BCont actsEmailID%7D%7D&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJl c3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=> – offers a roadmap for community advocates and local elected officials to examine how governmental entities can better design their procurement processes to improve lives for residents, including the advancement of workers’ rights, without merely serving as a slush fund for third party contractors. Read the full report → <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171827/425319758/-584745387?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgI kRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA 6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> 📝 Using Federal Funds for Racial & Economic Justice <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171828/425319759/-1687888384?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS 1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a8 91b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will invest trillions of dollars of federal funding to fight climate change. This is an opportunity for local governments to advance racial and economic justice by funding high road jobs and training programs, developing public capacity and countering decades of environmental harm; but there are also risks of displacement pressure and further privatization. Local Progress Impact Lab’s memo helps local elected officials and organized communities seize this opportunity to build public union-made infrastructure and further environmental justice. Read the memo → <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171829/425319760/-168 7888384?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2 RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> 📝 From Big Business To A Liberation Economy: A Racial Justice Agenda for Reining in Monopoly Power <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171830/425319761/-383852230?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1 hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a89 1b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> Liberation in a Generation’s new report analyzes the current economy we live in – an “Oppression Economy” where big business and corporations govern the country at the expense of people of color and our democracy. The report envisions an alternative: the Liberation Economy, rooted in collaborative governance where power is shared with communities and movements to create a world where everyone can thrive. Creating a Liberation Economy requires comprehensive policy solutions that curb corporate power, enhance worker rights, rebalance tax structures, regain control over financial resources, and prioritize essential public services. Read the full report → <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171831/425319762 /-383852230?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOi AiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> 📝 The Role Of Local Government In Protecting Workers’ Rights <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171832/425319817/-793990815?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNC iAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3C XnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> In the middle of historic labor organizing, cities, counties, and other localities have become innovators and leaders in advancing workers’ rights. A number of localities have come to view protecting workers and improving their working conditions as part of their core municipal function. This 2022 report – a joint project by Local Progress Impact Lab, Economic Policy Institute <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171833/425319818/813923477?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1N GItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73 &emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> , and the Harvard Center for Labor and a Just Economy <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171834/425319819/616442131?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIj ogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0Kf Q%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> – details how local governments are passing notable pro-worker legislation like creating labor agencies, improving enforcement, serving as model employers with city workers, and more. Read the full report → <https://click.everyact ion.com/k/69171839/425319820/-793990815?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3My IsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-002 24832eb73&ceid=566345>     <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171852/425319858/-651948863?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS 1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a8 91b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> Minneapolis City Councilmember Robin Wonsley <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171857/425319870/-253937864?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS 1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a8 91b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> Originally from Chicago, Robin studied at Carleton College and completed a Watson fellowship before moving to the Twin Cities in 2014. After working with a variety of community organizations and coalitions for racial justice and workers’ rights, Robin was elected as Minneapolis’ first Black Independent Democratic Socialist City Council Member. Robin represents Ward 2, which includes the University of Minnesota. Robin joined fellow Local Progress Member and Minneapolis Council Members Jason Chavez and Minneapolis Council Member Jamal Osman to introduce and pass Fair Drives Safe Rides <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171859/425319875/1378893933?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZU lkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548 -ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> to guarantee better pay and protections for rideshare drives across Minneapolis, until Mayor Frey ultimately decided to veto the legislation. On how Fair Drives Safe Rides came to be: "We took the initiative on Fair Drives Safe Rides at the end of 2022 after drivers came to City Hall to demand that elected officials stand with them and pass a policy. They were organized and clear about what kinds of regulations they needed in order to be able to make a fair living in their industry." On the need for worker protections: "Workers’ rights have been a fundamental part of my personal and political development, starting from the time I was growing up and seeing how working conditions impacted my family and community. Those experiences led me to work on the Fight for $15 in Minneapolis, and then to support our public schools by working with Education Minnesota, the statewide teachers’ union. I see workers’ rights fights as intimately tied to racial justice, gender justice, and climate justice. It’s the basis of all our struggles for a new model of society, where working class people have autonomy and a real voice in society." On what's next in the fight for gig worker protections: "Rideshare drivers are not stopping their organizing and I will be there with them. We are going to continue to move forward legislation at the city level and state legislators are continuing their efforts when the 2024 legislative session begins. The drivers’ fight has a lot of technical and policy elements that can be a blueprint for other gig workers’ struggles. And it adds to the explosive momentum in workers’ rights organizing across sectors and across the country. Hot labor summer is just getting started." <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171864/425319876/648631427?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1 hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a89 1b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171872/425319886/-105771350?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS 1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a8 91b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> * It’s All the Same Fight <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171873/425319896/1028557578?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogI jNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a 3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> | The American Prospect * Corporate Greed is a Moral Crisis. Working People Are Fighting Back. <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171874/425319903/-105771350?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3 NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbho QV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> | In These Times * D.C.’s Street Vendor Regulations Formalize The Informal <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171875/425319910/-1689837971?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAg IkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXno A6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> | Next City * A 4-Day Workweek Gains Lawmaker Support In Some States <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171876/425319917/800438134?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkR pc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6R ugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> | Next City <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171877/425319922/-328112240?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS 1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a8 91b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> * Workers Are About To Get Way More Power <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171878/425319923/374238005?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvbl VuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4 f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> | More Perfect Union * In a Summer of Record Heat, These Striking Workers Are Making Climate Demands <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171879/425319924/-328112240?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTA xNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u3 7wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> | In These Times * Workers continue the fight 60 years after the March on Washington <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171880/425319925/722690761?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIz IiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l 5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a891b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> | Prism <https://click.everyaction.com/k/69171881/425319926/1900334844?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzk3NTIzIiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjNhODkxYjBkLTI1NGItZWUxMS 1hM2YxLTAwMjI0ODMyZWI3MyIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiS2RlYW5AY28uamVmZmVyc29uLndhLnVzIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=_eMInNI-L0_R80u37wrUPhbhoQV7l5hL3CXnoA6Rugo=&emci=bc2c4f48-7548-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=3a8 91b0d-254b-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=566345> * OK, I’ve Seen Enough. 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