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Bus manufacturer workers under the hood of a bus
A successful union drive at a bus manufacturing company demonstrates how employers listen to their workers much better when their public funding is on the line.
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Nick Wertsch

Discover how state and local policies can effectively protect workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively. This brief examines approaches to worker protection through federal funding opportunities and provides real-world examples of successful policy implementation by workers and

Policy Briefs
Nick Wertsch

Andy Morrison

Associate Director, New Economy Project
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The federal minimum wage’s 86-year history shows us that we used to know how to get this done.
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Udochi Onwubiko

In this brief, we’ll examine how conservative administrations, government inaction, and corporate interests have left low-paid salaried workers without adequate overtime protections for the past few decades. 

Policy Briefs
Udochi Onwubiko
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Nick Wertsch

Associate Director, Workplace Justice
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Julie Su in the foreground with U.S. government buildings in the background with a blue overlay
This women’s history month, we celebrate Acting Secretary Julie Su’s leadership and call on the Senate to stop this egregious delay and confirm her as nominee.
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Daniella Zessoules

Introducing a framework rooted in racial equity designed to amplify new narratives around power.

Research
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Taifa Smith Butler, Malaika Jabali, and Udochi Onwubiko from Fireside chat
A fireside chat on why our economy is gaslighting us and how to build a better future
Blog
Ilana Novick
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Diverse group of warehouse workers meeting among the warehouse shelves.
Figure is less than expected in first jobs report since Fed raised interest rate to 22-year high
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Lauren Aratani