Center on Policy Initiatives

NEW: "Building Worker Power in the Digital Age: Popular Education Tools for Organizers" is LIVE! This toolkit is designed for workers to build power at the intersection of labor, technology, and justice. Here's what it's all about👇 powerswitchaction.org/resources/buil…

NEW: @thisisUIC just released data from the largest survey of Amazon's workforce to date. Among the findings: 33% of warehouse workers surveyed have used publicly funded assistance programs, like SNAP. Read the full report 👉 cued.uic.edu/wp-content/upl… #AmazonHurts

Why has the price of an @Uber ride gone 📈? Our new research reveals a story of gaslighting and corporate greed that squeezes drivers and riders alike, while funneling our money to banks and billionaires: powerswitchaction.org/resources/uber… 🧵

"This political moment calls for organizing power that meets corporate power at scale." For the past 5 years, we've been incubating a program to build transformational power for working people across CA. Here's what we learned👇 @npquarterly @IrvineFdn nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-fight-p…

Wage theft can come in many different forms, but they all come down to employers taking advantage of workers. 💥 Learn how California workers are fighting back at WageTheftStories.org #WageTheftStories @CaWorkerpower @IrvineFdn @CPIsd @workingeastbay @wpusanews @carwasherxs

WE’RE AT THE FINISH LINE– #SB497 has passed the Assembly and is now on the governor’s desk! Tell @CAgovenor to protect workers and end retaliation in California! #SB497 #ccwp #stopretaliation

We are asking @CAgovenor to SIGN SB 497 Equal Pay & Anti-Retaliation Act into law! Workers have suffered in silence for far too long. Let’s  #StopRetaliation against folks who stand up for their rights in the workplace! #ccwp

WE ARE SO CLOSE! #SB497 has passed its final vote in the legislature and now heads to @CAgovernor. This bill will strengthen retaliation protections for workers who report labor or equal pay violations and ensure that workers who speak out have adequate protections. #StopRetaliation #CCWP

We are asking all #CaLeg to PASS #SB497 Equal. Pay & Anti-Retaliation Act. Workers have suffered in silence for far too long. Let's #StopRetaliation against folks who stand up for their rights in the workplace.

The ink is barely dry on the #ACF, which will cut harmful diesel pollution, and already oil + gas interests are leveraging their #CALeg advocates to undermine this life-saving standard! We're joining 50+ orgs in calling on the CA leg to #StopDieselDeath: electrictrucksnowca.com/protect-the-acf

ICYMI ↪ In May the SD County Board of Supervisors voted to create a Workplace Justice Fund - This a major funding victory for @CPIsd. Kudos to Catalyst board member @kgreeneCPI for leading the way for #workerjustice in San Diego! cpisandiego.org/2023/06/12/jun…

🧵We applaud @olseSd & @SanDiegoCounty for their leadership in creating the 1st #RetaliationFund in California & the U.S.! 👏🎉 We are in unity with @CPIsd, @IWJSD, @SDLaborCouncil, @BizforgoodSD, & all advocates supporting this groundbreaking policy. countynewscenter.com/county-board-a…

After passing both the Senate Labor and Judiciary Committees #SB497 is currently on the Senate Appropriation’s suspense file. 📢Join us in asking members of the Appropriations committee to support SB 497 & pass it to the Senate floor. @SteveBradford @aishabbwahab @Scott_Wiener

@glopezoroz @EspacioMigrante @UCSanDiego @SDSU @SSNScholars Try this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

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You are cordially invited to attend the "Community Engaged Research Panel". Espacio Migrante will participate with our executive director Paulina Olvera. RSVP LINK: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSc_… @UCSanDiego, @SDSU, @SSNScholars, @CPIsd

Join us on Thursday, May 18, at 12pm for the “Community Engaged Research Panel” at USD. Our Executive Director Kyra Greene @kgreeneCPI and @SDSU professor Jill Esbenshade will talk about their experiences and importance of community engaged research. RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

TODAY: Uber drivers are making history! Jocilyn Floyd, an Uber driver & leader w/ @gig_chicago, is presenting a floor resolution at Uber’s shareholder meeting calling on the corp to pay drivers fairly & to end unfair terminations. Here's why 👇 #GigSafetyNow #UberDriversUnite

@GigUnionNorCal We want fair pay! We want fair pay! End unfair deactivations! We're out here with @GigUnionNorCal to demand justice for @uber drivers #UberDriversUnite

We held an amazing rally and car caravan through LAX today! #UberDriversUnite @uber /other gig companies: It's time for an end to unfair deactivations, poverty pay, and unsafe working conditions! @sgvnbiz with the coverage: dailynews.com/2023/05/04/ube…

Justice for rideshare drivers means fair pay, safety on the job, and an end to unfair deactivations. #UberDriversUnite Show solidarity with drivers and demand #GigSafetyNow ✍️bit.ly/GigSafetyNowPe…