Karla
Walter
Senior Director, American Worker Project
Sectoral Bargaining
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New Opportunities for the Biden-Harris Administration To Create Good Jobs for LGBTQI+ Workers
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New Opportunities for the Biden-Harris Administration To Create Good Jobs for LGBTQI+ Workers
For decades, the U.S. economy has left LGBTQI+ individuals and their families behind, but the Biden-Harris administration can use its existing authority to uplift LGBTQI+ workers.
Worker Boards Across the Country Are Empowering Workers and Implementing Workforce Standards Across Industries
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Worker Boards Across the Country Are Empowering Workers and Implementing Workforce Standards Across Industries
Worker boards have achieved real momentum in the United States, with four states and three local governments enacting laws since 2018 that bring workers and employers together to recommend standards.
Strategies To Build Worker Power in Maine
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Strategies To Build Worker Power in Maine
Maine policymakers can improve the state’s economy and democracy by enacting these 10 recommendations to build worker power.
City poised to set labor standards by sector
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City poised to set labor standards by sector
David Madland praises a new Detroit city ordinance that would create a process for bringing together representatives of workers, employers, and the public to make recommendations around minimum compensation and standards for certain industries.
Video: How Sectoral Bargaining Can Help All Workers Have a Union Voice
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Video: How Sectoral Bargaining Can Help All Workers Have a Union Voice
Sectoral bargaining allows workers to negotiate wages and job standards across an industry, improving working conditions and boosting productivity.
A proposed California law could transform fast-food work
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A proposed California law could transform fast-food work
David Madland explains how a proposed law in California, the FAST Recovery Act, would vastly improve fast-food workers' rights in the state by creating a sectoral council.
Raising Standards for Fast-Food Workers in California
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Raising Standards for Fast-Food Workers in California
A sectoral council is well-suited to address the fast-food industry’s unique challenges and improve working conditions.
11 Things State and Local Governments Can Do to Build Worker Power
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11 Things State and Local Governments Can Do to Build Worker Power
Authors Malkie Wall and David Madland urge state and local officials to act now to strengthen worker power in the workplace and beyond.
A Workforce Board Can Solve Colorado’s Home Care Woes
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A Workforce Board Can Solve Colorado’s Home Care Woes
Bringing together representatives of workers, employers, and the public can foster coordinated problem-solving.
What Is Sectoral Bargaining?
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What Is Sectoral Bargaining?
Sectoral bargaining is a form of collective bargaining that extends negotiated wages, benefits, and workplace standards across an entire occupation, industry, or region.
Workers’ Boards: A Brief Overview
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Workers’ Boards: A Brief Overview
Authors Kate Andrias, David Madland, and Malkie Wall explain that by developing policies for workers’ boards, state and local policymakers can raise minimum wage rates and other benefits.
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