October 31, 2024

Because he was dead tired, John.

While many of us are headed to a trunk-or-treat or well-stocked neighborhood today, we know others are feeling the weight of Election Day approaching. Regardless of how votes are tallied, the Jobs With Justice crew is at ease knowing that extraordinary people like you will continue to flex collective power at the ballot box and beyond. Election anxiety may rise in the coming days, so we want to offer some helpful anecdotes – resources, ways to take action, and even a spell. 🪄 

You can check out the resources we’ve compiled here: https://www.jwj.org/2024-care-kit

And keep scrolling for stories of collective power and democracy in action.

Our Power is Organized People

"None of it would have been possible without years of organizing that built a multiracial constituency prepared to stand together to fight for a bold agenda, despite counterattacks designed to divide their support. How did that multiracial constituency develop, cultivate, and exercise its power in the policymaking process?" Read more.

A worker-centered approach to policy in the era of AI

"The deployment of AI-powered technologies in the workplace has been associated with an array of worker experiences and outcomes that warrant concern, including discrimination, unsafe working conditions, loss of privacy, and seemingly arbitrary disciplinary action or discharge, among others. But these outcomes are not inherent to the use of AI." Read more.

Clean Energy Is Booming in the U.S. The Election Could Change That.

"Over the last two years, a surge in clean energy manufacturing has helped push U.S. factory construction to the highest level in half a century. Solar power installations and electric car sales are breaking records. Even Republican-led states like Montana and Utah are writing climate plans to secure federal cash." Read more.

Last month, National Women's Law Center joined Central Florida Jobs with Justice (CFJWJ) and Florida Access Network (FAN) in Orlando to convene local worker justice and reproductive justice groups. The convening was an opportunity for labor and reproductive health, rights, and justice advocates to articulate common values and strengthen shared fights. It was also a potent reminder that the lawmakers trying to take away our reproductive rights are the same ones trying to take away our labor rights, underscoring that our movements are innately intertwined. And that our work will always be stronger together. Read more. 

🎧 LISTEN: Missouri Jobs With Justice on Radio Active Magazine

MoJWJ leaders discuss Missouri Proposition A of 2024, the Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative, which Missouri voters will decide next week. They also explain the organizing work behind getting the initiative on the ballot and the importance of getting Prop A passed for workers and businesses.

• Clark Atlanta University launches new Black Southern labor Institute

• Thousands of women workers across South and Southeast Asia have decided to organize and fight for equity in Nike’s supply chain.

• ‘Zombie-like’: the US trade agreement that still haunts Democrats

• California's $20 fast food minimum wage didn't lead to major job losses, study finds

Tickets for Jobs With Justice's 20th Annual Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Celebration are available now. Join us Tuesday, November 19, in Washington, D.C. Get tickets!