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COVID-19 has been an unprecedented time. Yet amid the challenges we face, many opportunities have arisen for the social justice movement. The murder of George Floyd became a rallying cry for Black Lives Matter that is now turning into the defunding of local police departments. We are reimaging what safety looks like in our neighborhoods whilst simultaneously confronting the ills of capitalism and corporate power grabs. Our movement has grabbed national attention and now is the time for us to activate and make these ideals and dreams into policies and reality.

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A new report published by The Partnership for Working Families [[link removed]] and the National Employment Law Project [[link removed]] (NELP) called “Rigging the Gig” [[link removed]] highlights the alarming potential impacts of Proposition 22.

“Simply put, Prop 22 is an effort by some of the richest corporations in the world to permanently exempt themselves from California law. If successful, this measure would become the gold standard for future corporate ballot initiatives to gut the ability of states and cities to protect workers,” said Rey Fuentes, of the Partnership for Working Families.

Wage Local launches in Pennsylvania

Through their Wage Local [[link removed]] campaign, POWER and Pittsburgh UNITED are leading a statewide movement to allow Pennsylvania cities to break free from state interference and raise the wage! Their bill, HR 2569, now has 48 cosponsors in the state House. This issue is vital: Pennsylvania's minimum wage remains stuck at an appalling $7.25, the lowest level allowed and well below that of all of the neighboring states. This paltry wage is holding all Pennsylvanians back but is particularly harmful to women and people of color who are overrepresented in minimum wage jobs and among "essential workers" in the state.

Read more about the Wage Local campaign HERE [[link removed]] .

California passes the first clean trucks standard in the country

Last month, the CA Air Resources Board (CARB) passed the historic Advanced Clean Truck rule which requires truck and van manufacturers to transition from diesel to zero emissions starting in 2024. After months of grassroots advocacy from organizations including Center on Policy Initiatives (CPI, San Diego), Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE, Central Coast), Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE, LA), and Warehouse Worker Resource Center (WWRC, IE), the landmark regulation will create safer air for frontline environmental justice communities, especially African-American and Latinx folks who are the majority living in dangerous supply-chain corridors in CA. CARB heard CAUSE youth members, including 7th-grader Cristel Gonzalez, share stories about the high rates of asthma among friends and family in their communities and the need for stronger regulations on diesel emissions. The new rule also includes a reporting requirement that will provide critical data around contracting to better tackle driver misclassification in the trucking industry, reinforcing the interconnectedness between labor, community, and the environment.

Safety Net for All

The California Legislature’s new economic stimulus proposal [[link removed]] will include an extension of unemployment protections to undocumented workers. This proposal comes on the heels of the Safety Net for All digital town hall [[link removed]] where Dolores Huerta and Assemblymember Ash Kalra joined undocumented worker leaders in rallying an online audience of thousands to support basic survival income for undocumented Californians who have lost work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Safety Net for All [[link removed]] is a statewide coalition of labor, immigrant rights, and policy organizations demanding that the Governor and legislature address the urgent and unmet needs of undocumented Californians excluded by state safety net and COVID-19 response programs.

Staff Introductions

We have been building our national staff over the past few months, and we are so pleased to have welcomed these new members of our team:

Edgar Beltrán [[link removed]] is our Senior Campaign Lead. Edgar is based in Los Angeles, loves vanilla ice cream (yes, vanilla), and looks up to Huey P Newton and Malcolm X as movement heroes.

Dieynabou Barry [[link removed]] is our new Climate Justice Lead. Dieynabou is based in the Bronx, loves Ben & Jerry’s Milk and Cookies ice cream (YUM!), and cites Nikkita McPherson as her favorite movement hero.

Nicole Vallastero Keenan-Lai [[link removed]] is our Senior Development Manager. Nicole is based in Seattle, loves Ube Macapano [[link removed]] ice cream (click for a tutorial), and looks up to Grace Lee Boggs as a movement hero.

We are also lucky to have two summer legal fellows placed with us -- Abby Lawlor and Ida Abhari [[link removed]] .

Partnership in the News:

* Small businesses across the country are at risk due to corrupt political leadership and big banks that prioritize Wall Street over Main Street. Our Executive Director Lauren Jacobs writes about how the COVID-19 stimulus threatens your neighborhood for Next City [[link removed]]
* The Partnership for Working Families and NELP (National Employment Law Project) spoke with Mother Jones [[link removed]] about our new report Rigging the Gig and Lyft, Uber, and DoorDash’s nefarious plan to “create a permanent underclass of workers.”
* The Alliance for a New Economy and the National Partnership for Working Families are working to ensure that our government cares for the people who care for us. Essential Workers Should Be Treated With More Respect [[link removed]] details the ways in which companies could and should give our retail, grocery, and food workers the protections they need.

In unity,

Lauren Jacobs
Executive Director
Partnership for Working Families







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