Felicia Griffin · [email protected]

October 5, 2021 at 6:22 PM

You're invited!

Join us on October 21 for an organizers' roundtable and an update on city budget campaigns across the country. Dear John,    As the influx of federal relief money flows to our cities, the fight to build equitable budgets that truly meet our comm…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

September 21, 2021 at 11:39 PM

PowerSwitch Action's Fall Newsletter

We're celebrating affiliate victories, and finding hope in our collective vision for the future. Fall Newsletter Dear John,    It’s been hard. As each new chapter of the compounding climate and COVID crises unfolds, it …

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

July 16, 2021 at 6:43 PM

Can you make it? Celebrate with us on July 21

Join us Wed, 7/21 for the unveiling of our new name and logo! Hi John,   Can you join us next week? Friendly reminder to RSVP for our virtual celebration on Wednesday, July 21 at 2:30 p.m. PDT/5:30 p.m. EDT as we unveil the re…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

July 13, 2021 at 8:00 PM

The Partnership's Summer Newsletter

We're entering an exciting new chapter - and we want to celebrate with you! Summer Newsletter Dear John,    We have so much to contend with and so much to be proud of right now. Around the country, our affiliates are cha…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

June 14, 2021 at 8:29 PM

You're Invited: celebrate our wins on July 21

Join us Wed, 7/21 for the unveiling of our new name and logo! Hi John,   We invite you to join us virtually on Wednesday, July 21 at 2:30 p.m. PDT/5:30 p.m. EDT as we celebrate and unveil the rebranding of our organization! We…

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  Felicia Griffin · [email protected]

May 27, 2021 at 4:18 PM

[Video recap] Fighting Corporate Power with Deeper Democracy

Partnership For Working Families Thank you for joining us on May 3 for Fighting Corporate Power with Deeper Democracy. If you missed our conversation, you can find the recording at the link below. Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Partnership for Working Families · [email protected]

May 27, 2021 at 1:05 AM

Support victims of the tragedy at VTA

Partnership For Working Families This morning we were devastated to hear about a shooting at a transit facility in San Jose had that injured and killed multiple Valley Transit Authority workers. Below is a message from our affiliate in the region, with a link to a fund you can donate to if you w…

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  Partnership for Working Families · [email protected]

May 26, 2021 at 11:55 AM

Take Action! #EyesOnAmazon

Partnership For Working Families On the anniversary of George Floyd's death at the hands of police, we're telling Amazon Shareholders: we've got #EyesOnAmazon's police surveillance Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

May 21, 2021 at 11:45 AM

Care is Essential: Sign this Petition if You Agree

Partnership For Working Families COVID recovery efforts must put caregiving at the center of our economy, and lift up millions of women who do this essential, compassionate work. Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

May 21, 2021 at 11:45 AM

Care is Essential: Sign this Petition if You Agree

Partnership For Working Families COVID recovery efforts must put caregiving at the center of our economy, and lift up millions of women who do this essential, compassionate work. Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

May 21, 2021 at 11:45 AM

Care is Essential: Sign this Petition if You Agree

Partnership For Working Families COVID recovery efforts must put caregiving at the center of our economy, and lift up millions of women who do this essential, compassionate work. Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

May 13, 2021 at 8:28 PM

Save The Date: Local Organizations Igniting National Transformation

Join us Wed, 7/21 for the unveiling of our new name and logo! Hi John,   We invite you to join us virtually on Wednesday, July 21 at 2:30 p.m. PDT/5:30 p.m. EDT as we celebrate and unveil the rebranding of our organization! We…

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  Felicia Griffin · [email protected]

April 30, 2021 at 5:30 PM

This Monday: Fighting Corporate Power with Deeper Democracy

Partnership For Working Families Join us for a conversation with powerhouse thought leaders from across the country! We'll discuss how corporations keep democracy out of reach for our communities and how participatory processes can build on current organizing practices to center our communities’…

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  Felicia Griffin · [email protected]

April 26, 2021 at 5:40 PM

Join us May 3 for Fighting Corporate Power with Deeper Democracy

Partnership For Working Families In this conversation with powerhouse thought leaders and organizers, we will discuss how corporations keep democracy out of reach for our communities and how participatory processes can build on current organizing practices to center our communities’ needs and bu…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

April 21, 2021 at 8:11 PM

Honor Black Lives. Dismantle the system.

Partnership For Working Families The conviction of George Floyd's murderer brought many people a measure of relief and the validation of having a jury affirm that the violence that police inflict on Black communities is real and is wrong. It was an acknowledgement of George Floyd’s humanity. At …

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  Kathryn Cai · [email protected]

April 20, 2021 at 8:22 PM

Our Latest Report: People-Powered Budgets and Remaking Local Democracy

Partnership For Working Families Today we’re launching PeoplePoweredBudgets.org to support powerful organizing happening around the country and help make a case for democratizing local budgets to transform our cities and care for our communities. Help the Partnership for Working Families stand …

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  Ben Beach, Legal Director · [email protected]

April 16, 2021 at 4:08 PM

Groundbreaking Report Exposes Corporate Drivers of Preemption

Partnership For Working Families How corporations keep wages low, rents high and democracy out of reach Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    John, This week we re…

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  Partnership for Working Families · [email protected]

April 9, 2021 at 11:30 AM

A Special Virtual Event Next Wednesday!

Join us Wed, 4/14 for a special virtual screening of “And She Could Be Next” Dear John,  At the Partnership for Working Families (PWF), we organize every day to build a more inclusive democracy for all, through the powerful leadership of leaders of color. In honor of Black  Women’s History Month…

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  Kyra R. Greene, PhD · [email protected]

March 11, 2021 at 4:00 PM

How We Rose to Meet the Challenges of the Past Year

Partnership For Working Families A Message from Our Board Chair Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    Dear John,  A Message from Our Board Chair: This week marks on…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

January 28, 2021 at 11:41 PM

Will you be part of our vision for a more inclusive "we?"

Partnership For Working Families I'm going into this year feeling so proud and inspired by what we accomplished together last year, and even more determined to build the biggest, most inclusive, "we" that we can envision. We are seeding a future where our collective knowledge and wisdom is wield…

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  Felicia Griffin · [email protected]

January 11, 2021 at 11:30 PM

A message from the South: Organizing gets the goods

Partnership For Working Families In the midst of the horrific events of the last week, we also saw the results of incredible organizing led by our affiliates in the South. Voters made history in Georgia in more ways than one, and organizers in Tennessee and Virginia pushed Amazon to take steps t…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

January 7, 2021 at 4:39 AM

We won't let today's violence deter us

Partnership For Working Families Our work now is organizing all of those people into a political force that can  reshape our society and the economy where the revanchist violence we saw today is no longer possible.    Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Nicole Marie Vallestero Keenan · [email protected]

December 31, 2020 at 4:37 PM

This is my movement home

You probably don't know me, but we have something in common: we both believe in the urgency of our mission Dear John My name is Nicole Marie Vallestero Keenan and I raise money to support our work. I do most of my work behind the scenes, but I wanted to take a moment to share why I do what I d…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

December 23, 2020 at 7:50 PM

[Video Recap] Where Cities Go From Here: The fight against austerity and for freedom in 2021

Partnership For Working Families Watch our exciting conversation with leaders from Chicago Teachers Union, Barcelona en Comú, POWER, and SEIU who are building resilience in their communities and creating more inclusive models of government in the U.S. and abroad. Help the Partnership for Workin…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

December 10, 2020 at 12:30 PM

A Warm Welcome to Detroit Action!

Partnership For Working Families I am thrilled to announce that Detroit Action has joined the Partnership for Working families as our newest affiliate organization! As a dynamic base-building and membership-based organization that fights for economic, racial, and social justice for Detroiters, D…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

November 30, 2020 at 10:52 PM

[REGISTER NOW] Where Cities Go From Here: The fight against austerity and for freedom in 2021

Partnership For Working Families Join us for an exciting conversation with leaders from Chicago Teachers Union, Barcelona en Comú, POWER, and SEIU who are building resilience in their communities and creating more inclusive models of government in the U.S. and abroad. Help the Partnership for W…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

November 12, 2020 at 9:29 PM

Supporting the work in Georgia

Partnership For Working Families Over the past year, Georgia STAND-UP has been registering people to vote, recruiting people to fill out the Census, and working in coalition with Stacy Abrams to realize multi-racial feminist democracy in a state with widespread, systemic voter supression aimed a…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

November 9, 2020 at 3:08 AM

Yesterday we celebrated. Today we pick up the fight.

Partnership For Working Families Statement from our Executive Director Lauren Jacobs: We call upon President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris to fight for the immediate relief our communities need, and to set a course for justice for our people. Help the Partnership for Working Fami…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

November 7, 2020 at 3:42 AM

Updated links: What you can do this weekend to protect our vote

Partnership For Working Families Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    [The previous email that you received was missing some event  links. Please see updated infor…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

November 7, 2020 at 2:15 AM

What you can do this weekend to protect our vote

Partnership For Working Families I believe that we will win. And here’s what I mean by “win”: Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    John -    I believe in a future…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

November 6, 2020 at 3:30 AM

We're mobilizing across the country to #CountEveryVote

Partnership For Working Families We always knew that our organizing doesn’t end on Election Day. We continue to fight, day after day, to build a world where our futures are determined by our communities, not by corporations and politicians whose wealth is built by stealing from people of color a…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

November 4, 2020 at 6:46 PM

Making sure #EveryVoteCounts

Partnership For Working Families We turned out in record numbers at the ballot box, and we are turning up in the streets to ensure that we swear in the leaders we chose to govern in our name. Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

October 28, 2020 at 2:15 PM

Every vote counts. Prepare to demand that every vote be counted

Partnership For Working Families We're ready to take to the streets until every vote is counted Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    John -  We are six days from No…

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  Dieynabou Barry · [email protected]

October 15, 2020 at 2:36 PM

UPDATE -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib will join us today at 3pm ET for Fueling the Fire release

Partnership For Working Families Fueling the Fire: Why Any Fossil Fuel Industry Bailout Will Be Disastrous for Communities of Color Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …

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  Dieynabou Barry · [email protected]

October 15, 2020 at 2:23 PM

The fossil fuel industry exacerbated COVID-19.

Partnership For Working Families Here's what we can do about it. Tune in at 3 PM Eastern for a fascinating conversation with environmental justice advocates and policy experts — we’ll be discussing key findings from our new report and sharing stories from powerful local environmental justice cam…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

September 15, 2020 at 9:15 PM

Labor's future depends on this -

Partnership For Working Families As the fires overtaking the West Coast are demonstrating, time is running out to take significant, radical action on climate change. You can learn more about the Green Workers Alliance on their website and Twitter. Help the Partnership for Working Families stan…

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  Lauren Jacobs, Executive Director · [email protected]

August 5, 2020 at 9:58 PM

Unrigging the Gig Economy

Partnership For Working Families Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    Friends,   COVID-19 has been an unprecedented time. Yet amid the challenges we face, many opp…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

August 3, 2020 at 5:00 PM

We reject Trump’s federal forces in our cities.

Partnership For Working Families We stand with our affiliates in Oakland, Chicago, Detroit, Seattle, Milwaukee, Philadelphia and New York City, which are now on Trump’s latest list of targets. Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Rey Fuentes · [email protected]

July 7, 2020 at 8:29 PM

The Gig is Rigged. We say NO to Prop 22.

Partnership For Working Families We stand for people over profit. Our new report reveals how corporate-funded Prop 22 would protect gig company wealth and power at the expense of worker health, safety, and dignity.   Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

May 14, 2020 at 2:15 PM

We're doing what the federal government won't

Partnership For Working Families I’m asking for your support right now to meet urgent needs of our neighbors and residents who are excluded from the safety net. These immediate relief funds that will go directly to the people most marginalized from public benefits: undocumented workers. Help t…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

May 1, 2020 at 1:07 PM

How to Survive a Pandemic

Partnership For Working Families In this past month and a half we’ve faced tremendous heartbreak at an economy that has placed so many people in danger. But I have hope. Our communities are fighting with love and righteousness for the right to live and to thrive and we are making progress. Help…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

April 16, 2020 at 3:40 PM

TAKE ACTION: Essential workers need protective equipment, but major corporations are lobbying against them

Partnership For Working Families Sign the petition to the CEOS of 3M, Honeywell, FedEx, Amazon, and U.S. Bank: Immediately and publicly support the full use of the Defense Production Act and tell the US Chamber of Commerce to do the same. Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for …

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

April 2, 2020 at 8:45 PM

Show Amazon workers: we have your back

Partnership For Working Families Amazon is failing to protect workers from exposure to COVID-19. We're petitioning governors across the country asking them to take action. Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

March 17, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Paid Sick and Family Leave for All Workers, no Exceptions

Partnership For Working Families Why are Amazon and Wal-Mart exempted from the emergency Coronavirus bill the House passed? Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    De…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

March 8, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Celebrating Feminist Leadership on International Women’s Day

Partnership For Working Families What Barcelona can teach us about feminist leadership of our cities Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    Dear John, This Internatio…

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  Partnership for Working Families · [email protected]

March 5, 2020 at 8:38 PM

Hundreds of us rallied outside HUD today. Here's why.

We are at HUD offices in D.C. right now holding a rally to share #OurHousingVision with over 100 grassroots housing justice leaders, organizers, and allies from across the country. We just left the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) offices in D.C., where we held a rally to share…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

January 20, 2020 at 1:00 PM

About hope.

Partnership For Working Families Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    John, These first weeks of the new year have been challenging. From the devastating brushfire…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 2:19 PM

Reclaiming our cities this Giving Tuesday

Dear John, We didn’t pick small fights this year. Together with our 20 affiliate organizations, we are organizing to reclaim the economy and governance of our cities for the working families that have built them. That means taking on forces much bigger than us, like billionaire tech corporations, …

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

November 26, 2019 at 11:58 PM

Meet Athena

Partnership For Working Families Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    Dear John, I’m proud to announce that the Partnership is one of the founding members of Athe…

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  Lauren Jacobs · [email protected]

October 31, 2019 at 6:38 PM

Tell Amazon: Hands off our democracy!

Partnership For Working Families Help the Partnership for Working Families stand up for our communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    Dear John, As you read this, Amazon is trying to buy another piece of our democracy. The com…

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