Center on Policy Initiatives
@cpisd
Nonprofit research & action institute dedicated to advancing economic equity for working people & diverse communities throughout the San Diego region.
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California Gig Workers Union - Northern California We want fair pay! We want fair pay! End unfair deactivations! We're out here with California Gig Workers Union - Northern California 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! Kevin Smith with the coverage: dailynews.com/2023/05/04/ube…
TODAY: Uber drivers are making history! Jocilyn Floyd, an Uber driver & leader w/ Chicago Gig Alliance, 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
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_… UC San Diego, San Diego State University, Scholars Strategy Network (bsky: @scholars.org), Center on Policy Initiatives
Join us on Thursday, May 18, at 12pm for the “Community Engaged Research Panel” at USD. Our Executive Director Kyra Greene Kyra R. Greene, PhD and San Diego State University professor Jill Esbenshade will talk about their experiences and importance of community engaged research. RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
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. Steven Bradford Aisha Wahab 愛莎華 Senator Scott Wiener
🧵We applaud @olseSd & SanDiegoCounty for their leadership in creating the 1st #RetaliationFund in California & the U.S.! 👏🎉 We are in unity with Center on Policy Initiatives, IWJ San Diego County, San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council, Business For Good San Diego, & all advocates supporting this groundbreaking policy. countynewscenter.com/county-board-a…
ICYMI ↪ In May the SD County Board of Supervisors voted to create a Workplace Justice Fund - This a major funding victory for Center on Policy Initiatives. Kudos to Catalyst board member Kyra R. Greene, PhD for leading the way for #workerjustice in San Diego! cpisandiego.org/2023/06/12/jun…
WE ARE SO CLOSE! #SB497 has passed its final vote in the legislature and now heads to Governor Gavin Newsom. 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.
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 California Coalition for Worker Power Irvine Foundation Center on Policy Initiatives EBASE Working Partnerships CLEAN Carwash Worker Center
"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👇 Nonprofit Quarterly Irvine Foundation nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-fight-p…
NEW: University of Illinois Chicago 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