Fair Workplaces

Everyone should be paid decently and have basic workplace protections so that they can sustain themselves financially, be healthy, and be able to take care of their family.

We advocate for a fair minimum wage that is a living wage and for employment laws and practices that protect workers from discrimination and ensure equity, and dignity for every working person–particularly those working in the lowest paying, most dangerous, and least protected jobs in America.

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Read our latest white paper, Low-Wage Workers Speak Out: The Emerging Future of Work Is Not Improving Their Jobs

Our Insights

All Workers Deserve Paid Leave

No one should have to choose between their well-being and their paycheck.

Out on a Limb: Protecting Low-Wage Workers from Exploitation

Time for action to increase racial equity and opportunities for low-wage workers.

Guaranteed Income: An Economic Support Whose Time Has Come

It's time to ensure the financial security of all families by providing a guaranteed income.

Working People Shouldn’t Have to Rely on Tips for a Living

The majority of minimum wage earners and tipped workers are adults providing for their families.

Our Impact

ALICE: how America’s workforce is falling through the cracks

Many individuals living in poverty are working more than one job, yet still struggle to make ends meet. People employed in low-wage or part-time positions are caught in a cycle where their earnings fall short of covering basic needs like food, utilities, and rent. Their reality of juggling multiple jobs challenges the narrative that poverty is a result of personal shortcomings.

In Illinois, the new year comes with new worker protections

Workers in Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois will benefit from some significant wins in 2024. The wins are especially important for workers with low income, who are disproportionately women and people of color and the least likely to have paid time off of any kind.