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Our Network2021 State Policy Agenda
Building a Just and Inclusive Recovery for All Workers
How states and cities can respond to workers’ demands for economic security, health and safety protections, and workplace democracy. A project from EARN and NELP (National Employment Law Project).
Read the agenda hereRECENT PUBLICATIONS
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Worker Power Levels the Playing Field: Community Benefits for Public Subsidies in the Iron District
- March 22, 2023
- Pablo Aquiles-Sanchez, and Laura Dresser
In May 2022, Kenosha-based Bear Development and Kacmarcik Enterprises announced plans to begin work on a soccer stadium accompanied by ancillary, mixed-use developments – “The Iron District” – in downtown […]
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Facts From the Frontline: Getting By in Milwaukee’s Abundant Low Wage Service Jobs
- March 22, 2023
- Pablo Aquiles-Sanchez, and Laura Dresser
Over the past 40 years, the union manufacturing jobs that once flourished in Milwaukee have been replaced by low-wage, non-union service jobs, exacerbating racial and economic disparities. Properly addressing the […]
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Playing with Public Money in Milwaukee: Data, Context and Question on Soccer Stadiums
- March 22, 2023
- Pablo Aquiles-Sanchez, and Laura Dresser
Developers often approach cities disguising their private ventures as irresistible public goods. Asking for public money for sports stadiums and entertainment venues, they promise economic development, urban renewal, and neighborhood […]