The toolkit details and provides links to data resources, research papers, surveys, and policy recommendations on the following topics: Costs and benefits of child care; child care funding; child care participation and barriers to care; child care provider demographics and wages; and child care campaign strategy. This list will be updated with additional resources and as new data become available. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected].
Last updated March 2023
Premium pay for frontline workers (often referred to as “hero pay”) is one of the ways state and local governments can use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. This toolkit is a comprehensive guide to premium pay – who can get it and how it works – with policy recommendations, supporting data, and relevant examples from across the country. It is intended for policy advocates and policymakers alike.
Do you have ideas about what you’d like to see at this year’s conference? You can share your initial thoughts and ideas by filling out this form by Friday, May 6. More details to come for those interested in submitting workshop proposals and organizing sessions at EARNCon 2022.
EARN Worker Power Project Bulletin
State and local policy updates and resources for advancing racial, gender, and economic justice
We know EARN groups around the country are already contributing ideas, research, analysis, strong testimony, coalition building, and more to act in solidarity with workers who are organizing to build power in a wide array of state and local contexts.
We are thrilled about the prospect of seeing you and hope you’ll join us this year in New Orleans at the Loews Hotel from Wednesday, September 11 – Friday, September 13, 2024.