The Aspen Institute

Videos

• Seizing the Moment on Worker Rights: A Toolkit for Organizers and Practitioners, hosted in partnership with Workshop
  • Empowering Domestic Workers: Lessons in Advocacy and Change — Gail Haywood
  • Mary Beth Maxwell On Effective Worker Advocacy
  • Translating Community Expertise into Government Action — Cecilia Muñoz
  • The Role of Philanthropy in Amplifying Worker Voice — Jonathan Njus
  • The Critical Role of Advocates Pushing from the Outside — David Weil
  • Winning the Care Executive Order — Haeyoung Yoon

Podcasts

• Seizing the Moment on Worker Rights: A Toolkit for Organizers and Practitioners, hosted in partnership with Workshop

Commentary

• This Labor Day, let’s hear it for regulation! No, really. by Maureen Conway in The Hill
• Labor Day is the time to call for employee ownership and better worker protections by Matt Helmer in Fast Company
• Labor Day Newsletter — Risks, Rewards, Regulations, and Resources by Maureen Conway
• Job Quality Newsletter – Human Rights at Work by Matt Helmer
• The Fellowship Effect: Lessons in Success from the Education and Career Mobility Fellowship by Haley Glover, UpSkill America
• Refining the Recipe: Elevating Workforce Development for a New Era by Chris Trout, UpSkill America
• Economic Opportunities Program Resource Roundup — September 2024 by Maxwell Johnson

Publications

• Maximizing The Impact of SSBCI on Small-Dollar Small Business Loans: Program Design Recommendations by Joyce Klein (Business Ownership Initiative) and Jonathan Brereton (Scale Link)
  • Solutions for Loans up to $100,000: Capital Access Program (CAP) Optimal Design
  • Solutions for Loans up to $100,000: Loan Guarantee Program Optimal Design
  • Solutions for Loans up to $100,000: Loan Participation Program Optimal Design

In the News

• Building Worker Power in Cities & States by the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School
  • Cites our report, “Procurement with Purpose: Improving Job Quality and Equity Through Public Procurement Reform”
• More than 50 Organizations Join Together in New ‘Expanding ESOPs’ Coalition to Substantially Broaden Wealth-Building Opportunities for American Workers, PR Newswire
  • Highlights our participation in the new Expanding ESOPs coalition

Upcoming Events

• October 10: A Hidden Workforce: Prison Labor, Human Rights, and the Legacy of Slavery
• October 23: Community Benefits Agreements: A Tool for Creating Good Jobs, hosted in partnership with Jobs to Move America