Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs), binding agreements created between community groups and organizations like real estate developers or large employers, are a powerful alternative that ensure people have a real say in shaping the outcomes these new investments will create for their communities.

The majority of incarcerated workers in the US, who are disproportionately Black and people of color, are often required to work or face retaliation such as solitary confinement, denial of opportunities to reduce their sentence, and loss of family visitation.

How to demystify and democratize the policy-making process and bridge the gap between grassroots movements and government.

The 2024 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum brought together leading policymakers, practitioners, experts, and the media for a robust discussion on how we can grow employee ownership for the shared benefit of American workers and businesses. 

In this conversation, our panelists will discuss the challenges workers face, ideas for improving the jobs and well-being of workers in the meat and poultry processing world, and the policies and practices that could reshape this industry to build a sustainable system where workers, consumers, and businesses thrive together.

Centering Workers in Workforce Development Policy and Practice

Farm workers play an essential role in feeding our nation’s families. Better jobs for farm workers are possible and within reach.

Learn how the Ohio Workforce Coalition and the New York Association for Training and Development Professionals (NYATEP) are collaborating and shaping workforce services.

The Memphis Chamber is the voice of business and the lead economic development agency for the region, and it’s the sponsor of a Workforce Leadership Academy in 2023.

In this conversation — which took place on January 24, 2024 — we hear author Nick Romeo and moderator Maureen Conway (Vice President, The Aspen Institute; Executive Director, Economic Opportunities Program) discuss his new book and invite guests to imagine what a more humane economy could be.

Have a seat in the Café to listen in on a conversation between community-based funders who have hosted Workforce Leadership Academies in very different settings.

This event will consider the promise and potential of workplace benefits in the US, including key challenges and innovative approaches.

Local workforce investment boards can play a pivotal role in fostering an innovative, agile, and equitable workforce development ecosystem in the Alamo region of Texas.

Hear from a new wave of business leaders who understand they need to reimagine their relationship with organized workers and from the leader of the biggest federation of unions, who is ready to innovate and work together with business to achieve shared prosperity.

A partnership between Pima Community College and the Center for the Future of Arizona is investing in leaders of the workforce development system.