California

Opinion: Why California Is Right To Regulate Fast Food

Fast food is big business and should pay its own bills. Is it right to perpetuate a system that exploits people so others can save a buck on a hamburger?

September 18, 2022
Fast-food workers and their supporters march past the Capitol in Sacramento on August 16

Economic Opportunities Program Newsletter, June 2021

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

July 6, 2021

Economic Opportunities Program Newsletter, May 2021

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

May 28, 2021

Portable Benefits Discourse Distracts from Gig Companies’ Power Play

Portable benefits can be essential, but they should be centered on workers and their needs—not drafted for the convenience of corporations.

May 26, 2021
Photo of a man using an app on his smartphone to complete a delivery. He is riding a bicycle while carrying a backpack and a paper shopping bag.

Economic Opportunities Program Newsletter, March 2021

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

March 31, 2021

Shaping the Future of Work: California Top Court Decision

Moving labor costs off a business’s budget doesn’t make them disappear — it shifts them to the backs of workers, their families, & taxpayers.

June 14, 2018
Gavel on white background