Job Quality

Retooling for Employee Ownership: A Profile of A Few Cool Hardware Stores

Employee ownership can improve job quality, business performance, and race/gender wealth gaps — and it’s capturing the interest of leaders across the US.

October 17, 2022
Cover page of the publication, “Retooling for Employee Ownership: A Profile of a Few Cool Hardware Stores”

Statement on Good Jobs

This statement puts forth a shared definition of good jobs, supported by leaders in business, labor, workforce, policy, philanthropy, and research.

October 4, 2022
Photo of two smiling women working behind the counter of a delicatessen

Aspen Institute Announces CDFI Partners to Launch “Shared Success” Project Scaling Small Business Job Quality

Community development financial institutions will support business owners to improve jobs while strengthening their businesses.

September 28, 2022
Social media image for the press release, “Aspen Institute Announces CDFI Partners to Launch ‘Shared Success Project Scaling Small Business Job Quality,’ September 28, 2022.” The image includes a photo of a small business owner holding an “Open” sign behind a glass door.

Strengthening the Hidden Resilience Workforce

We see the effects of climate change, but we rarely see the people who help to rebuild — and they often lack safe conditions, decent pay, or benefits.

September 21, 2022

Advancing a Pro-Worker, Pro-Climate Agenda in Texas

The Texas Climate Jobs Project advances a pro-worker, pro-climate agenda — helping to solve the climate crisis while creating millions of good jobs.

September 21, 2022

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

Quality Jobs Are a Choice: Why We Need to Think About Job Design

This brief looks at the benefits of designing high-quality jobs and emerging issues around technology, work-based learning, and employee ownership.

September 7, 2022
Cover page for the publication, “Quality Jobs Are a Choice: Why We Need to Think About Job Design”

Celebrating and Reimagining Worker Rights this Labor Day

Every worker deserves a quality job. Let’s build a better future of work — with greater freedom, opportunity, and prosperity for all.

September 2, 2022
Photo of a gavel with a hard hat, safety googles, and work gloves in the background.

Celebrating And Reimagining Worker Rights This Labor Day

Every worker deserves a quality job. Let’s build a better future of work — with greater freedom, opportunity, and prosperity for all.

September 2, 2022
Photo of a gavel with a hard hat, safety googles, and work gloves in the background.

Celebrating and Reimagining Worker Rights this Labor Day

Every worker deserves a quality job. Let’s build a better future of work — with greater freedom, opportunity, and prosperity for all.

September 2, 2022
Photo of a gavel with a hard hat, safety googles, and work gloves in the background.