WORKER EQUITY INITIATIVE RESOURCES
Organized labor, also referred to as unions, invest in workforce development to maintain job retention and employment growth and to create economic and social prosperity. Union’s involvement in workforce development has become integral to the reemployment of the American workforce. Labor unions also play an important role in industries’ ability to effectively address skills needs.
These resources detail labor involvement in skill formation and union organizations and describe the California Labor Federation Workforce and Economic Development Program. This page also highlights workforce partnerships and union involvement, proposes new ideas regarding union-sponsored workforce development initiatives, and details how workforce development can help build labor movement.
California Labor Federation Workforce and Economic Development Program
Describes Workforce and Economic Development Program of the California Labor Federation. Also details WED involvement in high road partnerships, efforts to promote job quality, efforts to create state policy to implement new standards for workforce development boards and investment in job training for California’s incumbent workers and job seekers, and involvement in layoff aversion and serving dislocated workers.
Labor Involvement in Skill Formation and Union Organizations
Details how active labor engagement in skill formation in the workplace builds the strength of unions as robust, innovative organizations, creates and preserves jobs, empowers union members, and appeals to important groups of workers and their families.
LGBTQ+ Worker Experience at UFCW
The report offers a timely analysis of issues surrounding workplaces issues for LGBTQ people and identity politics in North American Labor movements. The report also outlines recommendations to improve the workplace experience for LGBTQ people. Serves as an example of labor and their ability to promote equity through collective bargaining.
Gains for Women, Workers of Color, and Immigrants
Shows that, while all workers in California have higher wages and greater access to benefits when covered by a union contract, those workers who earn the least in nonunion workplaces—women, people of color, and immigrants— gain the most.
Unions As Partners
Highlights several workforce partnerships in which organized labor has played a significant role. Also demonstrates why such a role should be encouraged within, and beyond traditionally unionized industries, and suggests how policymakers and practitioners can support an expansion of that role for unions.
Union-Sponsored Workforce Development Initiatives
Discusses how a new unionism focuses on addressing labor's history of exclusionary policies, and centers on building career ladders for union members and training the disadvantaged. Provides case studies that highlight the factors that make workforce development initiatives effective and demonstrate the union initiative advantages in structuring training programs for the disadvantaged.
Workforce Development Carves Path to Build Labor Movement
Blog post details how engagement in workforce development programs can benefit union-involved workforce. Also discusses how active labor engagement in skill formation in the workplace builds the strength of unions as robust, innovative organizations.
These resources detail labor involvement in skill formation and union organizations and describe the California Labor Federation Workforce and Economic Development Program. This page also highlights workforce partnerships and union involvement, proposes new ideas regarding union-sponsored workforce development initiatives, and details how workforce development can help build labor movement.
California Labor Federation Workforce and Economic Development Program
Describes Workforce and Economic Development Program of the California Labor Federation. Also details WED involvement in high road partnerships, efforts to promote job quality, efforts to create state policy to implement new standards for workforce development boards and investment in job training for California’s incumbent workers and job seekers, and involvement in layoff aversion and serving dislocated workers.
Labor Involvement in Skill Formation and Union Organizations
Details how active labor engagement in skill formation in the workplace builds the strength of unions as robust, innovative organizations, creates and preserves jobs, empowers union members, and appeals to important groups of workers and their families.
LGBTQ+ Worker Experience at UFCW
The report offers a timely analysis of issues surrounding workplaces issues for LGBTQ people and identity politics in North American Labor movements. The report also outlines recommendations to improve the workplace experience for LGBTQ people. Serves as an example of labor and their ability to promote equity through collective bargaining.
Gains for Women, Workers of Color, and Immigrants
Shows that, while all workers in California have higher wages and greater access to benefits when covered by a union contract, those workers who earn the least in nonunion workplaces—women, people of color, and immigrants— gain the most.
Unions As Partners
Highlights several workforce partnerships in which organized labor has played a significant role. Also demonstrates why such a role should be encouraged within, and beyond traditionally unionized industries, and suggests how policymakers and practitioners can support an expansion of that role for unions.
Union-Sponsored Workforce Development Initiatives
Discusses how a new unionism focuses on addressing labor's history of exclusionary policies, and centers on building career ladders for union members and training the disadvantaged. Provides case studies that highlight the factors that make workforce development initiatives effective and demonstrate the union initiative advantages in structuring training programs for the disadvantaged.
Workforce Development Carves Path to Build Labor Movement
Blog post details how engagement in workforce development programs can benefit union-involved workforce. Also discusses how active labor engagement in skill formation in the workplace builds the strength of unions as robust, innovative organizations.
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