Report/Research
Worker-Led Solutions to Improve Job Quality
Worker-Led Solutions to Improve Job Quality
September 14, 2021
At a Glance
The United States needs more quality jobs, but worker voices are rarely included in the search for solutions. JFF is partnering with worker-owned cooperative Turning Basin Labs to chart an alternative path for economic growth and quality job creation that benefits workers, companies, and regional economies. Central to this partnership is putting workers at the center of research, design, strategy, and implementation to create equitable employment solutions grounded in lived experience.
Report/Research
Worker-Led Research Yields a New Framework for Assessing Job Quality
JFF and Turning Basin Labs are engaged in a multiphase initiative to identify and invest in high road employment models in California. This update documents the results of Phase 1 of this project, which include…
July 12, 2021
Blog Posts
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Turning Basin Labs and JFF Team Up to Invest in Employment Models That Support Workers
This initiative aims to identify, seed, and support employers that have found creative ways to advance worker power, improve job quality, and support career development for low-wage earners. Now is the moment to invest in…
July 1, 2020
Quality Jobs, From the Worker Perspective
Leneka Pendergrass, a worker-researcher who is a mother and a student at UC Berkeley, noted that the most important dynamic among interviewees was “being policed” at work—experiencing excessive control, from dress codes and micromanagement to…
November 13, 2020