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FWC
Fair Workplace Collaborative

The Fair Workplace Collaborative (FWC) is dedicated to extending worker protections across Santa Clara County, providing worker rights education and compliance information to small business owners.

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TOP
Trades Orientation Program (TOP)

Through the Trades Orientation Program(TOP), one-year apprenticeship readiness program to help people get started in construction careers. we’re expanding pathways into high-road construction trades for under-represented communities.

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HRR
South Bay and Peninsula High Road Roundtable

The South Bay / Peninsula High Road Roundtable is a growing space for labor, community, business, educational, environmental, and local government organizations in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties to come together to advance economic and racial justice, and rebalance our regional economies to move towards a future where all work is valued and empowering, all jobs pay a family-supporting wage, and all people across our diverse region can collectively build pathways to sustainable, resilient communities.

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Bay Area High Road Manufacturing Initiative (BAHRMI)

The Bay Area High Road Manufacturing Initiative (BAHRMI) is a newly formed partnership that seeks to intentionally advance a high-road manufacturing ecosystem in the Bay Area by improving outcomes in existing industries, and by supporting the growth of new employers in strategic clean manufacturing sectors. Our initiative brings together partnerships that can successfully leverage this historic investment opportunity, and do so in alignment with our values: job quality, equity, sustainability and environmental justice.

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Healthcare in Crisis: 5 Takeaways from Santa Clara County Medicaid Townhall Series

July 29, 2025

On a hot, summer Thursday evening at Regional Medical Center’s cafeteria, over 100 community members…

A big win for fast food workers in Santa Clara County

April 9, 2025

 On April 8, thanks to the tireless efforts of fast food workers and the unwavering…

TOWARDS JUST FUTURES

Grassroots organizing & public policy innovation for a just economy

Based in Silicon Valley, Working Partnerships USA leads collaborative campaigns for good jobs, healthy communities, inclusive growth and a vibrant democracy.

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Workplace questions? You don’t have to figure it o Workplace questions? You don’t have to figure it out alone. 

The Santa Clara County Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (@sccfairwrkplace) offers a free attorney advice line for both workers and employers. Call now to get information about compliance, local and state resources, and even make legal clinic appointments!

📞 1-866-870-7725
Congratulations to these dedicated students for co Congratulations to these dedicated students for completing the Fundamentals of Construction Training as part of their enrollment in the Trades Orientation Program (TOP)!⁠
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TOP is a free, one-year program that will put you on the pathway to apprenticeship and a rewarding career in the high-demand construction trades.⁠
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👉 Visit the link in our bio to learn more! 🔗
As we end WPUSA’s 30th year, we’re also looking ah As we end WPUSA’s 30th year, we’re also looking ahead. We brought together leaders from across WPUSA’s history to share their hopes for the organization’s future—and for the movements we support.

Our 30th year is not an endpoint, but a continuation. As you watch this video, we invite you to imagine the next chapter of WPUSA—one shaped, as always, by working people coming together to demand a more just economy and a stronger democracy.

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👉 Read about what we've accomplished in 2025. Visit the link in our bio! 🔗

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Silicon Valley’s tech boom generated immense wealt Silicon Valley’s tech boom generated immense wealth, but from the start, WPUSA recognized that so many workers were excluded from that prosperity.

In this video, WPUSA leaders speak about confronting the hidden costs of innovation. While tech transformed the economy; service workers, immigrants, and communities of color faced low wages, job insecurity, and displacement. Our work continues to challenge the narrative that inequality is inevitable—and insists that policy choices mattered.

As new technologies continue to reshape work, the lessons of the past 30 years remain urgent and remind us that that the future of technology is not just about what we build—but who benefits, and who has power in shaping what comes next.

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As we end WPUSA’s 30th year, we’re pausing to refl As we end WPUSA’s 30th year, we’re pausing to reflect on the moment—and the movement—that gave rise to Working Partnerships USA. 

Born in a time of rapid economic change and growing inequality, WPUSA emerged from a shared conviction that working people deserved power, voice, and a real stake in shaping Silicon Valley’s future.

In this video, leaders across WPUSA’s history reflect on why the organization was created and what it was meant to do. Their stories remind us that WPUSA was never just a response to crisis—it was a proactive strategy to organize workers, influence policy, and challenge an economic model that left too many behind.

👉Watch the full Directors Video that premiered at our Champions for Change 2025 Gala. Link in bio! 🔗
🚨 Medi-Cal changes are coming Jan. 1, 2026 🚨 Cambi 🚨 Medi-Cal changes are coming Jan. 1, 2026 🚨 Cambios en Medi-Cal llegan el 1 de enero de 2026 🚨

Don’t miss this opportunity to understand the upcoming Medi-Cal enrollment freeze and how it could impact your healthcare. Hear directly from experts, get your questions answered, and learn what steps to take to stay insured.

📅 Friday, December 19, 2025
🕕 6–8 PM
📍 Zoom Webinar (RSVP required)
🔗 bit.ly/websmedical (link in bio)

Attendance will be kept confidential, personal information will not be shared, and live Spanish interpretation will be available. Join us and stay informed—we look forward to seeing you there!

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No pierda esta oportunidad de entender el próximo congelamiento de inscripciones de Medi-Cal y cómo podría afectar su atención médica. Escuche directamente a expertos, haga sus preguntas y aprenda qué pasos tomar para mantenerse asegurado/a.

📅 Viernes, 19 de diciembre de 2025
🕕 6–8 PM
📍 Seminario web por Zoom (se requiere registrarse)
🔗 bit.ly/websmedical (enlace en la biografía)

La asistencia será confidencial, no se compartirá información personal y habrá interpretación en vivo en español. ¡Acompáñenos y manténgase informado/a—esperamos verle allí!
Jennifer from our Fair Workplace Collaborative tea Jennifer from our Fair Workplace Collaborative team is asked "why is it important to know your rights?"

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The Fair Workplace Collaborative (FWC) is a coalition of dedicated community members, organizations, labor attorneys, and small business leaders committed to combating wage theft and labor violations by connecting with the community, providing free legal aid, hosting worker and business employment/labor trainings, and legal clinics.

👉Learn more about your rights as a worker in Santa Clara County by going to the link in our bio! 🔗
💬 Shape the conversation on tech justice! 💡⁠ ⁠ We' 💬 Shape the conversation on tech justice! 💡⁠
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We're living in an era where Big Tech is using AI to surveil us, control what information we see, help ICE abduct our neighbors, allow employers to cut jobs and wages, and help landlords raise the rent.⁠
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That's why @workingpartnershipsusa, @siren_immigrantrights, and @conmijente is building a movement to fight back against the tech billionaires and their ever-growing consolidation of wealth and power.⁠
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Don’t miss the chance to learn, connect, and take action alongside others fighting for justice in the age of AI!⁠
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👉 Use the link in our bio or go to wpusa.org/fightbigtech to sign up! 🔗
Everyone deserves to feel safe where they work.⁠ ⁠ Everyone deserves to feel safe where they work.⁠
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Tomorrow, Nov 12, we’re educating businesses on how to keep their workplace safe for workers and clients in the midst of rising threats from the federal government. We’ll share resources and practical steps to keep workplaces prepared, safe, and informed during federal worksite activity.⁠
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👉 Sign up using the link in our bio 🔗
🏥 Get out the vote for Healthcare!⁠ ⁠ The special 🏥 Get out the vote for Healthcare!⁠
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The special elections are next week and one measure on our ballot—Measure A—will save our local hospitals and healthcare access for EVERYONE in Santa Clara County. We need all hands on deck to safeguard our access to critical healthcare in the wake of budget cuts stripping away essential services for our community.⁠
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Voting YES on Measure A is a vote to provide continued funding for our ambulances, emergency rooms, cancer services, maternity health, and safety net programs. We need your help to win.⁠
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This is a critical moment. Every conversation matters. Every door knocked and phone called could be the difference.⁠
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👉 Use the link in our bio or go to wpusa.org/GOTV-MeasureA to help build the future our community deserves.
Thank you for celebrating 30 years of bold leaders Thank you for celebrating 30 years of bold leadership and shared accomplishments with us at Champions for Change 2025! 💫

This past week reminded us what true solidarity in community looks like as we faced threats of ICE and National Guard deployment in the Bay Area. Our immigrant-led groups, mutual aid networks, faith organizations, and coalitions came together to provide support, training, workshops, resources, and more. The South Bay came through, and we are so proud to be part of a community that shows up for each other.

This spirit of collective action—the same spirit that protected our neighbors this week—is what we celebrated at our 2025 Champions for Change gala. Our Champions, UNITE Here President Gwen Mills, SEIU President April Verrett, California Fast Food Workers Union Director Maria Maldonado, and non-profit law firm Adler & Colvin are paving the way for more people to join unions, mobilize, and grow the movement to make even more remarkable progress for workers, immigrant communities, and movement building across the state and our nation.

We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who made this event a success—and to everyone who has stood with us over these past 30 years. Your solidarity, energy, and belief in our shared vision make everything we do possible. Together, we’ll keep building a South Bay where every worker, every family, and every community can thrive. Here’s to the next 30 years of courage, care, and collective action. 💙

This event was beautifully captured by Alain McLaughlin.
👉  Use the link in our bio or visit our Facebook page to see the full album of photos!
MARCH AND RALLY IN SAN JOSE TODAY! THURSDAY, OCTO MARCH AND RALLY IN SAN JOSE TODAY!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23
San Jose City Hall, San Francisco 5PM

Trump is using the power of the federal government and the U.S. military against the American people. Trump has made it clear: he wants to tear down the Bay and California because of what we represent — our diversity, our respect and care for our neighbors regardless of where each of us was born and the spirit of resistance that runs deep in our bones. The people of the Bay Area are united and we refuse to allow Trump to divide us.

The Bay is uniting bravely to protect our loved ones because we know immigrants are our family, our neighbors, and our friends, and many of us are immigrants ourselves. This is a moment for us to come together to to show that we stand united in the Bay and will keep our families safe and whole. 

Show up. Be ready. Our neighbors are counting on us. 

Plug in using the link in our bio.
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