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All working people need to be able to take paid time off if they or their family gets sick, especially as we deal with COVID-19.

Paid sick leave and affordable healthcare are basic human rights, and they are essential to protecting public health as we grapple with the coronavirus. Yesterday, major tech corporations including Facebook, Twitter, Cisco, Microsoft, and Google committed that hourly and subcontracted service…

I’m Derecka Mehrens, the executive director of Working Partnerships USA. We rarely ask for your financial support, but this year we are — and I want to tell you why.

Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark renter protection bill into law. AB 1482, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, will protect millions of renters from the most egregious rent increases.

Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed the 2019-20 California State Budget. Beyond the big headline items, an initiative critical to working people, communities of color, and our climate future was included: $35 million for high road workforce training partnerships.

This morning, Google CEO Sundar Pichai made a big announcement. After our two years of organizing and dozens of town halls, reports, actions, and marches, Google said it plans to invest $1 billion for housing across the Bay Area.

This morning, we released new research that reveals Google needs to help create more than 5,000 new affordable homes to ensure local families in our region aren’t hit with rent increases they simply cannot afford as a result of the tech…

This week, Facebook announced that its subcontracted workforce will soon benefit from a higher minimum wage and better benefits.

If we want the jobs of tomorrow to be good jobs, working people need to be at the table negotiating a better approach to innovation.

If we want the jobs of tomorrow to be good jobs, working people need to be at the table negotiating a better approach to innovation.

Democracy works best when our elected representatives truly represent their communities. Thankfully our country saw a number of grassroots community leaders – such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar – take the 2018 election by storm.

As of January 1st, workers in eight cities in Santa Clara County are earning a minimum wage of at least $15/hour. In many cities, that means an extra $1.50/hour in workers’ pockets, a much-needed boost amidst our region’s sky-high living costs.