Advocacy

Along with worker organizing and outreach, we advocate for better laws in the state of Illinois that ensure all workers are protected at work and in their communities. That includes workers’ rights, environmental justice, and public health – our advocacy is expansive and works to create space for working people, from all backgrounds, to thrive in every way possible.

Campaigns

We’re Proud Of

  • Temp Worker Fairness & Safety Act

    Alongside the Chicago Workers Collaborative, we helped advocate for and successfully expand worker protections for temporary workers that make up a large population of warehouse workers in Illinois and across the country.

  • Access to Justice

    We proudly partner with and advocate for Illinois Access to Justice, a state-wide program that seeks to mitigate the devastating consequences of all forms of detention and incarceration, and the resulting crippling effects on historically marginalized communities – a notable portion of which makes up Illinois warehousing.

  • ICIRR Policy Platform

    Each year, we work with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights to push forward legislation, programs, services, and funding that will benefit immigrant and refugee workers and families in our state.

  • Responsible Jobs Creation Act

    Before the TWFSA, there was the Responsible Jobs Creation Act in 2017, which was an ambitious and hard fought win by WWJ, Chicago Workers Collaborative, IL AFL-CIO, and Raise the Floor to regulate the growing temporary staffing industry in Illinois.

  • Good Food Purchasing Policy

    Through the key principles of equity, transparency, and accountability, the Good Food Purchasing Policy (GFPP), implemented with the City of Chicago, its Sister Agencies, and the Cook County Government, encourages large institutions to shift their purchasing practices toward five core values – Local Economies, Environmental Sustainability, Valued Workforce, Animal Welfare, and Nutrition.