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The Workers Lab

@theworkerslab

Investing in new ideas that make and keep all workers safe, healthy, secure, and free.

 Oakland, CA
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Joined October 2014
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NEW STATEMENT on the @helloDCWP report exposing Uber Eats & DoorDash stole $550M from delivery workers by hiding the option to give tips. A new era has begun — app delivery companies will be held accountable, and Deliveristas have a champion in City Hall. (2/3) 👇🏾
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@MorePerfectUSJan 13
According to a report from Zohran Mamdani's administration, delivery apps stole $550 million from workers by hiding the option to give a tip. The administration now says they'll be cracking down on DoorDash and Uber.
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As we close out 2024, our tech team is expanding what's possible in the labor movement. From pro-worker AI chatbots to digital labor law enforcement tools, we're equipping organizers with technology that serves workers. Want to partner with us? Visit theworkerslab.com/technology
Promotional slide with gradient background showing text 'DOING OUR PART TO FUEL ORGANIZING RIGHT NOW' where 'FUEL ORGANIZING' appears in red. Subtitle reads 'Here's how our tech team is building the tools the labor movement needs to fight growing authoritarianism.' @TheWorkersLab branding at top.

ALT Promotional slide with gradient background showing text 'DOING OUR PART TO FUEL ORGANIZING RIGHT NOW' where 'FUEL ORGANIZING' appears in red. Subtitle reads 'Here's how our tech team is building the tools the labor movement needs to fight growing authoritarianism.' @TheWorkersLab branding at top.

Slide titled 'PRO-WORKER AI CHATBOT' describing an AI-powered chatbot that answers workers' questions about their rights, tailored to job type, location, and collective bargaining contract. Features two mockup screenshots of the chatbot interface showing question lists and detailed answer views with tabs for usage, citations, and history. @TheWorkersLab branding at top.

ALT Slide titled 'PRO-WORKER AI CHATBOT' describing an AI-powered chatbot that answers workers' questions about their rights, tailored to job type, location, and collective bargaining contract. Features two mockup screenshots of the chatbot interface showing question lists and detailed answer views with tabs for usage, citations, and history. @TheWorkersLab branding at top.

Slide titled 'SEESOMETHING SHARESOMETHING' describing a Yelp-like platform for workers to share workplace experiences. Features three mockup screenshots: a list of worksites with ratings, a California map with location pins showing complaint hotspots, and a report submission form. @TheWorkersLab branding at top.

ALT Slide titled 'SEESOMETHING SHARESOMETHING' describing a Yelp-like platform for workers to share workplace experiences. Features three mockup screenshots: a list of worksites with ratings, a California map with location pins showing complaint hotspots, and a report submission form. @TheWorkersLab branding at top.

Slide titled 'DIGITAL LABOR LAW ENFORCEMENT' featuring two tools: SPOT Safety for farmworkers to report health and safety hazards, and Wage Theft Reporting Tool for domestic workers. Shows four mockup screenshots including California map, county contact lists, analytics dashboard, and activity overview. @TheWorkersLab branding at top.

ALT Slide titled 'DIGITAL LABOR LAW ENFORCEMENT' featuring two tools: SPOT Safety for farmworkers to report health and safety hazards, and Wage Theft Reporting Tool for domestic workers. Shows four mockup screenshots including California map, county contact lists, analytics dashboard, and activity overview. @TheWorkersLab branding at top.

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How do we make manufacturing jobs good jobs? Maureen Conway, Executive Director of the @AspenEOP, has some thoughts: aspeninstitute.org/blog-post…
Will the Return of Manufacturing Mean the Return of Good Jobs?

Will the Return of Manufacturing Mean the Return of Good Jobs?  

No matter how the technology evolves, workers will have a seat at the table in its development and deployment.

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The Workers Lab retweeted
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New America@NewAmerica23 Oct 2025
New America’s Us@250 initiative invites you to explore the pride, reckoning, and aspiration that shape our national identity through powerful discussions, performances, and stories. Join the conversation in DC or online: bit.ly/42BECay
Promotional image for New America's event titled 'Us 250' featuring the words 'Pride. Reckoning. Aspiration.' Invitation to register for a virtual streaming link.

ALT Promotional image for New America's event titled 'Us 250' featuring the words 'Pride. Reckoning. Aspiration.' Invitation to register for a virtual streaming link.

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Is the United States an oligarchy? Yes. Yes it is.
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Climate change affects everyone—but especially Latino communities—who bear the brunt of pollution, natural disasters, and environmental impacts. We can become better advocates by shutting down harmful narratives and reinforcing the importance of strengthening our communities through open communication and discussion of these subjects. 🎥 by Isaias Hernandez (@queerbrownvegan)
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New America@NewAmerica30 Sep 2025
Gig work is on the rise, but protections haven't kept up. In a new piece in collaboration with @theworkerslab, Emma Fenstermaker, @DuganMeegan, Morgan Polk, and @VShabo lay out smart policies that will help protect gig workers. Read the full piece: go.newamerica.org/protecting…
A person wearing a headset is featured in the image accompanying a blog post titled "Work Without a Net: Protecting Gig Workers Through Smart Policy" by Emma Fenskie, Meegan Dugan Adell, Morgan Vicki, and Vicki Shabo, published by New America Chicago.

ALT A person wearing a headset is featured in the image accompanying a blog post titled "Work Without a Net: Protecting Gig Workers Through Smart Policy" by Emma Fenskie, Meegan Dugan Adell, Morgan Vicki, and Vicki Shabo, published by New America Chicago.

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Climate change has an impact on everyone, but especially Latino farmworkers, who put their health on the line to feed the country. Enduring long, hot days, smoke during wildfires, rain and flooding in their communities, and lack of proper healthcare access—climate change becomes not only a Latino issue, but a public health issue.
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🌎✨ Today @workersjusticep + @LosDeliveristas tabled at the Street Works Fair organized by @ALIGNny We shared resources, uplifted our fight for worker justice, and connected w/ community & allies. Special thanks to @RagaForQueens & @votejgr @MooreProgress for stopping by 🙌🏽
Image from Workers Justice Project ✊🏾❤️ (@workersjusticep)
Image from Workers Justice Project ✊🏾❤️ (@workersjusticep)
Image from Workers Justice Project ✊🏾❤️ (@workersjusticep)
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BLS-Labor Statistics
@BLS_gov19 Sep 2025
Industries with employment decreases from 2000 to 2024 #BLSData bls.gov/opub/ted/2025/indust…
Bar chart showing selected detailed industries with employment decreases, private sector, 2000–2024

ALT Bar chart showing selected detailed industries with employment decreases, private sector, 2000–2024

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✨Congrats to @AjcheGustavo for being on @TIME’s 2025 Latino Leaders list! A fearless Mayan leader organizing w/ @workersjusticep / @LosDeliveristas—fighting for Deliveristas’ rights and reclaiming dignity for Latinos + immigrants who build this nation. time.com/collections/latino-…
Gustavo Ajche Is Fighting for the Dignity of Delivery Workers

Gustavo Ajche Is Fighting for the Dignity of Delivery Workers

Through organizing via social media, on-the-ground rallies, and more, Los Deliveristas Unidos has secured a string of victories

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Happening now: @workersjusticep’s ED @LigiaGuallpa joins a conversation led by @CMSandyNurse with Esteban Giron (@CHTenantUnion, Leah Goodridge, and @CUFFH on how tech giants like Airbnb, Uber & DoorDash are spending billions to reshape public opinion and block regulations.
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SEIU
@SEIU6 Sep 2025
Tariffs don’t raise wages. Unions do. Trump’s trade policy won’t help working people. Organizing is how workers win. seiu.co/3JPtFLU
Unions raise wages. Tariffs don’t: Why Trump’s trade policy won’t help U.S. workers

Unions raise wages. Tariffs don’t: Why Trump’s trade policy won’t help U.S. workers

Tariffs do not automatically raise wages or create good jobs. While strong tariff policies can help preserve jobs in industries facing unfair competition, strong unions are a prerequisite for tariffs...

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From @StreetsblogNYC —“Along w/ fair pay, delivery workers urgently need just cause deactivation protections to stop Instacart & other apps from unjustly locking workers out of their accounts, manipulating schedules, and retaliating..,@LigiaGuallpa said. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/…
Instacart Now Claims it 'Supports' Worker Minimum Wage That It Fought To Defeat; Experts See...

Instacart Now Claims it 'Supports' Worker Minimum Wage That It Fought To Defeat; Experts See...

After an all-out campaign against a minimum wage for its workers, Instacart now claims it "supports" the bill. But that's just "a flat-out lie," said one worker advocate.

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✨ Honored! ✨Our ED @LigiaGuallpa was named to @CityAndStateNY’s 2025 #LaborPower100—recognizing her leadership & the bold organizing of @LosDeliveristas. This is for the @workersjusticep members, board & staff who stand up to greedy bosses & fight for workers’ dignity.
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Back in Harlem, standing with Deliveristas in NYC Council Member @dr_yusefsalaam district 9—helping them apply for the @NYC_DOT e-bike trade program, hearing their struggles, and uniting to fight unsafe conditions and unfair deactivations. ✊🏾Deliverista Solidarity Is Our Power
Image from Los Deliveristas Unidos (@LosDeliveristas)
Image from Los Deliveristas Unidos (@LosDeliveristas)
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New America@NewAmerica2 Jul 2025
🆘 Congress’s big reconciliation bill puts vital programs like Medicaid and SNAP at risk, threatening the well-being of millions across the U.S. @NewAmerica’s Family Economic Security and Well-Being programs consider the far-reaching consequences. 🔗 go.newamerica.org/family-fed…
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AFL-CIO ✊
@AFLCIO17 Apr 2025
America’s unions and working people will not accept cuts to our essential services like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security just so billionaires can get even more tax breaks. We should be expanding essential services, not gutting them.
I stand with workers, not billionaires. Department of People Who Work for a Living | AFL-CIO

ALT I stand with workers, not billionaires. Department of People Who Work for a Living | AFL-CIO

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📰Meet Mamadou, @LosDeliveristas leader—featured in @CityLimitsNews He exposes how app companies dodge NYC’s pay law by locking workers out. We urge @NYCCouncil @NYCSpeakerAdams @NYCMayor to pass bills for: ☑️ Pay + tip Transparency ☑️ Deactivation protections ☑️ Job security
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Image from Los Deliveristas Unidos (@LosDeliveristas)
Image from Los Deliveristas Unidos (@LosDeliveristas)
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The IRS recovered $1.3B in unpaid taxes from wealthy tax cheats. For every $1 invested, the IRS returns $5–$12 in revenue for our communities. Yet more than 6K IRS workers were recently laid off at the height of tax season & more are expected. What’s really happening? 🧵
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