Posts tagged pro-worker agenda
Institute for the American Worker (I4AW) Releases “How To Empower Workers” Report
November 19, 2025 // “Workers who are equipped with an updated labor policy framework won’t need to rely on the decisions of Washington politicians or union leaders. Instead, workers will be empowered to associate with the businesses and institutions that help them lead productive and fulfilling lives in the modern economy. Through giving Americans and their families choice and flexibility, we will create the best outcomes so that everyone can chase the American Dream—without needing anyone’s permission but their own.”
Report: How to Empower Workers: Embracing a Pro-Worker Agenda Built on Choice
November 14, 2025 // “Today’s workers want flexibility and individuality, they need an agenda that puts them first and recognizes the dignity found in all pathways of work instead of one size fits all solutions,” said F. Vincent Vernuccio, president of Institute for the American Worker. “Austen Bannan’s ‘How to Empower Workers’ report will serve as a one stop shop for how to help workers and create modern labor policy for a modern workforce.”
How to Empower Workers: Embracing a Pro-Worker Agenda Built on Choice
November 13, 2025 // Click here to download the report. How to Empower Workers: Embracing a Pro-Worker Agenda Buit on Choice by Austen Bannan, I4AW Senior Fellow and Senior Policy Analyst of Employment at Americans for Prosperity American workers today face an increasingly shifting and more technological job market,…
Walz will address union members in first solo campaign stop
August 13, 2024 // As Minnesota governor, Walz signed a variety of pro-worker laws supported by labor — most significantly paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave. He also supported laws that banned noncompete agreements, prohibited employers from holding mandatory meetings intended to persuade workers against unionizing, raised safety standards in warehouses and meatpacking plants, and expanded unemployment benefits to hourly school employees who do not work during the summer.
How a fluffy orange cat named Jorts stole the internet’s heart and became the pro-labor icon 2022 didn’t know it needed
March 30, 2022 // Followers also thanked Jorts for "helping people learn" about labor rights after the account shared a question from a fan about why workers were organizing store by store instead of by sector.