AN Economy that Works for All of Us
AN Economy
that Works for All of Us
OUR WORK
Organizing for a New Economy is the strategic next step of the economic justice work of the last 10+ years in Louisiana, carrying forward worker organizing and the Organizer in Training (OIT) program with the economic justice team and a core group of members to be more vigorous in our issue area, expand statewide, and train thousands of organizers capable of transforming the economy of Louisiana.
Includes our Organizer in Training (OIT) Program, educational workshops, Political Information Team (PIT Crew), research reports and policy analysis, and public speaking training.
Developing New Leaders
Community meetings, door-to-door outreach, building partnerships between labor and faith communities,, and coalition building.
Community Organizing
Advocacy, phone and text banking, nonpartisan voter education, providing public testimony on legislation, panels, and forums.
Civic Engagement
Workers’ Bill of Rights, Healthy Workplace Initiative, enforcement of existing laws, worksite outreach, support for workers committees and unions, workplace policy research, and employer outreach.
Worker Organizing and Workplace Standards Programs
