SiX Celebrates International Workers' Day with #Listen2Workers Pledge
Over 100 Legislators Sign #Listen2Workers Pledge
By: Anna Orcutt-Jahns, Senior Associate of Digital Communications at State Innovation Exchange
This May Day, or International Workers Day, SiX's Economic Justice Initiative proudly recognized the nearly 100 state legislators across the country who signed the #Listen2Workers pledge, a public commitment to elevate the voices and policy agenda of workers in their districts.
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The #Listen2Workers campaign is a collaborative initiative led by End Poverty in California (EPIC) and the State Innovation Exchange (SiX), alongside partners like SEIU California, Southern Economic Advancement Project and Caring Across Generations, to amplify the stories of workers, highlight state legislators who elevate workers in policymaking, and demonstrate what’s possible when workers and state legislators work in collaboration towards brighter futures. To participate, legislators signed a formal pledge committing to listen to working communities, record interviews with workers in their districts, and introduce legislation that reflects the actual needs and struggles shared by those workers.
At its core, #Listen2Workers carries a simple but urgent message: show up for the working class, listen regularly, and develop policies that reflect workers’ wants and needs. From stronger unions, higher wages, and paid family medical leave to childcare for all, strong public schools, and labor standards for pension funds, states are where we can put workers over billionaires, tax the rich, and make life more affordable for all.
To learn more about how states are championing workers, join us for a briefing: State Strategies to Build Worker Power. The meeting will cover how every state can solve the affordability crisis by building a pro-worker economy, and share successful case studies across the country states can adapt, from resourcing worker centers, strengthening unions, and enabling worker ownership. This briefing is open to legislators and legislative staff.