Our Work
Centering those most directly impacted, Workshop leverages federal expertise and partnerships across government, advocacy, and organizing to advance policies that protect and advance workers’ rights.
WHAT WE DO
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Workshop supports a cadre of policy Fellows, former political appointees with extensive knowledge of federal systems, policy expertise, and deep relationships to advance thought leadership and innovative strategies - expanding reach and impact for the broader advocacy infrastructure, and field of workers’ rights.
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Workshop innovates with worker advocacy organizations to strengthen the field, develop policy expertise, and leverage a diverse, deep network to strategically advance and defend workers’ rights.
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Workshop strengthens state and local capacity and ecosystems to leverage and impact federal clean energy, manufacturing and infrastructure investments by sharing policy models and frameworks, organizing convenings for learning and collaboration, and providing strategic technical assistance to build worker power.
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Workshop convenes key stakeholders across government, policy advocates, and organizers to learn from past policymaking moments and support more effective policymaking and executive actions that facilitate greater worker organizing and labor protections. Time to reflect, learn and strategize are all too rare and are essential for strong relationships and effective policy and implementation.
OUR VALUES
Collaboration
We value collaboration - we prioritize partnerships and strengthening existing organizations. We happily work behind the scenes to get work done!
Equity
We value equity - seeking to bring those most impacted by policies to the decision-making table and integrating a racial, gender, socio-economic, and immigrant rights analysis into all our projects.
Impact
We value impact - taking on projects with potential for real impact for workers and building long-term worker power.
OUR HISTORY
Workshop was inspired by the effective advocacy of the LGBTQ community before and during the Obama administration which resulted in unprecedented gains through executive action.
Workshop was formed in July 2020 by former Obama appointees working in advocacy organizations focused on workers’ rights. Workshop supported these advocates to develop actionable proposals for the Biden administration, such as a $15 minimum wage for federal contractors including tipped workers, a new overtime rule, deferred action for immigrant workers in labor disputes, proposals to support care workers, and more.
