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Demand Fair Work

Objectives

Support Workers

Support worker-owned co-ops and unions. Advocate for fair wages, benefits, and protections for gig workers.

Challenge Insecurity

Challenge the myth of hustle culture and endless insecurity. Educate others about labor rights and precarity.

Push for Policy Change

Push for policies that protect all workers, not just full-time employees.

Promote Workplace Democracy

Promote workplace democracy and encourage worker participation in decision-making.

What You Can Do

Support worker-owned co-ops

Buy from or join co-ops listed in the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives or Co-operatives UK directories.

Back unions and labor organizing

Support groups like the AFL-CIO, SEIU, or new efforts like the Amazon Labor Union and Starbucks Workers United.

Advocate for gig worker protections

Join campaigns like Gig Workers Rising or Rideshare Drivers United pushing for fair pay and benefits.

Challenge hustle culture

Share resources from movements like The Nap Ministry or Slow Work that resist burnout and glorified precarity.

Educate yourself on labor rights

Use resources from the Department of Labor, ILO (International Labour Organization), or Know Your Rights campaigns.

Push for stronger policies

Support legislation like the PRO Act (Protecting the Right to Organize) or local minimum wage and paid leave initiatives.

Promote workplace democracy

Encourage participatory decision-making through models like sociocracy, holacracy, or by supporting Democracy at Work Institute.

Stand in solidarity

Join worker strikes, sign petitions, or contribute to strike funds like the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC).

Helpful Tools

AFL-CIO
aflcio.org

Amazon Labor Union
amazonlaborunion.org

Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee
workerorganizing.org

Fight for $15
fightfor15.org

Gig Workers Rising
gigworkersrising.org

International Labour Organization
ilo.org

National Employment Law Project
nelp.org

Rideshare Drivers United
drivers-united.org

SEIU
seiu.org

Slow Work Movement
slow-work.eu

Starbucks Workers United
sbworkersunited.org

The Nap Ministry
thenapministry.com

U.S. Department of Labor - Workers' Rights
dol.gov

U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives Institute
institute.coop

US Federation of Worker Cooperatives
usworker.coop