The practices and working conditions in much of the industry illustrate how the reorganization of production has changed the dynamic between workers and employers more broadly. [...] If New York is to guarantee workers’ rights, it must adapt to this reorganization—a task that demands a new model for how the NYS DOL enforces labor law and reimagines the role of the state as a force for reshaping the economy to serve the public good. [...] The law would give workers the right to appoint a wage checker and establish the rights necessary for wage checkers to be effective— such as the rights to contact the workforce to offer their services and to access records once appointed. [...] The policies under consideration by the state legislature, such as the SEAT Act and the EMPIRE Worker Protection Act, represent an acknowledgment of how the neoliberal approach has failed and signal a willingness to reimagine the state’s role in the market. [...] Among the most glaring of these issues is the subminimum wage and the lack of protections in place for food and beverage workers in Wisconsin.
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Table of Contents
- Bold Ideas Emerging Leaders 1
- Roosevelt Network Emerging Fellows Journal 1
- 2024 1
- Roosevelt Network Staff 2
- Roosevelt Network Alumni 2
- Roosevelt Institute Staff and Project Contributors 2
- Who We Are 2
- About the Emerging Fellowship Program 2
- Table of Contents 3
- Foreword 4
- Worker Power and Economic Security 5
- Rebalancing Bargaining Power in New York Citys Restaurants and Beyond 6
- Introduction 6
- Background 7
- Analysis Shifts in Policy and Industry 9
- Recommendations Fighting Wage Theft with Wage Checkers 10
- Conclusion 12
- About the Author 13
- Acknowledgments 13
- References 14
- Tipping the Scale How Wage Policy Impacts Wisconsins Food Service Workers 17
- Introduction 17
- Background and Context 18
- Policy Analysis 19
- Recommendations 20
- Conclusion 21
- About the Author 22
- Acknowledgments 22
- References 23
- Race and Democracy 25
- Barriers to Democracy Are Barriers to Housing Strengthening Political Participation to Alleviate the Housing Crisis in Massachusetts 26
- Introduction 26
- Background 26
- Policy Analysis and Recommendations 28
- Barriers to Political Participation 29
- Empowering Political Participation 30
- Conclusion 32
- About the Author 33
- Acknowledgments 33
- References 34
- Transforming Virginia through Upzoning Using Sustainability Population Density and New Data to Tackle the Housing Crisis 37
- Introduction 37
- Background 38
- Policy Analysis and Proposal 39
- Conclusion 41
- About the Author 42
- Acknowledgments 42
- References 43
- Corporate Power 46
- Reregulating Utilities and Energy Markets to Promote Public Power and Energy Democracy in Northern California The Case of PGE 47
- Introduction 47
- Background 48
- Analysis Promoting Energy Democracy through Publicly Owned Utilities 50
- Recommendations 51
- Conclusion 54
- About the Author 55
- Acknowledgments 55
- References 56
- Navigating Data Privacy Addressing Big Techs Power under the California Consumer Privacy Act 61
- Introduction 61
- Background 62
- Policy Analysis and Recommendations 64
- Conclusion 66
- About the Author 67
- Acknowledgments 67
- References 68
- Climate Change and Economic Transformation 70
- Rebuild or Rethink Seattles Opportunity to Combat the Legacy of Urban Highways 71
- Introduction 71
- Background 72
- Policy Analysis and Recommendations 73
- Conclusion 75
- About the Author 76
- Acknowledgments 76
- References 77
- Ensuring Justice and Stakeholder Engagement in Michigans Renewable Energy Transition 80
- Introduction 80
- Background and Context 80
- Policy Analysis 81
- Recommendations 82
- Conclusion 83
- About the Author 84
- Acknowledgments 84
- References 85
