The Aspen Institute 123d ago

Workers and communities know very well what good jobs – or bad jobs – look like, because they live this reality every day. Yet our labor market and policies are often designed without the input or leadership of workers or the communities they live in. As a result, even well-intentioned efforts to create better working conditions and a more equitable economy can fall short for similar reasons. So what does it look like to have workers and their communities at the helm of job quality strategy and advocacy? Join the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program on Thursday, March 5, from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time on Zoom, for the second in its four-part event series on Fixing Work in the South. Drawing on the work of EOP’s Job Quality Fellows, this conversation — Worker- and Community-Led Strategies for a Fairer Economy — explores what kind of progress is possible when we lean on the expertise of workers and communities to inform strategy and empower them to shape a labor market that works for everyone. Moderated by EOP Senior Research Associate Amanda Fins, attendees will hear from Job Quality Fellows Cecilia Behgam (Texas Climate Jobs Project), Kelly Brooks (Civic Works), Maya Ragsdale (Beyond the Bars), and Ben Wilkins (Union of Southern Service Workers).