2007 Year In Review |
| Moving Forward by Leslie Moody, Partnership Executive Director Read about the impact that the Partnership and affiliated organizations had in 2007 towards building a strong middle class and plans to deepen capacity in 2008. |
| Partnership Staff: Supporting a Growing Movement by Ernesto Sanchez, Partnership Communications Specialist Read how the Partnership honed its national program in 2007 to strengthen the work of Partner organizations across the country, nurture emerging organizations in new regions, and explore new strategies that build power for working families. |
| Working Partnerships USA: Bringing Prosperity to Working Families of the South Bay by Working Partnerships USA Read about the major strides that WPUSA made to bring affordable health care to the uninsured, propose proactive solutions to budgetary faced by the City of San Jose, and ensure that economic development is responsible and attuned to the needs of working families. |
| Pittsburgh UNITED: Putting Pressure Until CBAs are Finalized by Natalie Greene, Pittsburgh UNITED Researcher Read how Pittsburgh UNITED is forging ahead with its CBA campaigns, the first of their kind in the City of Pittsburgh. With extensive community involvement and a solid blueprint of community demands, their campaigns are poised for success. |
| Center on Policy Initiatives: Beating Back the Attack on Public Services by Susan Duerksen, CPI Communications Director In the traditionally conservative climate of San Diego, CPI is building a strong progressive movement for economic justice. Read how CPI is protecting the middle class by preventing public service jobs from being privatized and advocating for meaningful employee health care. |
| Good Jobs and Livable Neighborhoods Coalition: Putting Milwaukee Residents First! by By Jennifer Epps, GJLN Organizer 2007 was a year of building for GJLN. Read how GJLN built its capacity in 2007 to launch two new campaigns for 2008. |
| FRESC: Good Jobs, Strong Communities by Robin Kniech, FRESC Campaign for Responsible Development Coordinator & Program Director Celebrating its fifth anniversary of working to preserve and expand good jobs and strong communities, read what FRESC is planning in 2008 to broaden the scope of its vision and impact. |
| Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy: Closing 2007 With Campaigns in Five Industries by Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy Taking on campaigns in five different industries - hospitality, logistics, airline services, grocery, and health care - LAANE continues to be a trailblazer in the fight for worker justice. Read more on LAANE victories and progress in 2007 and what to expect in 2008. |
| Georgia Stand Up: Organizing for an Equitable Atlanta by Melissa Conrad, GSU Policy & Project Coordinator Read how Georgia STAND-UP utilized its four strategic program areas in 2007 to continue to empower leaders and strengthen the alliance in order to work toward the creation of an equitable Atlanta. |
| Syracuse Alliance for a New Economy: A Year of Growth and Partnership for Central New York by Mark Spadafore, SANE Executive Director Read how SANE used 2007 as the launching point from which Syracuse will begin to see accountable development in action. |
| Puget Sound Sage: Changing the Debate on Development in the Sound by David West, Sage Executive Director Metro Seattle is currently the hottest real estate market in the country. Read how Puget Sound Sage plans to meet the challenges and opportunities that lie from this economic development boom. |
| CAUSE Youth Leader Questions John Edwards at Presidential Forum by Cesar Hernandez, CAUSE Community Planning Director/Lead Organizer Read how Erica Fernandez, CAUSE youth leader and senior at Hueneme High School, participated in the Heartland Presidential Forum in Des Moines and asked presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards questions about the need for clean and healthy environments for everyone. |
| 400-Person Crowd Makes Bold Plans to "Build Oakland for Everyone" by Kate O'Hara, EBASE Community Benefits Program Director Read about Building Oakland for Everyone, a summit attended by over 400 people to address the need to harness the power of economic development to create real benefits for working communities. |
