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dismantling systemic inequalities
We envision a society where justice, equality, and the well-being of all people and the planet take precedence over the interests of corporations and the wealthy elite.
OUR WORK
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A People’s Lobby Initiative
Chicago Gig Alliance
Chicago Gig Alliance is winning for workers! Rideshare drivers are uniting to fight Uber and Lyft’s corporate greed and win safety, transparency, and fair wages for 85,000 workers in Chicago.
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A People’s Lobby Initiative
Health Care
Health care is a human right! The People’s Lobby believes that nobody should go broke because they’re sick, and nobody should get sick because they can’t afford care.
OUR VICTORIES
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Illinois continues to close corporate tax loopholes
Illinois’ 2024 budget includes hundreds of millions of dollars in corporate tax loophole closures, including the retailer’s sales tax discount. Our work over the course of many years laid the groundwork for this win, and our allies in the Fund Our Futures coalition pushed it over the finish line in 2024. This will lead to…
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Environmental Justice Town Halls
Our Environmental Justice team has launched a series of town halls with members and elected officials across Chicago and the suburbs in order to not just get our public transportation back to the where it was before Covid caused cuts and disruptions, but to win the progressive funding our state needs to build the world-class…
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TPL helps pass the Healthcare Protection Act
With significant work from TPL as part of the Protect Our Care coalition, Illinois passed the Healthcare Protection Act! This win is an important step toward regulating health insurance corporations: it prevents them from requiring prior authorizations in an important set of mental health crises, it ends the use of “ghost networks” where insurers claim…
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UPDATES
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Press Release
Chicago rideshare drivers win $250k outreach fund in 2025 city budget
For Immediate Release December 17, 2024 Contacts: Lori Simmons, 217-721-7527 or lori@thepeopleslobbyusa.org Deana Rutherford, (872) 395-8167 or deana@thepeopleslobbyusa.org Chicago rideshare drivers win $250k outreach fund in 2025 city budget New program will provide resources for training and know your rights workshops in multiple languages and empower workers to take action to resolve violations When the…
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Raising our voices in Springfield: Lobby Day report back
We took 38 of our members to Springfield and met with 19 state legislators in a single day about The People’s Lobby’s legislative agenda.
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The CTA’s missing riders
After a steep drop in ridership, passengers are slowly returning to the CTA. But some Chicagoans have put down their Ventra cards for new ways to travel the city.
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