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The People’s Lobby Education Institute is a 501(c)(3) organization devoted to developing strong grassroots leaders that understand the root causes of injustice, build bases within their local communities, and take direct action to hold powerful decision makers accountable to putting people and the planet first.
The People’s Lobby Education Institute is also a member of People’s Action Institute, a national network of more than 40 grassroots organizations in more than 30 states with a fierce reputation for direct action and a strategic vision for a long-term agenda.
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UC Berkeley Labor Center confirms: “Gig drivers are getting a raw deal”
A first-of-its-kind analysis of the wages of app-based passenger and delivery drivers in Chicago reveals that gig drivers struggle to make ends meet, earning less than the city’s minimum wage. The report by the UC Berkeley Labor Center comes as rideshare drivers are increasing their demands for the City Council to urgently pass the Chicago Rideshare Living Wage Ordinance, sponsored by Alderman Mike Rodriguez. The ordinance aims to address the low wages and safety concerns faced by the city’s rideshare…
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Chicago rideshare drivers win $250k outreach fund in 2025 city budget
When the City Council approved Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget on Monday, the 85,000 people who drive for Uber and Lyft in Chicago got something they’ve been fighting for for years: funding to start a worker outreach program. This $250,000 will fund multilingual, multimodal workers’ rights education outreach to rideshare drivers and other gig workers. The program will include information on how to fight wage theft and unfair deactivation, access to labor rights training, and guidance on what to do…
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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 hundreds of millions of dollars more for schools, public transit, climate action, health care, and so much more. The People’s Lobby has worked to close…
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