Events

Join us for a series of meetings leading up to our big action to escalate the campaign to pass the FairShare Ordinance.

Breakfast will be available at 10:30 AM and the meeting will commence at 11 AM. Please be on time.

Parking: Please use the parking lot behind the building, the address of the parking lot is 1528 W Van Buren and it is free of charge.

Accessibility: ASL and Spanish Interpretation will be available. If you need other interpretation, please reach out to Lori at 217-721-7527

Background: Every worker in Chicago will be getting a pay raise on July 1st thanks to the hard work of the most progressive city council we have had in decades- but unless we pass this legislation in the first quarter of 2025 Rideshare drivers will be left out in the cold and THAT AIN’T RIGHT.

We will be planning our campaign through these bi-weekly meetings and need workers to come join the fight. This is GO TIME!

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Every worker in Chicago will be getting a pay raise on July 1st thanks to the hard work of the most progressive city council we have had in decades- but unless we pass this legislation in the first quarter of 2025 Rideshare drivers will be left out in the cold and THAT AIN’T RIGHT.

We have negotiated in good faith with Uber and Lyft, but they are still not willing to pay workers a living wage. Meet us at 3 PM at the shopping center behind Walgreens at 501 W. Roosevelt Road in Chicago, and from there we will travel together to the action site. More details to come- stay tuned!

Uber and Lyft are currently negotiating with the City of Chicago on the details of our FairShare Ordinance. This event is intended to center worker stories in the media and remind everyone who suffers when companies don't pay a living wage- the workers and their families. These people mean nothing to Uber and Lyft, but they are valued members of our community who are being targeted by greedy corporations for exploitation. Enough is enough!

Parking: You can park on Noble St. which snakes between North Ave and Elston right in front of the Uber Greenlight hub at 1401 W North Ave.

Accessibility: If you need interpretation, please reach out to Lori at 217-721-7527

Background: Every worker in Chicago will be getting a pay raise on July 1st thanks to the hard work of the most progressive city council we have had in decades- but unless we pass this legislation in the first quarter of 2025 Rideshare drivers will be left out in the cold and THAT AIN’T RIGHT.

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Our campaign to win safety protections, transparency, and a significant raise for the 85,000 people who drive rideshare in Chicago is heating up! We've got actions, press conferences, and car caravans ahead of us, and we need YOUR artistic talent to ensure that our message shows up in public (and makes it onto the news).

Join us at the TPL office from 6 – 8pm on Monday, February 24th to hang out and create signs together. We'll provide art supplies, but if you have paper, paint, markers, etc lying around, feel free to bring them. We'll order food! It will be fun.

Join our training session for this month's Lobby Day (2/26) and learn about our plans for that day! You'll be able to:

Find out what geographic team you'll be with for the day.

Learn about our legislative meeting agenda and find out what day-of roles that you can take during lobby visits.

Get informed on logistical details for our trip to Springfield.

And have the space to have your questions about Lobby Day be answered.

Join us for a series of meetings leading up to our big action to escalate the campaign to pass the FairShare Ordinance.

Breakfast will be available at 10:30 AM and the meeting will commence at 11 AM. Please be on time.

Parking: Please use the parking lot behind the building, the address of the parking lot is 1528 W Van Buren and it is free of charge.

Accessibility: ASL and Spanish Interpretation will be available. If you need other interpretation, please reach out to Lori at 217-721-7527

Background: Every worker in Chicago will be getting a pay raise on July 1st thanks to the hard work of the most progressive city council we have had in decades- but unless we pass this legislation in the first quarter of 2025 Rideshare drivers will be left out in the cold and THAT AIN’T RIGHT.

We will be planning our campaign through these bi-weekly meetings and need workers to come join the fight. This is GO TIME!

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One of the things we won when we helped pass the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act in Illinois in 2021 was the creation of the Illinois Climate Bank. A climate bank is a financial institution that uses public money to provide the financing that communities need to transition to cleaner energy sources and protect the climate. Now, it's up to us to make sure that the poor and working class communities that are the most directly impacted by climate change, not greedy corporations, will benefit from the funding opportunities, environmental improvements, and good green jobs that the Illinois Climate Bank will make possible.

At this event, we’ll cover:  

✅ What the Illinois Climate Bank is and how it works  

✅ How climate funds can fuel our fights for decarceration, healthcare, and workers’ rights  

✅ How YOU can help shape how this money is spent in your community  

The People’s Lobby has always fought for a world where people—not corporations—decide what our future looks like. This is our chance to make sure that climate solutions are also justice solutions! So join us, and bring your questions, your ideas, and your vision for a better Illinois. Let’s make sure that these funds work for us, not just the wealthy and well-connected.  

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed.
–Proverbs‬ ‭31‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The time we’re living in demands a response from people of faith. Join The People’s Lobby’s Faith Liberation Movement in a discussion and training on how to make impactful social justice work a part of your ministry.

Civil disobedience isn’t the only tactic we’ll use to protect the people and ideals we love during the Trump administration, but it’s an important one. The People’s Lobby has years of experience in successfully organizing against racist, unjust, and harmful systems, and we need everyone to build this muscle in order for us to present a disciplined and effective opposition to the chaos flowing down from the White House. Approaching the coming resistance with discipline will make us effective, keep us as safe as possible, and help prevent us from burning out over the next four years.

Join us on Saturday, February 15th to practice how to interact with authorities when engaging in civil disobedience, learn how this tactic can move a campaign forward, demystify what happens when you get arrested for protesting, and reflect on what risks you're willing to take as we stand up for what our communities need and deserve.

Join our training session for this month's Lobby Day (1/29) and learn about our plans for that day! You'll be able to:

Find out what geographic team you'll be with for the day.

Learn about our legislative meeting agenda and find out what day-of roles that you can take during lobby visits.

Get informed on logistical details for our trip to Springfield.

And have the space to have your questions about Lobby Day be answered.

This month’s Healthcare Task Force meeting will focus on sharing strategies to help us win meaningful healthcare policies during this legislative session.

It’s a great opportunity to learn more about our stepping-stone campaigns and discover how you can get involved in the movement.

Join us on February 4th from 6 PM to 8 PM via Zoom to explore ways you can take action and be part of the fight for equitable healthcare!

Join us for a series of meetings leading up to our big action in early March to escalate the campaign to pass the FairShare Ordinance.

Breakfast will be available at 10:30 AM and the meeting will commence at 11 AM. Please be on time.

Parking: Please use the parking lot behind the building, the address of the parking lot is 1528 W Van Buren

Background: Every worker in Chicago will be getting a pay raise on July 1st thanks to the hard work of the most progressive city council we have had in decades- but unless we pass this legislation in the first quarter of 2025 Rideshare drivers will be left out in the cold and THAT AIN’T RIGHT.

We will be planning our campaign through these bi-weekly meetings and need workers to come join the fight. This is GO TIME!

Join us for a series of meetings leading up to our big action in early March to escalate the campaign to pass the FairShare Ordinance.

Breakfast will be available at 10:30 AM and the meeting will commence at 11 AM. Please be on time, there is a parking lot beside the building.

Background: Every worker in Chicago will be getting a pay raise on July 1st thanks to the hard work of the most progressive city council we have had in decades- but unless we pass this legislation in the first quarter of 2025 Rideshare drivers will be left out in the cold and THAT AIN’T RIGHT.

We will be planning our campaign through these bi-weekly meetings and need workers to come join the fight. This is GO TIME!

Wednesday, Feb 19th is the next city council meeting and we want to be even more visible than last time! In January we had cars lined up all the way around the block and people took notice- we need to keep the pressure on. Join our car caravan on February 19th to keep drivers front and center until we pass our FairShare Ordinance.

We'll meet in the shopping center parking lot behind the Walgreens at the corner of Roosevelt and Canal to decorate our cars with signs, then proceed to drive together in a caravan around City Hall.

For years, we’ve watched as Uber and Lyft nickel and dime the drivers who make their shareholders rich, refusing to take drivers’ demands for safety protections, fair wages, and transparency seriously. These corporations have undermined worker organizing in city after city by using intimidation tactics and threats to force local governments to accept poor conditions and unlivable pay for the workers who drive rideshare in their city.

That’s not going to work in Chicago. We’re thrilled that Chicago’s minimum wage is going up on July 1, 2025, but that raise doesn’t include rideshare drivers. We can make sure the 85,000 folks who drive rideshare in Chicago also get the raise they deserve by passing our ordinance.

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¡El miércoles 19 de febrero es la próxima reunión del concejo municipal y queremos ser aún más visibles que la última vez! En enero teníamos autos alineados alrededor de la cuadra y la gente se dio cuenta: debemos mantener la presión. Únase a nuestra caravana de automóviles el 19 de febrero para mantener a los conductores al frente y al centro hasta que aprobemos nuestra Ordenanza FairShare. Nos reuniremos en el estacionamiento del centro comercial detrás de Walgreens en la esquina de Roosevelt y Canal para decorar nuestros autos con carteles, luego procederemos a conducir juntos en una caravana alrededor del Ayuntamiento. Durante años, hemos visto cómo Uber y Lyft son conductores que enriquecen a sus accionistas, negándose a tomar en serio las demandas de los conductores de protección de seguridad, salarios justos y transparencia. Estas corporaciones han socavado la organización de los trabajadores en ciudad tras ciudad mediante el uso de tácticas de intimidación y amenazas para obligar a los gobiernos locales a aceptar malas condiciones y salarios insoportables para los trabajadores que conducen viajes compartidos en su ciudad. Eso no va a funcionar en Chicago. Estamos encantados de que el salario mínimo de Chicago aumente el 1 de julio de 2025, pero ese aumento no incluye a los conductores de viajes compartidos. Podemos asegurarnos de que las 85,000 personas que conducen viajes compartidos en Chicago también obtengan el aumento que merecen al aprobar nuestra ordenanza.

Rideshare drivers united in the Chicago Gig Alliance are making our final push toward the finish line! Join our car caravan on January 15 to help build up the pressure before our big public action in February.

We'll meet in the parking lot at the corner of Roosevelt and Canal to decorate our cars with signs, then proceed to drive together in a caravan around City Hall.

For years, we’ve watched as Uber and Lyft nickel and dime the drivers who make their shareholders rich, refusing to take drivers’ demands for safety protections, fair wages, and transparency seriously. These corporations have undermined worker organizing in city after city by using intimidation tactics and threats to force local governments to accept poor conditions and unlivable pay for the workers who drive rideshare in their city.

That’s not going to work in Chicago. We’re thrilled that Chicago’s minimum wage is going up on July 1, 2025, but that raise doesn’t include rideshare drivers. We can make sure the 85,000 folks who drive rideshare in Chicago also get the raise they deserve by passing our ordinance.

Rideshare drivers united in the Chicago Gig Alliance are making our final push toward the finish line! Come be a part of our public action to pass the FairShare Ordinance!

For years, we’ve watched as Uber and Lyft nickel and dime the drivers who make their shareholders rich, refusing to take drivers’ demands for safety protections, fair wages, and transparency seriously. These corporations have undermined worker organizing in city after city by using intimidation tactics and threats to force local governments to accept poor conditions and unlivable pay for the workers who drive rideshare in their city.

That’s not going to work in Chicago. We’re thrilled that Chicago’s minimum wage is going up on July 1, 2025, but that raise doesn’t include rideshare drivers. We can make sure the 85,000 folks who drive rideshare in Chicago also get the raise they deserve by passing our ordinance.

Join us at Uber’s corporate headquarters at 433 W Van Buren for a massive action where we’ll tell Uber directly that rideshare drivers deserve what all workers deserve. We’re not taking no for an answer!

Survivors Know, Chicago Jobs with Justice, and the Chicago Gig Alliance are hosting a Worker Solidarity Circle. This is a space to connect with other workers, share experiences, and work together for positive change. Please fill out this form so we can learn more about you and keep you updated on upcoming meetings.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1E_2NRnJeL2VCVgw-41PswtGstgDvrIGUWDOztd0xFVk/viewform

Survivors Know, Chicago Jobs with Justice, and the Chicago Gig Alliance are hosting a Worker Solidarity Circle. This is a space to connect with other workers, share experiences, and work together for positive change. Please fill out this form to RSVP so we can learn more about you and keep you updated on upcoming meetings. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1E_2NRnJeL2VCVgw-41PswtGstgDvrIGUWDOztd0xFVk/viewform

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1E_2NRnJeL2VCVgw-41PswtGstgDvrIGUWDOztd0xFVk/viewform

This event is VIRTUAL via Zoom. Pleas also register in advance for this meeting on zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlfuirrT8vHN3D0NMCe8v711MGeMtCZQwX
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Trump won re-election, in part, by blaming the wrong people for the crises we are all facing in our communities: rents we can't afford to pay, poor jobs, unaffordable or poor health care, inadequate and crumbling public transportation, among others. White nationalists would have us fighting each other for the scraps that corporations leave to us, rather than standing in solidarity to protect each other and build enough people-power to check corporate-power.

Our real problem is the growing and virtually unchecked power of billionaires and CEOs in American capitalism and our political system. Under Trump's second administration, corporations will have more power than ever before, unless we organize to oppose them. But the good news is that we will be able to stop much of his agenda and continue to win at the local and state level.

The first items on Trump's agenda will be to slash taxes for corporations and the rich. Then they attempt to turn Medicare over to private corporations, attempt to gut Medicaid, attempt to gut environmental protections, and attempt mass deportations that will hurt undocumented people and harm our economy. Because much of his agenda will be deeply unpopular with Americans and with corporate elites, so if we organize, we may be able to stop some key pieces of his agenda. We can also continue to bring people together to win local and state investments in our people and communities.

Learn how to Lobby your legislator in your own community to ask them to invest in public transportation services and expand public transit in your own community. We will meet virtually over Zoom.