Community Benefits Agreements
Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) are legally enforceable agreements between private companies and coalitions of community and labor groups that are used to secure a wide range of job standards and equity measures.
U.S. Employment Plan
The U.S. Employment Plan (USEP) is our customizable, federally-approved policy tool that builds good jobs and equity into the public purchasing process.
Transforming Transit, Realizing Opportunity
Through economic modeling and dozens of interviews with leaders from public transit agencies, environmental organizations, and community-based organizations, the report offers a suite of policy recommendations intended to enable agencies to center community health, climate solutions, and good job creation in their adoption of battery-electric bus technology and infrastructure.
The History of Privatization
This article from Talking Points Memo, by Donald Cohen of In the Public Interest, explores the history of privatization and the four decade attack on government.
Purchasing for the Common Good 201
An introductory webinar to "inclusive procurement" or "purchasing for the common good."
Inclusive Procurement and Contracting: Building a Field of Policy and Practice
This study, co-authored by Emerald Cities and PolicyLink, surveys the current landscape on inclusive procurement and contracting policies and practices in the infrastructure and construction industries.
Moving Forward: Toward Women’s Equity and Inclusion in the Rail and Transit Sector
The resources in this toolkit support the recruitment, training, and retention of women in nontraditional apprenticeship and jobs in the rail and transit sector.
Women Can Build: Re-envisioning Rosie
The Women Can Build photo series project uplifts the hardworking women in the transportation manufacturing industry.
Memo: Effect of U.S. Employment Plan on Competitive Bidding
This UCLA Law School study demonstrates the U.S. Employment Plan‘s impact on price and bidder pools.
Harnessing Government Spending to Revitalize Good Manufacturing Jobs
This report considers new ways in which government can play a role in revitalizing manufacturing, and brings to light new tools to ensure good jobs, inclusivity, and community benefits.