When candidates think about being a ‘pro-worker’ elected official they think of specific labor standards. Thinking creatively, what are other ways you could utilize your office to support workers?

I think, in my opinion, to be 'pro-worker' means using every lever of government to dismantle systemic barriers to economic justice. Not just passing labor standards, but reshaping the ecosystem of power towards the worker.

That's creating trusts to support workers illegally fired for organizing.

That is withholding city contracts from suppliers that engage in wage theft or abusive working conditions.

That's prioritizing worker-owned coops in RFPs for city projects.

It's partnering with unions to create municipal options where there's corporate monopolies like internet and electricity

I would like to see us disrupt abusive business models by taking them over: one way would be to launch a public alternative to temp agencies (a city-run staffing pool for jobs with fair wages).

I also think we should reserve council committee seats for labor representation

Labor standards are defensive policy. and here are some ways we can build power to not need to be on the defense to go beyond bland "support union jobs" platitudes.