Our Work

Rework the Bay Aims to Advance Collective Solutions That Increase:

1: The Number of Quality, Empowered Jobs in our Region with Pay and Say

Pay

Compensation that goes beyond meeting basic needs to enable economic security, including family-sustaining wages, health care, paid sick leave, paid family leave and the opportunity to put money aside for unexpected challenges and retirement.

Say

People having agency over what happens at work and how they work, not just what they get from working. It ensures that work is stable, offers dignity and predictable work schedules, and is healthy and safe.

2: Equitable access to those jobs

This includes the ability to locate and apply for quality jobs, access to the skills and education needed to compete for those jobs, freedom from discrimination in hiring and advancement, and inclusive company cultures.

3: Affordable, Accessible support systems

Expanding availability of support systems, which are necessary for people to keep their jobs and stay in the region, include transportation, child care, food security and stable housing.

We bring together leaders in economic justice, education and training, business, and philanthropy to advance collective solutions for a diverse and equitable Bay Area. This work takes two primary forms:

Advancing Workforce Equity in the Bay Area

Our Equity at Work Council partnered with PolicyLink and the National Fund for Workforce Solutions to develop a set of data indicators that tell a more nuanced story about racial equity gaps in our region’s workforce, and put forward recommendations for a just economic recovery.

A Worker-Centered “Future of Work”

ReWork the Bay is partnering with Working Partnerships USA and Jobs with Justice SF to develop a framework and recommendations for funders and workforce leaders to understand the “Future of Work” in a way that centers the worker perspective and prioritizes racial and economic equity.

Re-Imagining a Bay Area Workforce System Grounded in Racial and Gender Equity

Using both qualitative and quantitative research, Insight Center for Community Economic Development examined historical policies, practices, and narratives that drive racial and gender inequity in Bay Area workforce systems.

Project Signal

This Bay Area education and workforce data transparency pilot unlocks existing data to enable low-income Bay Area residents to access personalized education and employment pathways to quality, secure and family-sustaining jobs.

Bay Area Undocumented Cash Relief Network

ReWork the Bay, in partnership with the San Francisco Foundation and the Grove Foundation, is leading a collaborative nine-county effort to increase coordination and collaboration among existing relief funds serving undocumented community members, identifying and filling gaps where cash relief access does not exist, and building the capacity of all funds to ensure maximum efficiency and security in distributing relief.

On-Demand and On-Edge: Ride Hailing and Delivery Workers in SF

The San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission (SF LAFCo) partnered with Jobs With Justice SF, Jobs With Justice Education Fund, UC Santa Cruz and Driver’s Seat Cooperative on a large survey of transit-oriented gig workers in San Francisco to better understand labor practices and the impact on public systems of large gig companies such as Uber, Lyft, Postmates and DoorDash.

For more information about any of these systems change projects contact Rob Hope.

ReWork the Bay supports funder learning and collaboration, including:

Two peer learning sessions annually for funder members to share information about their strategy and seek thought partnership from their peers. These sessions provide an intimate, supportive space to grapple with hard questions among values-aligned funders, and may feature guest speakers who can offer expertise on issues of interest to funder members.
For funders who want to explore deeper, we offer a 6-month community of practice to take new steps forward in advancing an inclusive economy as a remedy to racial capitalism.
We offer funder briefings to share insights from research and pilot projects supported by ReWork the Bay. These briefings also provide direct investment opportunities for funders to support the work of our partners, bring new information and perspectives to the workforce field, and build funder relationships across the workforce and worker justice ecosystems.

Check out our Youtube channel for our webinar recordings.

The Equity at Work Council (EWC) is a 15-member body that leads ReWork the Bay’s programmatic strategy, generates policy and systems change recommendations and models deep cross-sector collaboration. EWC represents five priority stakeholder groups: