Mission

Our explicit theory of change is that base building, combined with leadership development of working-class community members and deep work in collaboration with partners, results in transformation.  We contribute to social change by building bases of organized people in low-wage communities of color; helping members to develop their analysis and skills as leaders; collaborating deeply with other community-based organizations; and bringing the power of unions into the communities where their members live.

Because low-wage communities of color are often pitted against each other, we choose campaigns that help build a broader movement that unifies communities of color and builds a sense of solidarity across racial and ethnic barriers.  We see our work as part of a national and global struggle for justice; through educational programs and through campaign work we make connections between our campaigns and the civil rights and human rights movements in the US and at the global level.