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POWER Act Research Analysis and Final Report

This report is based on research and analysis conducted during 2023 and 2024 for the POWER (Promote Ownership by Workers for Economic Recovery) Act, State Assembly Bill 2849 (2022). The study mandate was to consider how an Association of Cooperative Labor Contractors (ACLC), a federated worker co-op system, might “promote equitable economic development, reduce inequality, and increase access to living-wage jobs,” and advance California’s Future of Work Commission goals.

Our study asked, How can worker ownership improve job quality and firm performance in historically low-wage sectors? 

POWER Act Report

Read or download our full report (PDF, 314 pages) last updated Jan. 26, 2025.

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Briefing Papers

To make our findings accessible to key audiences, we produced two briefing papers for stakeholders in government, philanthropy, workforce and economic development, organized labor, and academia.

For questions, contact Professor David I. Levine.

For background and public meeting materials, see the California Labor & Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) state study website.

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