Joyce Foundation January 18, 2007

At this meeting, we heard from Illinois and national leaders working in the seven areas identified in the scan.
We were and continue to look for input on how The Mobility Agenda team should target our resources and future efforts to share information about and build momentum for improving our economy and low-wage work. 

AGENDA and PRESENTATION MATERIALS

Introductions and Background

• Margy Waller, Inclusion
  
  • The Mobility Agenda's National Scan and Summary
  • Talking about Low-Wage Work
• Shawn Fremstad, Inclusion
  
  • PowerPoint Presentation: Overview of the Low-Wage Labor Market
  • Paper: Overview of the Low-Wage Labor Market

New Ideas and Strategies - Part 1

• John Bouman, Shriver Center
  
  • Healthcare
• Kim Bobo, Interfaith Worker Justice
  
  • Wage Enforcement
• Zack Nauth, SEIU
  
  • Democratic Workplaces
• Virginia Parks, University of Chicago
  
  • Accountable Development

New Ideas and Strategies, Part 2

• Melissa Josephs, Women Employed
  
  • Paid Leave and Sick Days
• Sonya Mehta, Young Workers United, San Francisco
  
  • Paid Leave and Sick Days

   

• Susan Lambert, University of Chicago
  
  • Employer Investment/Employee Engagement
• Elliott Brown, Springboard Forward, Belmont, CA
  
  • Employer Investment/Employee Engagement

   

• Dory Rand, Shriver Center
  
  • Portable Retirement Accounts
  • Examples Spreadsheets
  • IVA Handout
• John Burbank, Economic Opportunity Institute, Seattle
  
  • Portable Retirement Accounts
  • Fact Sheet
  • IVA Handout
  • Retirement Handout
  • WVA Fact SheetIVA Handout