California Coalition for Worker Power

BUILDING
WORKER
POWER

We’re a statewide coalition of worker centers, unions, advocates, policy experts, and community organizations building a California where every worker has the power to improve their workplace and their community.

Without workers, there is no California
Illustrated collage of California workers, the Golden Gate Bridge and coastal hills
Workers march with flags at a rally

Who We Are

Together, we’re building a California where every worker has power.

Founded in 2020, the California Coalition for Worker Power brings together worker centers, unions, advocates, policy experts, and community organizations to build worker power across the state.

Worker Power in Action

Millions of workers. One California.

4.17M

Workers Reached

830K

Interactive Conversations

89

Community-Based Organizations

46

Languages Spoken

How We Build Power

Four strategies. One movement.

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Organizing

We train and support organizations to build worker leadership and grow our movement from the ground up.

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Advocacy

We advance policies that put power in the hands of workers and hold employers and systems accountable.

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Narrative

We elevate workers’ stories to shift public narratives and demand justice for all working people.

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Statewide Convener

We bring worker centers, unions, and community groups together across California to connect, align, and act as one.

The Movement

Power looks like this.

Workers marching with protest signs
Rally crowd with flags
Marchers carrying a hand-painted banner
Coalition members marching behind a banner
Worker leader speaking into a microphone

What We’re Fighting For

Building power means changing the rules.

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Farmworkers holding signs at a rally

Featured Campaign

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“When workers come together, we all rise.”

Real change.
Stronger together.

“CCWP gave us the tools, the connections, and the courage to turn our community’s vision into real policy wins. We’re just getting started.”


Maya L.
Community Organizer

The Reality for California Workers

Workers deserve more than just getting by.

$2.3–$4.6 BILLION

Lost annually to wage theft

20,000

Heat-related workplace injuries annually

51%

Fear retaliation for speaking up