Resources

• RFA Local Infrastructure Hub: Policy examples including CBAs/PLAs

• Sample CBA Projects

• Toolkit on CBAs from the Department of Energy

• Columbia Law School CBA Database

• Expert Insights on Best Practice for CBA Development

• Sample CBA text (from NY)

• Sample CBA goals (from San Diego)

• Community Benefits Resources from All in Cities

• Community Benefits Agreement Database by climate area

• Community Benefits Plans 101 from the Department of Energy

• Using Community Benefits Plans to Support Career and Technical Education from the Department of Education

• Incorporating community benefits plans into infrastructure projects - part of RFA’s local infrastructure hub

• Data and Measurement: Job Quality Playbook (Recording, Slides, Questions and Answers)
• Theory of Change Measurement (Recording, Slides)
• Elevate Data for Equity (Urban Institute)
• Employment data including some job quality elements from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Make sure to check out the metrics section for detailed information on where to start, use cases, and sample measures. 

• National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO):  A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting employee ownership. Their website offers a wealth of resources, including research reports, articles, and case studies.

• ESOP Association: A trade association representing ESOP companies and service providers. Their website provides information on ESOPs, including regulations, best practices, and industry news.

• International Federation of Employee Share Ownership Plans (IFESOP): - A global network of organizations promoting employee ownership, offering research, advocacy, and training programs.

• Democracy At Work / US Federation of Worker Cooperatives - A national organization dedicated to building the field of worker cooperative development

• Business Toolkit for Transitioning to Employee ownership

• Largest employee owned companies

• An interactive map of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPS)

• State policy database on employee ownership

• Municipal playbook for employee ownership

• Minnesota Center for Employee Ownership

• Project Equity Employee Ownership - Partnership with San Diego Workforce Partnership

• Employee Ownership Seminar for Employers

• RFA's Job Quality Playbook - Employee Ownership

• Employee owned childcare businesses

• Measuring workplace wellbeing

• Measuring job quality and access

• Measuring job satisfaction

• Measuring job satisfaction - surveys and questions

• Measuring the quality of work

• DOL recommendations for measuring job quality

• American Opportunity Index - ranking of top companies on 5 job quality areas

• Evaluation and Negotiation (Recording, Slides)

Make sure to check out the Workforce Spending Guide - Building Evidence Through Evaluation for more information. 

• Project Labor Agreement Resource guide - from the Department of Labor

• Project LAbor Agreements as Tools for Equity - from the Department of Labor

• Study Shows that Project Labor Agreements Promote Bid Competition, Control Costs, and Expand Pathways to Skilled Construction Careers

• Project Labor Agreement Construction Program Guide - from the Federal Highway administration

• Example - executive order in Maryland for project labor agreements on state works projects to promote workforce development

• Example - San Diego city-wide project labor agreement for city construction projects

• Research review on project labor agreements - by Fair Contracting

• PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS: EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS - study by Cornell and American Rights at Work

General Federal Programs

• The Good Jobs Challenge (Department of Labor)
• Good Jobs in Federal Investments- Department of Labor

• A Good Jobs and Equity Policy (Jobs to Move America)

• Fostering Equitable Community and Economic Development through Apprenticeship (New America)

Uniform Guidance

• White House Uniform Guidance Implementation Memo (2024 changes)
• Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance - Federal Register link to final Uniform Guidance changes in 2024
• Federal Register/Vol. 89, No. 78/Monday, April 22, 2024/Rules and Regulations - Uniform Guidance Full Updated Language
• Council that is overseeing the UG implementation

IIJA/BIL/IRA

• 10 tips to get in on historic IRA, BIL and CHIPS funding 

• Investing in High Quality Infrastructure Jobs toolkit - RFA’s toolkit

• Local Infrastructure Hub

• Center for Transportation Workforce Development - from Department of Transportation

• Guide to Workforce Planning - Department of Transportation

• US Energy and Employment Jobs Report - Department of Energy

• Office of Energy Jobs - Department of Energy

• Workforce in BIL, IRA, CHIPS - National Govenor’s Association

• Guidebook to Implement Historic Inflation Reduction Act (Climate Mayors)

• Proven State and Local Strategies To Create Good Jobs With IIJA Infrastructure Funds (Center for American Progress)

• Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool - Used to identify Justice 40 areas, see Workforce as one of the eight categories (Programs covered by Justice 40)

• Employer Responsibilities from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Employer Responsibilities regarding disability from the Department of Labor