Tools & Resources
The Labor Center prepares tools and resources that can be used by labor educators, activists, and researchers. Many of our tools and resources accompany individual publications, illustrating and presenting our primary findings.
New! Know Your Rights at Work: Information for New Workers in California. Handout for all high school students who apply for work permits explaining their rights on the job, as mandated by AB 800. Useful information for all new workers — and long-time workers, too.
Minimum Wage, Living Wage, and Sectoral Wage Ordinances and Resources
- December 14, 2025 Inventory of US City and County Minimum Wage Ordinances
- December 19, 2023 California City and County Current Minimum Wages
- March 1, 2023 Living Wage and Self-Sufficiency Tools and Data
- June 27, 2024 Sectoral Wage Ordinances
Workers' Rights & Organizing Resources
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Tool/Resource
January 1, 2026
Know Your Rights at Work: Information for New Workers in California
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Book/Edited Volume
March 2, 2023
Rules to Win By: Power and Participation in Union Negotiations
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Book/Edited Volume
April 25, 2021
“Hey, the Boss Just Called Me Into the Office!” The Weingarten Decision and the Right to Representation on the Job
Webinars & Panel Discussions
COVID-19 Resources
- May 18, 2022 California’s Labor Market in the Time of COVID-19
- March 7, 2022 COVID-19: Local Labor Standard Policies in California
- December 3, 2020 The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Workers in California: An Overview of Research to Date
- October 21, 2020 Public Sector Impacts of the Great Recession and COVID-19
