Safe Community Act:
The Safe Communities Act is a proposed law (In Massachusetts) designed to build trust between immigrant communities and local law enforcement by limiting how local police cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. This act would prevent local police and state agencies from acting as immigration enforcement agents. It ensures that people can report crimes, seek help, and interact with police without fear.
The Injured Workers Bill:
Would adequately protect injured workers from employer misconduct and retaliation. Too often, employer misconduct, threats, or retaliation prevents workers injured on the job from: Reporting a workplace injury or illness, receiving medical care, filing a workers’ compensation claim. This act would protect Injured Workers and clarify the types of employer misconduct & retaliation prohibited under workers’ comp law Clarify the standard of proof and remedies available for harm caused by employer retaliation allow the Attorney General’s Office to investigate and enforce retaliation complaints Expand notice to employees of workers’ comp rights and prohibitions against retaliation. Require the calculation of workers’ comp benefits based on the minimum wages required by law, even where employers have paid workers illegally at sub-minimum levels Allow for investigation of problematic insurer claims-handling practices.
Injured Workers Campaign:
Through the Injured Workers Campaign, Brockton Workers Alliance supports workers who have been hurt on the job and are navigating the workers' compensation system. We provide education, advocacy, and community support while fighting for stronger protections, fair treatment, and accountability for injured workers across our community.
Transportation Campaign:
Transportation Justice has emerged as a critical focus of Brockton Workers Alliance’s work. For many Brockton workers and residents, safe, reliable, and affordable transportation is essential to access employment, healthcare, education, childcare, and basic daily needs. Yet immigrant and low-income communities face disproportionate barriers, including infrequent service, unsafe conditions, inadequate pedestrian infrastructure, and limited regional connectivity. Through BWA’s Transportation Committee, community leaders have consistently advocated for increased transit service frequency, improved safety for riders, pedestrians, and drivers, better regional transportation connections, more accessible and equitable transportation infrastructure.
Home Campaign
(Home For All)Our housing campaign organizes tenants and community members to fight for safe, stable and affordable housing in Brockton. Brockton Workers Alliance advocates for tenant protections, anti-displacement policies, and increased affordable housing so that all residents can remain and thrive in the city.
Civic engagement:
Brockton Workers Alliance's civic engagement work builds the collective power of working-class residents, immigrants, and communities of color. Through voter education, leadership development, and grassroots organizing, we equip community members to make their voices heard and shape the decisions that impact their lives.
Know your Rights Workshop:
Brockton Workers Alliance's workshops equip workers, tenants, and immigrant community members with the information and tools they need to protect themselves and advocate for fair treatment. Through accessible, multilingual training, we educate community members on workplace rights, tenant protections, and interactions with systems of power by helping the community stay informed, prepared and empowered.
The Wage Theft Campaign:
Wage theft and worker misclassification affect hundreds of thousands of workers across the Commonwealth. Year after year, over $1 billion in wages are stolen from vulnerable workers by unscrupulous employers who have created a business model out of taking advantage of the most vulnerable workers among us. This is money stolen from families, communities, municipalities, and our Commonwealth.
S.1158 and H.1868, An Act to Prevent Wage Theft, Promote Employer Accountability, and Enhance Public Enforcement provides new tools to the Attorney General, as well as working people, to finally fight back against stolen wages.
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