passed with a landslide 80% of the vote!

What We Won

The Workers’ Bill of Rights is now part of our city’s Home Rule Charter, affirming a commitment to:

  • A fair, living wage, with a minimum of $15 per hour

  • Paid leave for the purposes of medical care, family, bereavement and vacation time 

  • The ability to organize a union free from threats, intimidation or interference

  • Healthcare coverage

What’s Next?

  • Organize for Worker Power

    Workers, bring the 4 points of the Workers' Bill of Rights into your workplaces! Organize with your coworkers to demand GOOD jobs.

  • Time For Policy

    We’re working with the Mayor, City Council, and the New Orleans Health Department to create a Workers’ Commission and implement a Healthy Workplace Policy to hold businesses accountable to these standards.

  • High-Road Employers, Join Us!

    Take pride in upholding the Workers' Bill of Rights and share your story! Let’s set an example for others and create a movement of businesses that value workers.

Why We Need A Workers’ Bill of Rights

In New Orleans, workers and culture bearers are getting paid poverty wages and can't even afford to go to the doctor when we’re sick. Studies show that residents of the richest, white neighborhoods are expected to live 20+ more years than residents of the poorest, Black neighborhoods.

This is unacceptable.

What We Did About It

We united 117,542 voices to demand a city where the quality of jobs reflects the contributions we make to keep it thriving.

Our Fall for Liberation Organizers in Training led a massive campaign operation:

  • 31,512 doors knocked

  • 45,921 calls made

  • 41,137 texts sent

  • Countless 1-on-1 conversations and outreach events

The result? A mandate for change.

In the News

  • New Orleans voters approve ‘Workers’ Bill of Rights’ amendment

    WWNO

  • Stepping up for New Orleans workers, on Tuesday’s ballot

    THE LENS NOLA

  • Letters: Why it's important for our city to have a Workers' Bill of Rights

    NOLA.COM

  • "We are New Orleans”: A Workers’ Bill of Rights Finds Common Ground

    IN THESE TIMES

How It Works

The Workers' Bill of Rights incentivizes businesses to fairly compensate and treat employees with respect.

Through a partnership with the City, we will create a Healthy Workplace designation for all employers who provide for their workers all of the criteria outlined in the New Orleans Workers’ Bill of Rights. We will build a movement and establish Louisiana’s first Workers’ Commission to fight for our rights.

Why It Matters

In a majority-Black city that was built by Black people and is known for its Black culture, upholding the well-being of Black workers who too often make up industries with the fewest protections should be the utmost priority. All workers, no matter their neighborhood or race, deserve a healthy workplace and a job that guarantees every aspect of the New Orleans Bill of Rights. That’s why the Mayor and City Council must take action and demonstrate that investing in our city means investing in workers.