Report / Apr 21, 2026
Reframing Work, Rebalancing Power:
Three Framing Strategies That Connect Jobs with Economic Justice
By Bec Sanderson , Marisa Gerstein Pineau , Andrew Volmert , Elliot Cohen , Sarah French Brennan , Kindy Insouvanh , Jennifer John
Reframing Work, Rebalancing Power:
Three Framing Strategies That Connect Jobs with Economic Justice
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Summary
This strategic brief provides evidence-based framing to connect jobs with broader economic justice. It helps advocates overcome individualistic mindsets and expose the structural racism and exploitative policies driving occupational inequities. By utilizing values like Fairness and the pyramid metaphor, the brief equips communicators to articulate how the 1% rigs the economy—and how collective worker action can successfully unrig it.