Jobs with Justice San Francisco

What Jobs with Justice San Francisco does

Jobs with Justice San Francisco (JWJSF) is a multiracial 501(c)(3) nonprofit coalition founded in 2010 that convenes 30+ member organizations—including labor unions (AFSCME Local 3299, SEIU Local 1021, SEIU United Service Workers West, California Nurses Association, Unite Here Local 2), worker centers, and community-based groups (Chinese Progressive Association, Filipino Community Center, Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco, PODER, Mujeres Unidas y Activas)—to advance workers' rights, economic justice, immigrant rights, and racial justice in the San Francisco Bay Area. The organization operates as a coalition convener and campaign organizer rather than a service provider or technology company, with no proprietary platform; its core "product" is structured collective action across member organizations, executed through grassroots mobilization, direct action, policy campaigns, and rapid response infrastructure.

JWJSF's portfolio centers on four programmatic pillars: Workers' Rights (minimum wage, fair scheduling, union jobs, gig worker protections), Climate Jobs & Worker-Led Transition (via the California Labor for Climate Jobs statewide coalition of 16 unions), Defend Communities (Sanctuary Workplace Drive, SF Community Foot Monitor program, UndocuFund-SF disaster aid), and Solidarity & Racial Justice (Labor for Black Lives, multiracial coalition building). The organization has built additional initiatives including Bay Resistance (a 50-organization network with 16,000+ rapid response members), Free City College (the 2017 tuition-free higher education campaign), and the "On Demand and On the Edge" gig worker study (2020). Its track record includes first-in-nation policy precedents: $15 minimum wage (2014, 77% voter support), Retail Workers Bill of Rights (2014), Free City College (2017), Housing Our Workers legislation (2019, $400M+ in affordable housing funding), and Tenant Right to Organize (2022).

Revenue is generated through four streams: foundation grants supporting labor, climate, and immigrant rights work; membership dues from 30+ member organizations; individual donations via a sustaining donor program and an annual gala; and event fundraising. Headcount is 11-50 staff, led by an Executive Director, with staff represented by Teamsters Local 856. The organization maintains offices in San Francisco (209 Golden Gate Ave, near Civic Center BART) and Oakland (near 12th St BART).

Name

Jobs with Justice San Francisco

Legal name

Jobs with Justice San Francisco

Website

https://jwjsf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jobs with Justice San Francisco is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit coalition of 30+ labor unions, worker centers, and community organizations that runs policy campaigns, grassroots mobilization, and rapid response programs for workers' rights, climate justice, and immigrant defense in the Bay Area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor and Community Organizing Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor, Worker Rights & Employment Policy Advocacy (BPAGAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAG), Workforce Development & Inclusive Employment (Job Training, Placement) (BPAGALAB), Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC)

Keywords

• Labor coalition organizing
• Workers rights advocacy
• Community organizing services
• Economic justice campaigns
• Policy advocacy coalition

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Fundraising: Grant funding from foundations supporting labor rights, climate justice, and immigrant rights work
2. Grassroots/Member Dues: Membership dues from 30+ member unions, worker centers, and community organizations
3. Individual Donations: Sustaining donors and monthly sustainer program, plus annual gala event
4. Event Fundraising: Annual gala events to raise funds and honor labor and community partners

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jobs with Justice San Francisco is a multiracial coalition of labor unions, worker centers, and community-based organizations that organizes grassroots campaigns to advance workers' rights, economic justice, racial justice, climate justice, and immigrant rights. The organization coordinates advocacy, direct action, and policy campaigns—including first-in-nation policy victories such as the $15 minimum wage, fair scheduling laws, tuition-free higher education, and tenant right to organize legislation—while building collective power across its 30+ member organizations.

Product overview

Jobs with Justice San Francisco is a multiracial coalition organization rather than a technology product company. It offers a portfolio of advocacy campaigns, organizing initiatives, and coalition programs including Workers' Rights Campaign, Climate Jobs & Worker-Led Transition Program (including California Labor for Climate Jobs coalition), Defend Communities Initiative, Solidarity & Racial Justice Program, Bay Resistance, Labor for Black Lives, Free City College Campaign, Tenant Right-to-Organize Legislation, Housing Our Workers Legislation, Gig Worker Study, UndocuFund-SF, Good Jobs for All Campaign, and Paid Emergency Leave Advocacy. These initiatives work together through coalition building to advance economic, racial, and gender justice for working people in San Francisco.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bay Resistance: A broad and diverse network of 50 organizations ready to defend communities, movements, and the planet, founded alongside Bay Rising and San Francisco Rising.
• Labor for Black Lives
• Free City College
• California Labor for Climate Jobs

Quantifiable outcome

• Won country's first $15 minimum wage in 2014 with 77% voter support
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• California Labor for Climate Jobs (CLCJ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023JWJSF staff coordinate California Labor for Climate Jobs, a statewide coalition of 16 unions working to advance a worker- and community-led transition to a just and climate-safe economy.
• Bay Rising and San Francisco RisingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Co-founded Bay Resistance on the eve of Trump's inauguration alongside Bay Rising and San Francisco Rising. Bay Resistance is a broad network of 50 organizations defending communities, movements, and the planet.
• California Coalition for Worker PowerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of coalition that helped pass AB497, the Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Protection Act, and leads local trainings on worker rights defense.
• California Network for Immigrant and Worker JusticeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization fighting for benefits for excluded immigrant workers.
• Free City SF CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganizes to defend the Free City program that has transformed lives of thousands of San Franciscans, enabling college access, job training, language courses, and career changes.
• SF People's Budget CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeads coalition fighting for strong public services and investments into working class communities and communities of color.
• University of CaliforniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with UC and national Jobs with Justice to complete the first representative large-scale study of app-based work: 'On Demand and On the Edge' in 2020.
• National Jobs with JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated with national Jobs with Justice network; collaborated on gig worker study and shared organizing resources.
• Gig Workers Rising and We Drive ProgressminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorked with these unions and worker centers to drive innovative organizing and policy addressing worker exploitation in the gig economy.
• UndocuFund San FranciscocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded in March 2020 with allied SF immigrant and worker rights organizations to provide critical aid to undocumented immigrants cut out of the social safety net. Raised $4.5 million.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• National Jobs with Justice: National parent/affiliate network of which JWJSF is a local chapter. Directly comparable mission, organizing model, and policy agenda on workers' rights and coalition building.
• PODER: San Francisco-based immigrant rights and community organization that is a JWJSF member. Comparable in serving immigrant worker constituencies through organizing and policy advocacy in the same Bay Area geography.
• Center for Popular Democracy: National network of progressive community organizations running coordinated state and local campaigns on workers' rights, immigrant justice, and economic equity. Operates the same affiliate-coalition model at larger scale.
• San Francisco Rising: San Francisco-based progressive coalition and co-founder of Bay Resistance with JWJSF. Directly comparable member-driven organizing model targeting local policy and electoral outcomes.
• SEIU Local 1021: JWJSF member union representing Bay Area public service workers. Comparable in workers' rights advocacy and coalition participation, though structured as a labor union rather than a multi-constituency coalition.
• Working Partnerships USA: San Jose-based labor-community coalition combining unions, community groups, and faith organizations for policy and corporate accountability campaigns. Most structurally similar organization to JWJSF in Northern California.
• Bay Rising: Bay Area progressive coalition and co-founder of Bay Resistance alongside JWJSF. Operates the same multiracial multi-issue coalition model in the same geography with overlapping member organizations.
• Chinese Progressive Association: San Francisco-based community organization and JWJSF member; comparable in serving working-class immigrant communities through organizing and advocacy, though focused on a specific constituency.

Broad incumbents

• AFL-CIO: National labor federation that coordinates affiliated unions including several JWJSF members. Operates as the broad umbrella for worker advocacy, with JWJSF functioning as a community-labor bridge organization within this ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW): Worker-led coalition organizing farmworkers through consumer campaigns and Fair Food Program. Comparable in its coalition model and precedent-setting wins, though focused on agricultural supply chains rather than urban labor policy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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