Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee

What Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee does

Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) is a volunteer-based, grassroots nonprofit labor organizing project founded in March 2020 by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) to help US workers organize for PPE and workplace safety during COVID-19. Headquartered at workerorganizing.org, EWOC provides free direct organizer support, virtual training programs (Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing, Connecting with Co-workers, Fellows Program, and the Basic Organizing Program cohort), and a growing library of educational resources including the 'Unite & Win' handbook published with Haymarket Books and the 'Organize & Survive' guide. The organization is fiscally sponsored by UE Research and Education Fund, a 501(c)(3), and is led by approximately 10 staff members supplemented by 3,000+ trained volunteers.

EWOC's underlying 'platform' is a distributed organizing infrastructure: workers request support via a website form, are matched with experienced volunteer organizers, and receive campaign guidance across petitioning, committee-building, public campaigns, and union recognition. It does not offer an API or proprietary software; the technology layer is essentially WordPress-based content delivery plus Stripe-powered donation processing, with content IP (handbooks, flyers, one-pagers, curriculum) constituting the primary technical/intellectual asset.

EWOC's business model is donation-funded philanthropy: it provides all direct organizer support and training at no cost to workers, with revenue coming from individual contributions (including a recurring donor program that reached 500+ by October 2022), union and foundation grants from aligned labor organizations, and modest handbook sales. By November 2025 EWOC had fielded 15,000+ help calls and supported union recognition campaigns at Beth Israel Deaconess (500+ workers, twice), Ascension Seton (1,100+ workers), Whole Foods Philadelphia, Trader Joe's, Nitehawk Cinema, Glenstone Museum, Austin Pets Alive!, and others. Geographic scope is limited to the United States, with bilingual (English/Spanish) support and a network of local EWOC chapters.

Name

Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee

Legal name

Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee

Website

https://workerorganizing.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EWOC is a US-based volunteer-driven nonprofit labor organizing project jointly operated by DSA and UE that provides free direct organizer support, training, and educational resources to non-union workers seeking to organize their workplaces. Founded in March 2020, it has grown to 3,000+ volunteers and 15,000+ help calls served.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Organizing Services

NAICS

Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (81393), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor Relations & Union Management Training (EDABAIAK)

Keywords

• Workplace organizing support
• Union training programs
• Labor organizing resources
• Worker advocacy services
• Grassroots union campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

United States

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: EWOC receives support from thousands of individual contributors through mass donations, with recurring donors program
2. Union and Foundation Support: Financial support from labor unions and committed foundations that align with EWOC's mission
3. Handbook Sales: Sale of 'Unite & Win' workplace organizer handbook published by Haymarket Books ($10 physical, $1 ebook)
4. 501(c)(3) Non-profit: EWOC is a project of UE Research and Education Fund, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EWOC provides free direct support to non-union workers in the United States by connecting them with experienced volunteer workplace organizers for consultations and ongoing campaign assistance. The organization also runs free virtual interactive training sessions (including Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing and Connecting with Co-workers), publishes organizing resources (Unite & Win handbook and Organize & Survive), and operates a Fellows Program to develop new organizing capacity across industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Direct Support Consultations Free one-on-one consultations connecting non-union workers in the US with experienced EWOC volunteer organizers to support organizing committee building, union campaigns, collective bargaining, petitions, and responses to employer retaliation.
• Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing Training Free virtual interactive training session teaching workers the basics of workplace organizing alongside other new and experienced organizers.
• Connecting with Co-workers Workshop

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,000+ workers have received direct support through help line
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2020DSA is one of EWOC's two parent organizations. DSA formed EWOC in March 2020 to help workers organize during COVID-19. DSA provides organizational infrastructure and volunteer support.
• United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2020UE is one of EWOC's two parent organizations. UE is a radical labor union that co-founded EWOC in March 2020. UE provides union organizing expertise and infrastructure.
• UE Research and Education FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEWOC is a project of UE Research and Education Fund, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides the organizational structure for donations and operations.
• Haymarket BookscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHaymarket Books publishes the 'Unite & Win: A Workplace Organizer's Handbook' by EWOC. Also produces the Unite & Win Podcast with EWOC.
• Coworker.orgminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEWOC has a partnership page with Coworker.org to help campaigns create online petitions. Through this partnership, campaigns can build supporter lists and access data for follow-ups.
• Labor NotesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEWOC volunteers regularly attend and present at Labor Notes conferences. In 2022 and 2024, groups of EWOC volunteers attended the conference together.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Service Employees International Union (SEIU): One of the largest US unions, known for aggressive healthcare and service-worker organizing. Comparable as a major organizer of frontline workers in healthcare, retail, and public services — overlapping with many of EWOC's documented campaigns.
• AFL-CIO: Largest US labor federation representing 60+ unions. Comparable as the dominant national body coordinating worker organizing and collective bargaining, though it operates as an umbrella for affiliated unions rather than providing direct one-on-one support to non-union workers.
• Democratic Socialists of America (DSA): EWOC's other co-founding parent and the largest socialist organization in the US, with labor organizing as a core pillar. Comparable as the upstream ecosystem for EWOC's volunteer pipeline and ideological grounding, though DSA operates as a broad political membership organization.
• United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE): EWOC's co-founding parent organization and an independent radical labor union with a long history of grassroots organizing. Comparable because it operates in the same labor-activist space and shares ideological alignment, though it functions as a formal bargaining union rather than a support project.

Emerging players

• Working Families Party: Labor-aligned political organization that mobilizes working-class voters and supports workplace organizing efforts. Overlaps with EWOC in the progressive/labor ecosystem and similar volunteer-driven organizing model, though focused on electoral rather than direct workplace campaigns.
• Strategic Organizing Center (SOC): Coalition of four major unions (SEIU, UFCW, UNITE HERE, Teamsters) focused on strategic organizing and worker power. Comparable as a higher-tier organizing infrastructure player in the same labor-movement ecosystem, though focused on large-scale union-to-union coordination.

Direct peers

• Jobs with Justice: Coalition of labor unions and community groups that supports worker organizing campaigns and rapid-response actions. Closely comparable mission — providing direct organizing support and coalition infrastructure to workers fighting for better conditions.
• Coworker.org: Digital platform that helps workers launch petitions, build supporter lists, and run organizing campaigns. Directly comparable to EWOC as a non-union, tech-enabled grassroots organizing support service, and is already a documented EWOC partner.
• Industrial Workers of the World (IWW): Grassroots, rank-and-file union that organizes across industries with an emphasis on direct action and worker-led campaigns. Comparable to EWOC in ideology and grassroots organizing approach, though it operates as an actual dual union rather than a support project.
• Labor Notes: Independent labor movement media and training organization that hosts conferences and publishes organizing resources. Mirrors EWOC's training and educational publishing model (e.g., Unite & Win handbook) and is a documented EWOC partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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