Living Wage

IAF-East affiliates designed and passed the nation's first living wage bill in Baltimore in 1994 and in New York in 1996. IAF affiliates in Texas, Arizona and elsewhere have successfully pushed for living wage legislation in their communities. Today, living wage bills, sponsored by many organizing groups, exist in nearly 100 communities.

Job Training

The affiliates of IAF Southwest pioneered the training and preparation of workers for high-tech and higher-paying jobs through the Quest job training effort. Like the living wage initiative, the original Quest success has led many other organizations and communities to replicate it.