Carmen Rojas
Carmen Rojas
Overview
New RevivalistTexas Carmen Rojas worked to reform building permit rules driving training and fair wages for construction workers. In New York City Rojas helped set procurement standards linked to job quality. In Boston Rojas is helping retiring small business owners sell their companies to their employees.Workers in the U.S. have power beyond collective bargaining says Rojas the founder of The Worker s Lab in Oakland. The daughter of Latin American immigrants Rojas is bringing an entrepreneur s mindset to building business models to redistribute wealth increase wages and expand benefits.21st century workers face shrinking safety nets a shift away from W 2 employment toward a gig economy and increased automation. Rojas and The Workers Lab support more than 50 entrepreneurs community organizations technologists and advocacy campaigns nationwide helping workers transform low wage industries and redefine work in the 21st century.
