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JORA TRANG · WORKER POWER2011—TODAY
WHY JORA

15 YEARS OF MOVING TOGETHER

A movementbuilt to includeeveryone.

Jora Trang has spent 15 years bringing worker centers, legal aid, policy advocates and communities into a stronger California movement.

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Jora Trang

JORA TRANGCo‑Executive Director
Chief of Movement & Legal Strategist

LEADERSHIP THAT MULTIPLIES

01 / THE THROUGHLINE

Change lasts when leadership is shared. Community strength is the strategy.

Jora builds an inclusive ecosystem: relationships are valued, emerging leaders grow, and legal, policy and grassroots power connect.

02 / THE MOVEMENT

One voice.
Then many.

Faces, organizations and fields of expertise accumulate into an inclusive movement built to last.

6 STORY CHAPTERS · CONTENT IN DEVELOPMENT
THE MOVEMENT GROWS01
JORA
Worker advocate
Center organizer
Community leader
Outreach partner
Warehouse leader
2011THE FIRST STEP

Jora brought years of civil-rights and employment-law experience to Worksafe. From the beginning, her focus was not only winning individual cases, but growing the power of workers and the organizations beside them.

ENTERS THE PICTUREWorker advocateLegal aid
2012—18A BIGGER TABLE

Jora helped build durable connections across worker centers and legal-aid organizations—turning specialist knowledge into practical tools, shared campaigns and stronger representation for people in high-hazard, low-wage work.

ENTERS THE PICTURECenter organizerWorker power
2020THE FUTURE OF WORK

In a Worksafe-led comment to California’s Future of Work Commission, Jora argued that worker experience, race equity and occupational health and safety belong at the center of any new social compact.

ENTERS THE PICTURECommunity leaderRace equity
2020—22CRISIS → CONNECTION

During the COVID workplace-outreach effort, Worksafe served as a Bay Area regional lead in a network of more than 100 community organizations. Together, partners created rights information across dozens of languages.

ENTERS THE PICTUREOutreach partnerLanguage access
Jora Trang with Worksafe colleagues
COMMUNITY VOICES · VIDEO WINDOWMake room for the movement to speak for itself.

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POLICY WIN · 2024CALIFORNIA’S INDOOR HEAT STANDARD TAKES EFFECT
2024A DECADE-LONG FIGHT

California’s first indoor heat standard took effect after years of advocacy. The win reflects the kind of long-haul coalition work Worksafe practices: worker knowledge, public health, policy and persistent organizing moving together.

ENTERS THE PICTUREWarehouse leaderClimate justice
NOWLEADERSHIP THAT MULTIPLIES

Her leadership model connects strategy with capacity: build coalitions, strengthen institutions, create room for new leaders and keep the experience of marginalized workers at the center of the work.

ENTERS THE PICTURENext-generation leaderShared leadership

03 / WHY JORA

A STRONGER FOUNDATION ACROSS CALIFORNIA

What she buildskeeps growing.

Six themes connect the story to the award criteria. Turn each sign to reveal the supporting evidence.

04 / THE NEXT STEP

The work grows.

Jora's impact is not a single line through history. It is the wider, more inclusive field built for everyone who leads next.

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