
The Commons Library hosts an extensive Workers’ Rights Hub – a curated collection of research, toolkits and campaign materials supporting people engaged in organizing, campaigning and narrative change for economic justice and the future of work. Developed in partnership with IRIS as part of the Future of Work(ers) project, the hub brings together resources that address labor rights, gig‑economy organizing, worker safety and collective action. IRIS collaborates with the Commons Library to make these materials easy to navigate so that worker organizations can quickly find best practices and case studies.
Many items in the Commons Library focus on narrative change methodology: how to identify dominant stories, craft alternatives and evaluate their impact. The library’s Narrative Change: Start Here guide explains that effective narrative work requires a combination of evaluation, funding, infrastructure and case studies, and that shifting dominant cultural narratives is essential to changing how society understands issues. A complementary resource, Narrative Change, Popular Culture and Cultural Strategy, collects articles on cultural organizing and storytelling as tools for movement building. Together, these resources form the foundation of Future of Workers’ knowledge network, helping labor activists and researchers hone narrative skills while learning from the successes and challenges of others.