Beth Avery

Mama of 2 & workers' rights advocate (focus on rights of workers with records). Alum of @Harvard_Law @AmeriCorpsNCCC @TCNJ. Views my own.

[Beth Avery @veryBeth_A]

Restoring voting rights (and increasing civic engagement) among people with records can benefit community safety! https://t.co/SFEwtiQByg

What does NOT make communities safer? Locking people with records out of jobs. https://t.co/MFztWgbKqY

[The Sentencing Project @SentencingProj]

This #SecondChanceMonth state advocates & researchers from North Carolina to Colorado worked to guarantee voting rights for persons completing their sentence inside & outside of prison and jail and for persons post-sentence.

More in The Ballot Bulletin: https://t.co/WkAHe7OHNv

[Legal Aid at Work @LegalAidAtWork]

What is "Ban the Box" and how might it impact you? LAAW's Racial Justice Workers' Advocate Sandra Johnson explains.

[Beth Avery @veryBeth_A]

@JoshuaBHoe And even plant trees!
https://t.co/H6qMQn3j4O

[National Employment Law Project @NelpNews]

#ArborDay Fun Fact: Did you know planting trees can improve community safety? https://t.co/tA51spCPD0

[Open to Debate @OpentoDebateOrg]

.@veryBeth_A, @jenniferdoleac, and @JohnDonvan examine the nuances of the #BantheBox movement and its impact on job opportunities for individuals with criminal records. Listen to the full debate: https://t.co/PVrcDSPEfr

[National Employment Law Project @NelpNews]

#ArborDay Fun Fact: Did you know planting trees can improve community safety? https://t.co/tA51spCPD0

[Beth Avery @veryBeth_A]

This was way out of my comfort zone. (Torture designed specifically for me? Looking into it🧐)

But I strive to be a strong ally of the people with records who power the #FairChance movement.

Thank you to Sandra Johnson at @LegalAidAtWork for letting me share her story🩷

[National Employment Law Project @NelpNews]

NELP Senior Staff Attorney @veryBeth_A is on this week's episode of @OpentoDebateOrg to dispel myths around #FairChance policies and argue for #BanTheBox, a necessary step toward achieving fairness for workers with conviction histories. https://t.co/HXUB9WAO8k

[Beth Avery @veryBeth_A]

Thanks @OpentoDebateOrg for drawing attention to the challenges faced by workers with records this #SecondChanceMonth
(and for having me on to discuss #FairChance/#BantheBox policies and the fact that *more* is needed to promote the rights of ppl w/ arrest & conviction records)

[Open to Debate @OpentoDebateOrg]

Debate on #BantheBox: Should We Banish the Criminal History Check Box from Job Applications? @veryBeth_A argues yes and @jenniferdoleac argues no. @johndonvan moderates.

Listen now on @ApplePodcasts, @spotifypodcasts, @YouTube, and @WNYC on Saturday at 6PM. https://t.co/unYdFN21YZ

[National Employment Law Project @NelpNews]

🧵Announcing 2 new #FairChance employer policy briefs!

In this series, we guide employers through the steps to ensure their jobs are accessible to #workers w/records, sharing lessons from NELP’s 10+ yrs of work on #FairChance #BanTheBox policies. https://t.co/eoDMrgiWgq

[National Employment Law Project @NelpNews]

We’re #hiring! Come join our team of policy and research experts as we fight for a good economy for workers. Learn more about the roles, our generous benefits, and apply here: https://t.co/x4CtR4svsf

[National Employment Law Project @NelpNews]

🧵NELP just released 2 more #fairchance employer policy briefs! In our most detailed guidance to date, this series walks employers through the steps to fair chance hiring policies that welcome #workers w/records & enhance racial equity in the workplace. https://t.co/eoDMrgiWgq

[Beth Avery @veryBeth_A]

Sincere thanks to my @NELPNews colleagues and the advocates at @SaferFoundation and @CGLA for their partnership and important contributions to this guide. 🙏❤️

[Beth Avery @veryBeth_A]

Our fair chance hiring in financial services toolkit was finally released while I was on parental leave! 🙌👶

[National Employment Law Project @NelpNews]

In a multi-year collaboration w/@CGLA & @SaferFoundation, we released a fair chance hiring toolkit to help guide financial services employers toward opening their hiring to job applicants with arrest & conviction records (while complying w/ fed’l law): https://t.co/fwbjp6zl37

[Beth Avery @veryBeth_A]

Broader, systemic changes are clearly also necessary to address the ongoing effects of mass criminalization and racism in the labor market. Looking forward to continuing those fights with my incredible colleagues and our allies.

[National Employment Law Project @NelpNews]

We at NELP know that Julie Su is the most qualified and best choice to be our next Secretary of Labor. Join us in urging our Senators to move forward with speedy nominations hearings and confirmation process! #ConfirmJulieSuNow

[National Employment Law Project @NelpNews]

Our latest report finds that while almost 40% of CA workers experience workplace violations, few report them, and the majority of those that do, experience some sort of employer retaliation, such as unfair termination, as a result: https://t.co/4XCQLSJV6U #EndUnjustFirings

[ChristopherBlackwell @ChrisWBlackwell]

In prison nothing is free. Not even toothpaste. The cost of hygiene products increased again today. Toothpaste used to be $3.85 and now it's $6.10. That's over 14 hours working a prison job to afford one tube of toothpaste.

[Beth Avery @veryBeth_A]

Anyway, congrats to the players and @MLBPA.

Oh, and to close the loop: I'm open to tips on how to get my 2.5yr old to nap instead of lying in his crib shouting "I'm Julio! Julio Rodriguez!!!!" over and over and over... @JRODshow44

[Beth Avery @veryBeth_A]

My toddler is obsessed with baseball. (More specifically the @Mariners; most specifically, Julio Rodriguez @JRODshow44)

So, as a mom and workers' rights advocate, I appreciate seeing baseball set a good example with the @MLBPA unionization of minor league players this week.

[Beth Avery @veryBeth_A]

And who knows what group of workers will be inspired to unionize after seeing minor league players exercise their collective power!