About Us
GLOW, Grassroots Law & Organizing for Workers (formerly National Legal Advocacy Network) is a racial and economic justice organization dedicated to shifting the balance of power towards greater equity in our economy and society by leveraging legal strategies and resources to build worker power. We do this by working in deep partnership with base-building organizations. Together, we empower systematically marginalized people to take collective action, challenge predatory and exploitative working conditions, and advance policies that build worker power and create long-term systemic change.
Worker Testimony
“The way temporary staffing agencies treated me as a Black man trying to get a job made me feel like I was nothing. Once I connected with my attorney and we brought a lawsuit, I gained back some self-respect. We were able to recover money not just for me, but for other workers who have been through the same thing.”
— GLOW client & temp staffing worker
Our Roots
GLOW was formerly known as National Legal Advocacy Network (NLAN) and was a fiscally sponsored project of the National Employment Law Project (NELP) from 2019 to 2023. In the past four years, we reached over 65,000 low-wage workers, engaged in litigation impacting over 6,000 low-wage workers, put approximately $10 million back into the hands of low-wage workers and their communities, and provided technical support for over 30 organizing campaigns.