Quantifying the Impact of the Fight for $15: $150 Billion in Raises for 26 Million Workers

It’s time for Congress to listen to the demands of workers and communities nationwide and raise the wage. 

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Reforming Unemployment Insurance: Stabilizing a System in Crisis & Laying the Foundation for Equity

The time is ripe for a fundamental worker-led reimagining of the UI system.

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4.7 Million Workers Face Premature Cutoff of Pandemic Unemployment Programs

Three-quarters of people receiving unemployment in 22 states will be left with no jobless aid at all.

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‘Just Cause’ Job Protections: Building Racial Equity and Shifting the Power Balance

A growing movement of workers is calling for lawmakers to end unjust firings and replace ‘at-will’ employment

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Foundations for a Just and Inclusive Recovery

A just and inclusive recovery will advance racial, gender, and economic justice in this moment and beyond

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COVID-19 Resources for Unemployed and Frontline Workers

Learn about the resources and benefits available to unemployed and frontline workers impacted by COVID-19.

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Unemployment Benefits Kept 4.7 Million People Out of Poverty in 2020

Census data reveal the significant impact of unemployment insurance on keeping people out of poverty.

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NELP Calls for Inclusion of Unemployment Insurance Reform in Budget Reconciliation Legislation

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Jobs Report: Black and Latinx Workers Are Being Left Behind, Unemployment Insurance Reform Critical

The latest jobs report shows we are falling short of a just recovery.

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Report: Big Tech’s Use of Temp Labor Is Hurting Workers and Jobs

But temps in tech are organizing to build power and raise labor standards.

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NELP Welcomes Biden Administration Call for Immediate Unemployment Insurance Reforms

We applaud the Biden administration for urging Congress to enact immediate long-term unemployment insurance reforms.

Posted August 19, 2021 Read More

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New Report: New Yorkers Indicate That Retaliation Prevents Them From Exposing Workplace Dangers

More than 1 in 3 working New Yorkers are likely not to report sexual harassment.

Posted August 11, 2021 Read More

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JOBS REPORT:  Despite Job Growth, as Benefit Cliff Approaches, Renewing and Reforming Unemployment Insurance is An Urgent Racial Justice Matter

Workers need bold reform that will lay the groundwork for an equitable unemployment insurance system and labor market.

Posted August 6, 2021 Read More

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On the Passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka

President Trumka spent his life fighting for workers’ rights and economic justice; he remains an inspiration to all.

Posted August 5, 2021 Read More

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Fight for $15 Movement Has Won $150B in Wage Raises for 26M Workers in Less Than a Decade

Of the $150B in raises workers have secured, $76B has gone to workers of color and $70B to women workers.

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New Report Proposes Critical Unemployment Insurance Policy Reforms

The report calls for a stronger federal role and permanent reforms to UI benefits to better sustain families.

Posted June 24, 2021 Read More

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Over 218,000 Georgians to Lose All Unemployment Assistance Within Days

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Voters Support Holding Corporations Accountable for Labor Contracting Abuses

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Historic Fix to New York’s Part-time Unemployment System a Win for Workers; Boosts New York’s Economic Recovery by Encouraging Return to Work

NY’s legislature and Gov. Cuomo announced a historic deal to fix the state’s worst-in-the-nation unemployment insurance rules for part-time work.

Posted June 10, 2021 Read More

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In 21 States Ending All Pandemic UI Programs Early, 3 in 4 Will Lose All Jobless Aid

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Which States and Cities Have Adopted Comprehensive COVID-19 Worker Protections?

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Uber’s New Gig Worker Bill Is the Same Old Trick: Deregulation and Special Treatment for Exploitive Companies

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NELP Decries New CDC Mask Guidance for Failing to Address Workplace Exposure

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New Report: California Leads the Country in Pre-Apprenticeship Programs for People With Records

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NELP Welcomes DOL’s Withdrawal of Harmful Independent Contractor Rule

The DOL rejected gig companies’ false message that workers would somehow benefit from being left out of fundamental employment protections.

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New Report: Just-Cause Reforms Broadly Popular, Offer Solutions to Workplace Racial Inequity

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Quantifying the Impact of the Fight for $15: $150 Billion in Raises for 26 Million Workers, With $76 Billion Going to Workers of Color

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Reforming Unemployment Insurance: Stabilizing a System in Crisis and Laying the Foundation for Equity

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Just Cause Job Protections: Building Racial Equity and Shifting the Power Balance Between Workers and Employers

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Ensuring Safe and Healthful Working Conditions

Nearly three million workers are seriously injured on the job every year.

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Raising the Minimum Wage

More workers than ever are struggling to get by on low-wage jobs.

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A conviction in one’s past shouldn’t be a life sentence to joblessness.

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