Blog | January 26, 2024

Acting Labor Secretary Su Highlights Growing Momentum to Fix Unemployment Insurance

A strong unemployment insurance (UI) system is like a sturdy bridge: When workers are out of a job, they should(…)

Blog | December 26, 2023

Celebrating Strength and Resistance: The Black Women Workers Roundtable

The Black Women Workers Roundtable lifts up Black women’s work and leadership in labor.

Blog | December 7, 2023

New York’s minimum wage law has a loophole that could freeze increases starting in 2027

The off-ramp provision included in the law will deny #workers a wage increase from 2027 on if the unemployment rate(…)

Blog | October 24, 2023

Make Misclassification a Violation of the FLSA

This guest post by Nicole Moore about the origins and impact of the FLSA contains policy proposals that will put(…)

Blog | October 24, 2023

Raise the Minimum Wage to a Family-Supporting Living Wage

This guest post by Frances Holmes about the origins and impact of the FLSA contains policy proposals that will put(…)

Blog | October 24, 2023

Why We Need to End the FLSA Teacher Exclusion

This guest post by Audra DeRidder about the origins and impact of the FLSA contains policy proposals that will put(…)

Blog | July 26, 2023

Temp Workers Score Another Victory in Illinois!

Temporary workers win new labor protections in Illinois.

Blog | May 1, 2023

New Jersey’s Temp Workers Win!

Tens of thousands of New Jersey temporary help and staffing agency workers triumphed over significant challenges, building power with support(…)

Blog | December 13, 2022

Addressing Occupational Segregation Means Centering Black Women Workers 

Radical shifts for Black women workers mean building new narratives centered on abundance, dignity, and collective liberation.  

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