Press Clips | March 31, 2023

Opinion: We need a $21.25 minimum wage

Via: City & State

The Raise the Wage Act, sponsored by state Sen. Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Latoya Joyner, would increase the minimum wage to $21.25 by 2027 and(…)

Press Clips | March 30, 2023

COVID created an expanded social safety net; activists are now quietly working to bring it back

Via: The Fulcrum

The government’s pandemic interventions had meaningful effects. After the child tax credit expanded in 2021, child poverty fell from 9.7% in 2020(…)

News Releases | March 28, 2023

POWER ACT Would Strengthen Immigrant Worker Power & Raise Workplace Standards for All Workers

The bill would ensure that immigrant workers can assert their workplace rights without fear of immigration-based retaliation.

Press Clips | March 22, 2023

The minimum wage fight that will define the decade

Via: Politico

After inflation rocketed upward last year, those pushing for higher minimum wages see a new opening to gain ground on(…)

Press Clips | March 13, 2023

Child Labor in the US: Despite Laws, Kids Work in Agriculture, Fast Food, Industry

Via: Teen Vogue

Child labor is not a relic of the past.

News Releases | March 10, 2023

February Jobs Report: Job Growth Slows, Unemployment Edges Up

5.9 million workers were unemployed in February, an increase of 242,000 from the prior month.

News Releases | February 28, 2023

On the Nomination of Julie Su for U.S. Labor Secretary

News Releases | February 28, 2023

On the Nomination of Julie Su for U.S. Labor Secretary

Su has a proven track record of advancing racial and economic justice for workers.

Press Clips | February 21, 2023

She Refused To Take a Drug Test Before Getting a Workplace Injury Treated—And Was Fired

Via: In These Times

A worker’s arm was mangled in a machine. Before treatment, a manager requested a drug test.

Press Clips | February 19, 2023

A Starbucks Worker Fired for Organizing Got His Job Back Thanks to NYC “Just Cause” Laws

Via: Jacobin

A Queens Starbucks worker was one of many across the country fired in retaliation for union organizing. Thanks to NYC(…)

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