News Releases | June 7, 2023

Statement from the National Employment Law Project on the Passing of our Dear Friend and Colleague, Dr. William E. Spriggs 

  Dr. William E. Spriggs, Photo Credit: AFL-CIO The entire staff and board of the National Employment Law Project (NELP)(…)

News Releases | June 2, 2023

May Jobs Report: Despite Strong Job Growth, Labor Market Weakens for Black Workers

Workers are demanding that policymakers take action to support people pushed out of work before wider layoffs begin to mount.

News Releases | June 1, 2023

On the Supreme Court’s Decision in Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters

NELP believes in workers’ right to strike as a fundamental democratic principle.

News Releases | May 25, 2023

NELP Urges Caution on Portable Benefits Pilot Program Legislation

Such programs must promote worker mobility and strengthen economic security and not weaken existing labor rights.

News Releases | May 5, 2023

April Jobs Report: Job Growth Slows Just as Black Workers See More Gains

It’s an affront to workers that the Federal Reserve continues raising interest rates, threatening to throw the economy into recession.

News Releases | April 7, 2023

March Jobs Report: Many Jobless Workers Excluded from Unemployment Insurance

Congress must act to build an unemployment insurance system that will support all workers at all times.

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.

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.

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