Home Newsroom Newsroom Get the latest news from our blogs, op-eds, news releases, and clips. Featured News Blog Workers Can’t Wait for Protections from Heat News Release NELP Condemns ICE Worksite Raids and Militarized Violence in L.A. and Around the U.S. Blog We Must Defend the Civil Rights of Workers with Conviction Records Blog Keeping the Lights On: Why Unemployment Insurance Reform Can’t Wait Search Filters Topic Type Series Date Blog Workers Can’t Wait for Protections from Heat As record heat worsens, over 69 million U.S. workers face dangerous job conditions—most with no protections. Workers nationwide are demanding urgent heat standards. June 13, 2025 News Release NELP Condemns ICE Worksite Raids and Militarized Violence in L.A. and Around the U.S. This attack on labor threatens workers' safety, our constitutional rights, and the democratic norms that uphold our country. June 9, 2025 News Release Dismissal of Sheetz Case is a Shameful Abdication of EEOC’s Mission to Protect Workers The EEOC is abdicating its important role in protecting the civil rights of workers with records. June 7, 2025 News Release May Jobs Report: Workers Facing Economic Uncertainty Need a Well-Funded Unemployment Insurance System Instead of strengthening UI, Trump is rescinding funding states use to fight fraud, improve access, and ensure timely payments. June 6, 2025 Press Clips Prism: Nearly Half of REI Workers Reported Racial Discrimination on the Job, Survey Finds Sixty-four percent of REI workers surveyed believe the outdoor retailer is becoming a worse place to work. May 27, 2025 Press Clips Capital & Main: Trump Touts ‘No Tax on Overtime.’ But He Just Made It Harder for Millions to Earn Overtime. Trump's DOL walked away from rule that expanded overtime to four million workers. May 22, 2025 Commentary Hartford Courant: CT Must Join Other States in Protecting Ride Hail Drivers Ride hail drivers routinely make less than Connecticut’s $16.35 minimum wage. May 19, 2025 Press Clips Fast Company: Unionized REI Workers Allege Racial Discrimination In a new report from NELP, 47% of REI workers surveyed say they encountered discrimination on the job. May 14, 2025 Blog We Must Defend the Civil Rights of Workers with Conviction Records The Trump Administration cannot singlehandedly overrule congressionally created or judicially interpreted law. May 14, 2025 News Release REI Workers Speak Out: New Report Reveals REI Co-op’s Failure to Uphold Its Racial Equity Values Our report exposes deep racial inequities at REI, including widespread discrimination, inequitable scheduling, and limited mobility. May 13, 2025
Blog Workers Can’t Wait for Protections from Heat As record heat worsens, over 69 million U.S. workers face dangerous job conditions—most with no protections. Workers nationwide are demanding urgent heat standards. June 13, 2025
News Release NELP Condemns ICE Worksite Raids and Militarized Violence in L.A. and Around the U.S. This attack on labor threatens workers' safety, our constitutional rights, and the democratic norms that uphold our country. June 9, 2025
News Release Dismissal of Sheetz Case is a Shameful Abdication of EEOC’s Mission to Protect Workers The EEOC is abdicating its important role in protecting the civil rights of workers with records. June 7, 2025
News Release May Jobs Report: Workers Facing Economic Uncertainty Need a Well-Funded Unemployment Insurance System Instead of strengthening UI, Trump is rescinding funding states use to fight fraud, improve access, and ensure timely payments. June 6, 2025
Press Clips Prism: Nearly Half of REI Workers Reported Racial Discrimination on the Job, Survey Finds Sixty-four percent of REI workers surveyed believe the outdoor retailer is becoming a worse place to work. May 27, 2025
Press Clips Capital & Main: Trump Touts ‘No Tax on Overtime.’ But He Just Made It Harder for Millions to Earn Overtime. Trump's DOL walked away from rule that expanded overtime to four million workers. May 22, 2025
Commentary Hartford Courant: CT Must Join Other States in Protecting Ride Hail Drivers Ride hail drivers routinely make less than Connecticut’s $16.35 minimum wage. May 19, 2025
Press Clips Fast Company: Unionized REI Workers Allege Racial Discrimination In a new report from NELP, 47% of REI workers surveyed say they encountered discrimination on the job. May 14, 2025
Blog We Must Defend the Civil Rights of Workers with Conviction Records The Trump Administration cannot singlehandedly overrule congressionally created or judicially interpreted law. May 14, 2025
News Release REI Workers Speak Out: New Report Reveals REI Co-op’s Failure to Uphold Its Racial Equity Values Our report exposes deep racial inequities at REI, including widespread discrimination, inequitable scheduling, and limited mobility. May 13, 2025
