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 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 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 Press Clips CT Mirror: CT House Passes Bill Aimed at Protecting Warehouse Workers The bill requires greater transparency from employers about quotas and digital monitoring. May 7, 2025 Press Clips NorthJersey.com: If Trump Weakens Federal Worker Protections, Can NJ Fill In the Gap? Here are six things that states can do to protect workers' rights. March 20, 2025 Press Clips CT News Junkie: AI in the Workplace, Algorithms at Rideshare Companies Seen Reshaping Jobs and Wages in Connecticut NELP's Dan Ocampo described how Uber and Lyft are taking bigger commissions while driver pay declines. March 11, 2025 Press Clips The Guardian: Trump’s Rollback of AI Guardrails Leaves US Workers ‘At Real Risk’, Labor Experts Warn Measures issued by the Biden administration were swiftly repealed, leaving employees vulnerable to downgraded jobs. March 4, 2025 News Release Chavez-DeRemer’s Labor Secretary Nomination Highlights Tension Between Pro-Worker Promises and Trump’s Project 2025 Anti-Labor Policies Chavez-DeRemer’s moderate stances cannot mask the broader Trump administration agenda she would serve—one that threatens to roll back hard-won worker protections. November 23, 2024 Blog Uber’s Price-Gouging and What We Can Do About It Uber has reached record profitability by gouging both consumers and drivers. November 14, 2024 News Release NELP Pledges to Fight for Workers’ Rights, Demand Corporate Accountability, and Pursue a Good-Jobs Economy Under Trump Administration In the wake of the election, NELP reaffirms its commitment to fighting for workers' rights and building a good-jobs economy. November 6, 2024 Press Clips Washington Post: Supreme Court Ignites Wave of Lawsuits Against Federal Regulations NELP's Cathy Ruckelshaus spoke with WaPo about the corporate legal assault on government's ability to protect workers and the public. October 27, 2024
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
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
Press Clips CT Mirror: CT House Passes Bill Aimed at Protecting Warehouse Workers The bill requires greater transparency from employers about quotas and digital monitoring. May 7, 2025
Press Clips NorthJersey.com: If Trump Weakens Federal Worker Protections, Can NJ Fill In the Gap? Here are six things that states can do to protect workers' rights. March 20, 2025
Press Clips CT News Junkie: AI in the Workplace, Algorithms at Rideshare Companies Seen Reshaping Jobs and Wages in Connecticut NELP's Dan Ocampo described how Uber and Lyft are taking bigger commissions while driver pay declines. March 11, 2025
Press Clips The Guardian: Trump’s Rollback of AI Guardrails Leaves US Workers ‘At Real Risk’, Labor Experts Warn Measures issued by the Biden administration were swiftly repealed, leaving employees vulnerable to downgraded jobs. March 4, 2025
News Release Chavez-DeRemer’s Labor Secretary Nomination Highlights Tension Between Pro-Worker Promises and Trump’s Project 2025 Anti-Labor Policies Chavez-DeRemer’s moderate stances cannot mask the broader Trump administration agenda she would serve—one that threatens to roll back hard-won worker protections. November 23, 2024
Blog Uber’s Price-Gouging and What We Can Do About It Uber has reached record profitability by gouging both consumers and drivers. November 14, 2024
News Release NELP Pledges to Fight for Workers’ Rights, Demand Corporate Accountability, and Pursue a Good-Jobs Economy Under Trump Administration In the wake of the election, NELP reaffirms its commitment to fighting for workers' rights and building a good-jobs economy. November 6, 2024
Press Clips Washington Post: Supreme Court Ignites Wave of Lawsuits Against Federal Regulations NELP's Cathy Ruckelshaus spoke with WaPo about the corporate legal assault on government's ability to protect workers and the public. October 27, 2024
