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Blog Unemployment Insurance and the Government Shutdown: What Federal Workers and Contractors Need to Know
Blog Home Care Workers Won the Right to Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay—the Trump Administration Wants to Take it Away
Blog As a Delivery Worker Union Campaign Takes Off, Amazon Tries to Dodge Labor Law DSP drivers across the U.S. have unionized—making demands for better working conditions, but facing hurdles obtaining their first contract. November 22, 2024
Press Clips Washington Post: Amazon and SpaceX Aim to Defang the Federal Labor Board. Trump May Help. NELP's Dan Ocampo explained how workers would be hurt if the Trump administration is allowed to gut the NLRB. November 21, 2024
Blog Flex Drivers Are Winning the Right to Unemployment Insurance Benefits Misclassified delivery drivers are winning the right to unemployment insurance by challenging Amazon’s claim that they are independent contractors. November 18, 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
Press Clips The Guardian: ‘We Are Not Defeated’: US Labor Unions React to Harris Election Loss NELP's Rebecca Dixon vowed to keep up the fight for workers' rights and economic and social justice. November 6, 2024
News Release NELP on Minimum Wage Ballot Initiatives in 2024 Voters made their voices heard via state minimum wage ballot initiatives to raise wages and keep pace with rising living costs. November 6, 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
News Release October Jobs Report: Climate Disasters Contribute to Slowing Job Growth In October, communities in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and beyond struggled with the devastation of hurricanes Helene and Milton. November 1, 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
News Release On the Passing of Lola Adedokun, NELP Board Member We are devastated at the loss of Lola Adedokun, a vibrant and brilliant woman who touched the lives of everyone around her. October 21, 2024
