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News Release POWER ACT Would Strengthen Immigrant Worker Power & Raise Workplace Standards for All Workers The POWER Act would ensure that immigrant workers can assert their workplace rights without fear of immigration-based retaliation by their employers. March 28, 2023
Press Clips Politico: The minimum wage fight that will define the decade After inflation rocketed upward last year, those pushing for higher minimum wages see a new opening to gain ground on raising worker pay. March 22, 2023
Press Clips Teen Vogue: Child Labor in the US: Despite Laws, Kids Work in Agriculture, Fast Food, Industry Child labor is not a relic of the past. March 13, 2023
News Release February Jobs Report: Job Growth Slows, Unemployment Edges Up Congress must act now to build an unemployment insurance system that will support all workers at all times. March 10, 2023
News Release On the Nomination of Julie Su for U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su has a proven track record of advancing racial and economic justice for workers across the country. February 28, 2023
Press Clips In These Times: She Refused To Take a Drug Test Before Getting a Workplace Injury Treated—And Was Fired A worker’s arm was mangled in a machine. Before treatment, a manager requested a drug test. February 21, 2023
Press Clips Jacobin: A Starbucks Worker Fired for Organizing Got His Job Back Thanks to NYC “Just Cause” Laws A Starbucks worker fired for organizing got his job back thanks to NYC 'just cause' law. February 19, 2023
Press Clips TIME: How a YouTube Strike Could Set a Big Precedent For Workers’ Rights Several teams of subcontracted YouTube workers went on strike on Friday, to protest a return-to-office policy that they say is an attempt to bust their union. February 3, 2023
News Release January Jobs Report: Many Workers Remain Uneasy Despite Strong Job Growth One worrying new trend is the increase in the percentage of workers reporting that they worked multiple jobs, which grew to 5.0% of the workforce. February 3, 2023
Press Clips Business Insider: Controversial noncompetes now face a possible ban. But one group never had to worry about them: attorneys The Federal Trade Commission estimates that about 30 million workers, nearly 20% of the workforce, across the US are currently bound by noncompetes. January 27, 2023
