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News Release April Jobs Report: Strong Job Growth as Workers Demand Better Jobs The unemployment rate remained at 3.6% in April according to this morning’s monthly jobs report. May 6, 2022
Press Clips Fashion United: Second Amazon Labor Union effort fails but inspires new legislation May 4, 2022
News Release Statement in response to the passage of an $18 minimum wage by 2028 in Hawaii May 4, 2022
Press Clips Mother Jones: Climate Change Is Making Jobs Deadlier—and OSHA Can’t Take the Heat Conservatives have gutted America’s workplace watchdog. Workers are paying with their lives. April 19, 2022
Press Clips Protocol: How Uber and Lyft compromised with labor in Washington state — and kept drivers from becoming employees April 13, 2022
Press Clips WBRL: Mayor’s Commission for Re-Entry aims to integrate formerly incarcerated people back into our community The Mayor’s Commission for Re-Entry, is aiming to break the stigma through the “ban the box” initiative. April 13, 2022
Press Clips Teen Vogue: Amazon Union’s Chris Smalls Is Part of the Legacy of Black Labor Organizing This op-ed argues that Black labor organizers have long recognized that better conditions for Black and brown workers result in better conditions for everyone. April 5, 2022
Press Clips Wire: Washington State Passed a Contentious New Gig Worker Law Uber and Lyft have legally cemented the independent contractor status of ride-hail drivers. Now other states are on the horizon. April 1, 2022
Press Clips MSN: Nevada casino owner sued over pandemic jobs right-to-return A union representing more than 60,000 hotel housekeepers, bartenders and porters is backing a lawsuit. March 29, 2022