Precarious at Work, Precarious in Health

The coronavirus makes clear how difficult life is for underpaid workers in this country—from a lack of paid sick leave to inadequate employer-sponsored health care.

Congress Must Pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Our leaders must act for the sake of workers and families, with a swift vote followed by signing into law.

The Hill: Worker Health Is Central to Public Health

The coronavirus has shined a light on the fragility and inadequacy of our worker health policies.

Virginia Approves Raising Minimum Wage to $12 by 2023, With Path to $15 by 2026

Virginia joins 29 other states in raising its minimum wage above the paltry federal floor of $7.25.

With ‘Joint Employer’ Rule, Trump NLRB Sides with Corporations Again

When a company calls the shots at a workplace, it should be responsible to the people who work there.

Digging up the Root: How UNC Housekeepers Connected Workers’ Rights with Reparations and Won

Black workers’ freedom is tied to our rights to full citizenship.

On AFSCME’s Lawsuit Challenging USDOL Final Rule Allowing States to Privatize Employment Services

The rule opens the door for private companies to control public-serving functions, with no accountability to the public.

Trump NLRB Earns an “F” for Proposing to Take Away Graduate Student Workers’ Rights

These students are doing work on behalf of and at the direction of the school, for money, and yet they would not be considered employees.

Fighting Wage Preemption: How Workers Have Lost Billions in Wages and How We Can Restore Local Democracy

Workers are losing billions of dollars every year because their state legislatures blocked minimum wage raises workers won at the local level.

Removing Barriers to Occupational Licensing for D.C. Residents – NELP D.C. Council Testimony