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 News Release Connecticut to Become Seventh State in Nation, Fourth This Year, to Adopt $15 Minimum Wage May 17, 2019 Blog Uber Drivers Should Be Eligible for Unemployment: What’s at Stake in PA Case Our amicus brief argues that there are compelling social and public policy reasons why “gig” workers like Uber drivers should be treated like employees for purposes of unemployment compensation eligibility and coverage. May 16, 2019 Blog News About a Year-end Leadership Transition Under Chris’s leadership, NELP has more than doubled in size and tripled its budget. May 15, 2019 News Release On the NLRB Memo Finding Uber Drivers to Be Independent Contractors The NLRB memo ignores the reality of Uber’s relationship with its drivers and the myriad ways it controls their work. May 14, 2019 News Release Activists Rally in Albany Demanding Labor Protections for Long-Excluded Farmworkers Advocates rally in the state capitol today in support of legislation to extend basic labor protections to New York’s agricultural workers. May 6, 2019 News Release Colorado Legislature Approves Landmark Bill to Repeal Preemption of Local Minimum Wage Laws Governor Jared Polis is expected to sign the bill into law. May 3, 2019 News Release Home Care Workers Will Fight Trump Administration’s Latest Move to Silence Workers’ Voices May 2, 2019 News Release DOL Opinion Letter Offers Gig Employer Free Pass to Misclassify Workers April 29, 2019 Blog Meet the Warehouse Workers Challenging Amazon and Walmart WWRC is a leader in confronting the trend of subcontracting and use of staffing agencies in the logistics sector. April 25, 2019 Blog How Lee Saunders and AFSCME Built Worker Power Post-Janus At the core of Saunders' leadership is the connection between public service and building collective power. April 17, 2019
News Release Connecticut to Become Seventh State in Nation, Fourth This Year, to Adopt $15 Minimum Wage May 17, 2019
Blog Uber Drivers Should Be Eligible for Unemployment: What’s at Stake in PA Case Our amicus brief argues that there are compelling social and public policy reasons why “gig” workers like Uber drivers should be treated like employees for purposes of unemployment compensation eligibility and coverage. May 16, 2019
Blog News About a Year-end Leadership Transition Under Chris’s leadership, NELP has more than doubled in size and tripled its budget. May 15, 2019
News Release On the NLRB Memo Finding Uber Drivers to Be Independent Contractors The NLRB memo ignores the reality of Uber’s relationship with its drivers and the myriad ways it controls their work. May 14, 2019
News Release Activists Rally in Albany Demanding Labor Protections for Long-Excluded Farmworkers Advocates rally in the state capitol today in support of legislation to extend basic labor protections to New York’s agricultural workers. May 6, 2019
News Release Colorado Legislature Approves Landmark Bill to Repeal Preemption of Local Minimum Wage Laws Governor Jared Polis is expected to sign the bill into law. May 3, 2019
News Release Home Care Workers Will Fight Trump Administration’s Latest Move to Silence Workers’ Voices May 2, 2019
Blog Meet the Warehouse Workers Challenging Amazon and Walmart WWRC is a leader in confronting the trend of subcontracting and use of staffing agencies in the logistics sector. April 25, 2019
Blog How Lee Saunders and AFSCME Built Worker Power Post-Janus At the core of Saunders' leadership is the connection between public service and building collective power. April 17, 2019