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 NELP Opposes NLRB and DOL Nominees’ Confirmations July 13, 2017 News Release Senate Should Postpone Thursday’s NLRB and DOL Nominee Hearings, Allow Time for Proper Vetting, Say Worker and Civil Rights Groups July 12, 2017 News Release NELP Applauds Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s New Rule Against Forced Arbitration Clauses July 10, 2017 Commentary Seattle Times: UW Minimum-Wage Study Doesn’t Reflect Reality of Work in Seattle July 5, 2017 Commentary East Bay Times: Alameda County Must Honor its Pledge to Train, Hire People With Records July 4, 2017 Blog Minneapolis Becomes First City in the Midwest to Enact a $15 Minimum Wage June 30, 2017 News Release Minneapolis Passes $15 Minimum Wage June 30, 2017 News Release NELP on DOL Decision on Overtime Regulations June 30, 2017 News Release Members of Congress Urge USDA to Protect Workers, Reject Increase in Poultry Processing Line Speeds June 29, 2017 Commentary Minnesota Star Tribune: $15 Minimum Wage: Study was Flawed; Minneapolis Should Still Follow Seattle’s Lead June 28, 2017
News Release Senate Should Postpone Thursday’s NLRB and DOL Nominee Hearings, Allow Time for Proper Vetting, Say Worker and Civil Rights Groups July 12, 2017
News Release NELP Applauds Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s New Rule Against Forced Arbitration Clauses July 10, 2017
Commentary Seattle Times: UW Minimum-Wage Study Doesn’t Reflect Reality of Work in Seattle July 5, 2017
Commentary East Bay Times: Alameda County Must Honor its Pledge to Train, Hire People With Records July 4, 2017
News Release Members of Congress Urge USDA to Protect Workers, Reject Increase in Poultry Processing Line Speeds June 29, 2017
Commentary Minnesota Star Tribune: $15 Minimum Wage: Study was Flawed; Minneapolis Should Still Follow Seattle’s Lead June 28, 2017