Group of app-based drivers and supporters march in Manhattan holding a banner reading “NEW YORK TAXI WORKERS ALLIANCE” and placards demanding respect, fair pay, and protections for drivers, which would include just cause / deactivation protections. Skyscrapers and city streets frame the organized rally.

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Why NYC Must Extend Just Cause Protections to App-Based Workers

NELP's Dan Ocampo lays out why NYC must extend just cause protections to app-based ridehail and delivery workers.

December 17, 2025

A Black woman driver wears a yellow blouse behind the wheel. The photo has a teal overlay and charts suggesteing surveillance.

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To Make New York More Affordable the Next Mayor Should Ban “Surveillance” Pay and Price Setting

Mayor-elect Mamdani can promote higher pay and lower consumer prices is by halting the rapid growth of individualized “surveillance” wage and price setting.

December 17, 2025

Mother and child holiday window shopping.

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November Jobs Report: Unemployment Rises and More Workers Are Unemployed Long-Term

The situation is particularly grim for the growing number of workers who have been unemployed for six months or longer.

December 16, 2025

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Yahoo Finance: Millions of Workers Will Get a Raise Soon as New Minimum Wage Laws Kick In

On January 1, minimum wage rates will climb in 19 states and 49 cities and counties across the U.S.

December 13, 2025

App-based drivers protest outside with signs reading “No deactivation without representation” and “Upfront pricing = more for Uber/Lyft,” calling for fair treatment and increased rights, included rights that can be won through passage of the Empowering App-Based Workers Act.

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NELP and Partners Rally with Workers from Across the Country for the Empowering App-Based Workers Act

NELP, along with app-based workers from across the country, gathered at the US Capitol to celebrate the introduction of the Empowering App-Based Workers Act.

December 11, 2025

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CBS News: Workers Across the U.S. Are Set for Minimum Wage Increases in 2026. Here’s Where.

NELP's Tsedeye Gebreselassie explains how affordability is about prices AND wages.

December 8, 2025

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Stateline: Dozens of Cities, States Hiking Minimum Wages in 2026 Amid Federal Inaction

The rate will hit $15 per hour in dozens of localities, though the federal minimum wage remains $7.25 per hour.

December 3, 2025

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Minimum Wage Increases Coming in 2026 as Nationwide Affordability Crisis Deepens

68 localities and states will raise minimum wages on Jan. 1, with 26 more lifting pay later in 2026.

December 3, 2025

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The Register: Bossware Booms as Bots Determine Whether You’re Doing a Good Job

Many companies are turning to "bossware" to closely monitor workers.

November 23, 2025

A Latine women working in hotel hospitality makes a concerned phone call, while her coworker organizes linens in the background.

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September Jobs Report: Belated Employment Data Show How Attacks on Immigrant Workers Harm Job Growth

Just 119,000 jobs were added in September, a sign of continued weakness in the labor market.

November 20, 2025

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