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Let's Build a Good-Jobs Economy!

Every worker deserves a good job — one that pays a living wage and includes robust benefits. We’re leading the fight to make a good-jobs economy a reality.

Our Vision

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Today's Economy Doesn't Work for Most Workers

$7.25

is the federal minimum wage. That's about $15,000 annually — not nearly enough to support a family.

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1 in 5

workers don't have any paid sick time. Many who do have it are disciplined for using it.

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87%

of U.S. occupations are racially segregated. Workers of color are overrepresented in the lowest-paid, least stable, most dangerous jobs.

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Keep track of the federal government's actions and decisions affecting workers' rights.

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If you're a federal worker, you can get legal support.
If you're an attorney, you can volunteer to help workers.

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Paul Sonn speaks at a rally for the Fight for Fifteen campaign

$150B in raises secured for 26M workers since the Fight for $15 launched in 2012.

NELP in Action

For more than 55 years, we’ve led the fight for a good-jobs economy. Our work has helped build power and raise incomes for workers around the country. Over the last decade, our victories have improved the lives of an estimated 100 million workers and their families.

Our Impact

Leading the Good-Jobs Movement

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Rebecca Dixon, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Employment Law Project
I am committed to protecting and building on the hard-won gains our movement has achieved. Together, we will build worker power and fight for and win policies that put people first, tackle economic inequality, and dismantle structural racism.
Rebecca Dixon, President and Chief Executive Officer

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  • workers' jobs
  • people's futures
  • our shared economy

Everyone deserves a good job. By giving today, you can support our work as we fight for a good-jobs economy, in which every single job is a good job, everyone who wants a job can get one, and everyone has economic security between jobs.

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