Unemployment Insurance Kept 4.7 Million People Out of Poverty in 2020

Newly released Census Bureau data reveal that these programs had a material impact on people's lives, keeping millions of workers and their families out of poverty.

Temps in Tech: How Big Tech’s Use of Temp Labor Degrades Job Quality and Locks Workers Out of Permanent, Stable Jobs

Temping out in the tech industry depresses wages and degrades working conditions for temp workers and locks them into a system of permanent temporary work.

Power and Voice at Work: New Yorkers View Employer Retaliation as a Barrier to Addressing Workplace Problems and Express Desire for Union Representation

In New York as elsewhere, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of workers’ ability to raise workplace concerns without employer reprisal.

Quantifying the Impact of the Fight for $15: $150 Billion in Raises for 26 Million Workers, With $76 Billion Going to Workers of Color

We quantified the impact of the #FightFor15, and it's over $150 billion in raises for 26 million workers. $76 billion of that has gone to workers of color.

Which States Are Ending Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Early?

Reforming Unemployment Insurance: Stabilizing a System in Crisis and Laying the Foundation for Equity

The time is ripe for a fundamental worker-led reimagining of the Unemployment Insurance system.

4.7 Million Workers Face Premature Cutoff of Pandemic Unemployment Programs

Three-quarters of people receiving unemployment in 22 states will be left with no jobless aid at all.

Forced Arbitration Helped Employers Who Committed Wage Theft Pocket $9.2 Billion in 2019 From Workers in Low-Paid Jobs

By imposing forced arbitration, employers thwarted workers’ efforts to recover billions in stolen wages.

In Support New York Laborers Local 79’s Campaign to Challenge Labor Broker Practices

On April 19, 2021, Han Lu, Laura Padin, and Maya Pinto testified before the NYC Council in support of greater regulation, reporting, and transparency of body shops.

Forced Arbitration Helped Employers Who Committed Wage Theft Pocket $40 Million Owed to Maine Workers in 2019

The legislature must pass a whistleblower enforcement bill to ensure that workers can rely on the protections of Maine’s employment laws.