Home Newsroom Newsroom Get the latest news from our blogs, op-eds, news releases, and clips. Featured News Press Clips The Guardian: Trump Vowed to Champion US Workers—the Reality Has Been a Relentless Assault News Release NELP Condemns Trump’s Firing of Thousands of Federal Workers Blog Clear, Grounded, and Resolved: Rising Above the Chaos of the Trump Administration Blog MLK’s Dream vs. Trump-Era Policies: Advancing Workers’ Rights in 2025 Search Filters Topic Type Series Date News Release February Jobs Report: Economy Continues to Slow Amid Mass Firing of Public Servants To permanently reform the UI system, Congress must reintroduce and pass The Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness Act. March 7, 2025 News Release Congress Must Reject Attempts to Roll Back Labor and Employment Rights Congress must reject fake “portable benefits” proposals and ensure all workers are covered by the same suite of full benefits. March 6, 2025 Press Clips The Guardian: Trump’s Rollback of AI Guardrails Leaves US Workers ‘At Real Risk’, Labor Experts Warn Measures issued by the Biden administration were swiftly repealed, leaving employees vulnerable to downgraded jobs. March 4, 2025 Blog Advocacy In Action: Movement to Hold Amazon Accountable for Harms to Warehouse Workers Gains Momentum NELP's Advocacy in Action series showcases our groundbreaking, collaborative advocacy work with partners nationwide to build a good-jobs economy for all workers. February 28, 2025 Press Clips Bloomberg Law: Trump’s Federal Workforce Cuts Hit Labor Department Enforcement NELP's Cathy Ruckelshaus on how USDOL workforce cuts undermine employer accountability for paying fair wages. February 24, 2025 Press Clips The Nation: Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Turns Out to Be Super Anti-Labor Surprise, surprise: Former representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer supports anti-union “right to work” laws and rejects a national minimum-wage hike. February 21, 2025 Press Clips The Guardian: Trump Vowed to Champion US Workers—the Reality Has Been a Relentless Assault NELP's Judy Conti discussed Trump's hollow promise to champion workers. February 16, 2025 News Release NELP Condemns Trump’s Firing of Thousands of Federal Workers Federal workers have civil service protections because our country values their expertise, independent judgment, and adherence to the rule of law. February 14, 2025 Press Clips The New Yorker: What Will DOGE’s Moves on Government Agencies Mean for OSHA? Unions took to the streets—and the courts—to try to keep Elon Musk’s initiative out of the Labor Department. February 10, 2025 Press Clips Truthout: As Trump Attacks Federal Labor Protections, How Can States Protect Workers? From limits on heat exposure to overtime rules, states can fill in some gaps as Trump dismantles federal protections. February 9, 2025
Press Clips The Guardian: Trump Vowed to Champion US Workers—the Reality Has Been a Relentless Assault
News Release February Jobs Report: Economy Continues to Slow Amid Mass Firing of Public Servants To permanently reform the UI system, Congress must reintroduce and pass The Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness Act. March 7, 2025
News Release Congress Must Reject Attempts to Roll Back Labor and Employment Rights Congress must reject fake “portable benefits” proposals and ensure all workers are covered by the same suite of full benefits. March 6, 2025
Press Clips The Guardian: Trump’s Rollback of AI Guardrails Leaves US Workers ‘At Real Risk’, Labor Experts Warn Measures issued by the Biden administration were swiftly repealed, leaving employees vulnerable to downgraded jobs. March 4, 2025
Blog Advocacy In Action: Movement to Hold Amazon Accountable for Harms to Warehouse Workers Gains Momentum NELP's Advocacy in Action series showcases our groundbreaking, collaborative advocacy work with partners nationwide to build a good-jobs economy for all workers. February 28, 2025
Press Clips Bloomberg Law: Trump’s Federal Workforce Cuts Hit Labor Department Enforcement NELP's Cathy Ruckelshaus on how USDOL workforce cuts undermine employer accountability for paying fair wages. February 24, 2025
Press Clips The Nation: Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Turns Out to Be Super Anti-Labor Surprise, surprise: Former representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer supports anti-union “right to work” laws and rejects a national minimum-wage hike. February 21, 2025
Press Clips The Guardian: Trump Vowed to Champion US Workers—the Reality Has Been a Relentless Assault NELP's Judy Conti discussed Trump's hollow promise to champion workers. February 16, 2025
News Release NELP Condemns Trump’s Firing of Thousands of Federal Workers Federal workers have civil service protections because our country values their expertise, independent judgment, and adherence to the rule of law. February 14, 2025
Press Clips The New Yorker: What Will DOGE’s Moves on Government Agencies Mean for OSHA? Unions took to the streets—and the courts—to try to keep Elon Musk’s initiative out of the Labor Department. February 10, 2025
Press Clips Truthout: As Trump Attacks Federal Labor Protections, How Can States Protect Workers? From limits on heat exposure to overtime rules, states can fill in some gaps as Trump dismantles federal protections. February 9, 2025
