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 August Jobs Report: As Job Growth Slows, Consider Workers Not Counted in the Unemployment Rate In August 2023, the U.S. economy gained 187,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 3.8% according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. September 1, 2023 News Release NELP Commends DOL’s Proposed Rule to Expand Overtime Eligibility NELP commends USDOL for its proposed rule to strengthen and expand overtime protections for more workers across the country. August 30, 2023 News Release July Jobs Report: As Job Growth Slows, Policymakers Must Strengthen Unemployment Insurance The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5% in July 2023 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. August 4, 2023 Press Clips AG Daily News: New U.S. Senate bills are aimed at helping farm laborers U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla has introduced a pair of bills intended to allow the USDA to better meet the needs of farm and food system workers. August 2, 2023 Blog Temp Workers Score Another Victory in Illinois! Temporary workers win new labor protections in Illinois. July 26, 2023 News Release NELP Applauds Legislation to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage If signed into law, the Raise the Wage Act would increase earnings for over 60% of workers living in poverty. July 25, 2023 Press Clips Grist: 340,000 UPS drivers poised to strike over extreme heat, safe working conditions The largest single-employer strike in U.S. history could frame worker power as a climate solution. July 17, 2023 Press Clips Axios: Julie Su and the summer of strikes The White House needs acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to stick around this summer, as labor strife across the country continues to intensify. July 15, 2023 News Release June Jobs Report: Policymakers Must Focus on Black Workers’ Unemployment Policymakers must pay attention to the Black unemployment rate when they make decisions that affect workers. July 7, 2023 News Release On the Supreme Court Striking Down Affirmative Action in Education NELP denounces today’s decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions. June 30, 2023
Press Clips The Guardian: Trump Vowed to Champion US Workers—the Reality Has Been a Relentless Assault
News Release August Jobs Report: As Job Growth Slows, Consider Workers Not Counted in the Unemployment Rate In August 2023, the U.S. economy gained 187,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 3.8% according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. September 1, 2023
News Release NELP Commends DOL’s Proposed Rule to Expand Overtime Eligibility NELP commends USDOL for its proposed rule to strengthen and expand overtime protections for more workers across the country. August 30, 2023
News Release July Jobs Report: As Job Growth Slows, Policymakers Must Strengthen Unemployment Insurance The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5% in July 2023 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. August 4, 2023
Press Clips AG Daily News: New U.S. Senate bills are aimed at helping farm laborers U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla has introduced a pair of bills intended to allow the USDA to better meet the needs of farm and food system workers. August 2, 2023
Blog Temp Workers Score Another Victory in Illinois! Temporary workers win new labor protections in Illinois. July 26, 2023
News Release NELP Applauds Legislation to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage If signed into law, the Raise the Wage Act would increase earnings for over 60% of workers living in poverty. July 25, 2023
Press Clips Grist: 340,000 UPS drivers poised to strike over extreme heat, safe working conditions The largest single-employer strike in U.S. history could frame worker power as a climate solution. July 17, 2023
Press Clips Axios: Julie Su and the summer of strikes The White House needs acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to stick around this summer, as labor strife across the country continues to intensify. July 15, 2023
News Release June Jobs Report: Policymakers Must Focus on Black Workers’ Unemployment Policymakers must pay attention to the Black unemployment rate when they make decisions that affect workers. July 7, 2023
News Release On the Supreme Court Striking Down Affirmative Action in Education NELP denounces today’s decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions. June 30, 2023
