Striking down Prop 22 represents advancement in the gig-worker movement for living wages, rights at work, employment benefits, and the exercise of collective power.
A NELP brief published today reveals the significant impact that unemployment programs had in keeping millions —and particularly people of color—out of poverty.
Rebecca Dixon spoke to CNN about the federal pandemic unemployment programs and how Congress can fix the nation's unemployment system in its budget reconciliation.
More than 7 million jobless workers face dire prospects as federal pandemic unemployment compensation programs are scheduled to end the same day — Monday, Sept. 6.
The monthly jobs report shows slowed job growth in an unevenly improving economy. The unemployment rate obscures that Black and Latinx workers are being left behind.
The pandemic unemployment programs have been a critical lifeline for tens of millions of workers during the pandemic, but their necessity shows existing inequities.
NELP applauds the Biden administration for urging Congress to enact immediate long-term unemployment insurance reforms as part of the reconciliation process.
Workers in New York are more likely to feel pressure to not report workplace problems like sexual harassment, health & safety violations to avoid employer retaliation
