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 Senate Republicans’ COVID Bill Fails Workers and Families Their bill would slash the weekly unemployment supplement to only $200. July 27, 2020 News Release NELP Mourns the Passing of Congressman John Lewis In addition to being a civil rights giant, John Lewis was a tireless advocate for workers and unemployed people. July 20, 2020 Blog People of the State of California v. Uber & Lyft NELP and other workers’ rights advocates urge court to stop Uber and Lyft’s independent contractor misclassification. July 20, 2020 News Release Federal Legislation Would Ensure Equal Pay for Temp Workers and Curb Industry Abuses The Restoring Worker Power Act would help eliminating temp workers’ second-tier status and demand accountability from the industry. July 17, 2020 Blog The ABC’s of Independent Contractor Status Video To ensure that workers are treated fairly the "ABC test," a common standard in employment laws, is the simplest way to determine who is a true independent contractor. July 8, 2020 Blog Labor Secretary Scalia Wrongly Rejects Federal Role in Enforcing Unemployment Rights of Workers Who Refuse Unsafe Work The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the structural challenges that have plagued the nation’s unemployment insurance (UI) system for decades. June 23, 2020 Blog Juneteenth and the Struggle for Workers’ Rights Black women’s labor is vital to everyone’s labor rights and freedom; we must center them in our struggle. June 19, 2020 Blog As Covid-19 Cases Rise in States that Rushed to Reopen, NELP Urges States to Protect All Workers and Prioritize Workers of Color Black, Indigenous, and people of color have been disproportionately affected by the disease and job loss. June 18, 2020 News Release NELP Applauds SCOTUS Ruling Denying Trump Administration’s Attempt to End DACA NELP joins in solidarity with immigrant communities who are organizing against the deportation apparatus and for long-term reform. June 18, 2020 News Release Ignoring CDC Guidance, USDA Allows 15 Poultry Plants to Raise Line Speeds, Putting Workers at Greater Risk of COVID and Injury Study reveals poor safety records of 15 plants that received line speed waivers in April. June 17, 2020
Press Clips The Guardian: Trump Vowed to Champion US Workers—the Reality Has Been a Relentless Assault
News Release Senate Republicans’ COVID Bill Fails Workers and Families Their bill would slash the weekly unemployment supplement to only $200. July 27, 2020
News Release NELP Mourns the Passing of Congressman John Lewis In addition to being a civil rights giant, John Lewis was a tireless advocate for workers and unemployed people. July 20, 2020
Blog People of the State of California v. Uber & Lyft NELP and other workers’ rights advocates urge court to stop Uber and Lyft’s independent contractor misclassification. July 20, 2020
News Release Federal Legislation Would Ensure Equal Pay for Temp Workers and Curb Industry Abuses The Restoring Worker Power Act would help eliminating temp workers’ second-tier status and demand accountability from the industry. July 17, 2020
Blog The ABC’s of Independent Contractor Status Video To ensure that workers are treated fairly the "ABC test," a common standard in employment laws, is the simplest way to determine who is a true independent contractor. July 8, 2020
Blog Labor Secretary Scalia Wrongly Rejects Federal Role in Enforcing Unemployment Rights of Workers Who Refuse Unsafe Work The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the structural challenges that have plagued the nation’s unemployment insurance (UI) system for decades. June 23, 2020
Blog Juneteenth and the Struggle for Workers’ Rights Black women’s labor is vital to everyone’s labor rights and freedom; we must center them in our struggle. June 19, 2020
Blog As Covid-19 Cases Rise in States that Rushed to Reopen, NELP Urges States to Protect All Workers and Prioritize Workers of Color Black, Indigenous, and people of color have been disproportionately affected by the disease and job loss. June 18, 2020
News Release NELP Applauds SCOTUS Ruling Denying Trump Administration’s Attempt to End DACA NELP joins in solidarity with immigrant communities who are organizing against the deportation apparatus and for long-term reform. June 18, 2020
News Release Ignoring CDC Guidance, USDA Allows 15 Poultry Plants to Raise Line Speeds, Putting Workers at Greater Risk of COVID and Injury Study reveals poor safety records of 15 plants that received line speed waivers in April. June 17, 2020
