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 Workers Call on Congress to Meet Urgent Needs; Families First Coronavirus Response Act a First Step There are significant flaws in this legislation that must be corrected by Congress immediately. March 18, 2020 News Release NELP Applauds Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave Bill That Rises to the Moment Every day that Congress delays these reforms only worsens this public health and economic emergency. March 17, 2020 Blog Precarious at Work, Precarious in Health The coronavirus makes clear how difficult life is for underpaid workers in this country—from a lack of paid sick leave to inadequate employer-sponsored health care. March 13, 2020 News Release Congress Must Pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Our leaders must act for the sake of workers and families, with a swift vote followed by signing into law. March 12, 2020 Commentary The Hill: Worker Health Is Central to Public Health The coronavirus has shined a light on the fragility and inadequacy of our worker health policies. March 11, 2020 News Release Virginia Approves Raising Minimum Wage to $12 by 2023, With Path to $15 by 2026 Virginia joins 29 other states in raising its minimum wage above the paltry federal floor of $7.25. March 9, 2020 News Release With ‘Joint Employer’ Rule, Trump NLRB Sides with Corporations Again When a company calls the shots at a workplace, it should be responsible to the people who work there. February 25, 2020 Blog Digging up the Root: How UNC Housekeepers Connected Workers’ Rights with Reparations and Won Black workers’ freedom is tied to our rights to full citizenship. February 21, 2020 News Release On AFSCME’s Lawsuit Challenging USDOL Final Rule Allowing States to Privatize Employment Services The rule opens the door for private companies to control public-serving functions, with no accountability to the public. February 14, 2020 Blog Trump NLRB Earns an “F” for Proposing to Take Away Graduate Student Workers’ Rights These students are doing work on behalf of and at the direction of the school, for money, and yet they would not be considered employees. February 13, 2020
Press Clips The Guardian: Trump Vowed to Champion US Workers—the Reality Has Been a Relentless Assault
News Release Workers Call on Congress to Meet Urgent Needs; Families First Coronavirus Response Act a First Step There are significant flaws in this legislation that must be corrected by Congress immediately. March 18, 2020
News Release NELP Applauds Paid Sick Days and Paid Leave Bill That Rises to the Moment Every day that Congress delays these reforms only worsens this public health and economic emergency. March 17, 2020
Blog Precarious at Work, Precarious in Health The coronavirus makes clear how difficult life is for underpaid workers in this country—from a lack of paid sick leave to inadequate employer-sponsored health care. March 13, 2020
News Release Congress Must Pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Our leaders must act for the sake of workers and families, with a swift vote followed by signing into law. March 12, 2020
Commentary The Hill: Worker Health Is Central to Public Health The coronavirus has shined a light on the fragility and inadequacy of our worker health policies. March 11, 2020
News Release Virginia Approves Raising Minimum Wage to $12 by 2023, With Path to $15 by 2026 Virginia joins 29 other states in raising its minimum wage above the paltry federal floor of $7.25. March 9, 2020
News Release With ‘Joint Employer’ Rule, Trump NLRB Sides with Corporations Again When a company calls the shots at a workplace, it should be responsible to the people who work there. February 25, 2020
Blog Digging up the Root: How UNC Housekeepers Connected Workers’ Rights with Reparations and Won Black workers’ freedom is tied to our rights to full citizenship. February 21, 2020
News Release On AFSCME’s Lawsuit Challenging USDOL Final Rule Allowing States to Privatize Employment Services The rule opens the door for private companies to control public-serving functions, with no accountability to the public. February 14, 2020
Blog Trump NLRB Earns an “F” for Proposing to Take Away Graduate Student Workers’ Rights These students are doing work on behalf of and at the direction of the school, for money, and yet they would not be considered employees. February 13, 2020
