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Press Clips The Guardian: Trump Vowed to Champion US Workers—the Reality Has Been a Relentless Assault
Press Clips USA Today: Minimum Wage Set to Rise in 23 States Next Year as $15 an Hour, and Beyond, Picks up Steam NELP's Yannet Lathrop explained how raising the minimum wage helps working families. December 9, 2024
News Release Minimum Wage Increases and Worker Protections Coming in 2025 as Worker Momentum Builds 69 cities, counties, and states will raise their wage floors on January 1, with 28 more lifting pay later in 2025. December 9, 2024
News Release November Jobs Report: Striking Workers Return to Jobs, Deserve More Support We make the case for why providing unemployment benefits to striking workers is a good idea. December 6, 2024
Blog New Data Show Warehouse Injuries in New York Skyrocketing as Jobs in the Sector Continue to Grow New 2023 BLS data on workplace injuries reveals a dramatic increase in already high rates of injury for New York State warehouse workers. December 5, 2024
Press Clips CNN: Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Is Surprisingly Pro-Union. It Doesn’t Mean his Administration Will Be. NELP cautioned about the Trump administration trying to appear labor-friendly while pursuing policies that jeopardize workers' rights. November 23, 2024
News Release Chavez-DeRemer’s Labor Secretary Nomination Highlights Tension Between Pro-Worker Promises and Trump’s Project 2025 Anti-Labor Policies Chavez-DeRemer’s moderate stances cannot mask the broader Trump administration agenda she would serve—one that threatens to roll back hard-won worker protections. November 23, 2024
Blog As a Delivery Worker Union Campaign Takes Off, Amazon Tries to Dodge Labor Law DSP drivers across the U.S. have unionized—making demands for better working conditions, but facing hurdles obtaining their first contract. November 22, 2024
Press Clips Washington Post: Amazon and SpaceX Aim to Defang the Federal Labor Board. Trump May Help. NELP's Dan Ocampo explained how workers would be hurt if the Trump administration is allowed to gut the NLRB. November 21, 2024
Blog Flex Drivers Are Winning the Right to Unemployment Insurance Benefits Misclassified delivery drivers are winning the right to unemployment insurance by challenging Amazon’s claim that they are independent contractors. November 18, 2024
Blog Uber’s Price-Gouging and What We Can Do About It Uber has reached record profitability by gouging both consumers and drivers. November 14, 2024
