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Every worker deserves a good job, one that pays a living wage and includes robust benefits. NELP is leading the fight to make a good-jobs economy a reality.
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As we enter 2026, we’re anchoring hope in collective action.
Our 2026 Policy & Advocacy Agenda lays out how we’ll fight to raise wages, expand opportunity, confront corporate abuse, and build a #GoodJobsEconomy — even in hard times.
We’re not backing down. Read more: bit.ly/2026PolicyAgenda
Our 2026 Policy & Advocacy Agenda lays out how we’ll fight to raise wages, expand opportunity, confront corporate abuse, and build a #GoodJobsEconomy — even in hard times.
We’re not backing down. Read more: bit.ly/2026PolicyAgenda
Today @delauro.house.gov, @sanders.senate.gov, and other congressional supporters are reintroducing the Healthy Families Act. This bill would make workplaces safer and more equitable for all #workers– it’s a no brainer.
February 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Today @delauro.house.gov, @sanders.senate.gov, and other congressional supporters are reintroducing the Healthy Families Act. This bill would make workplaces safer and more equitable for all #workers– it’s a no brainer.
It’s #JobsDay – In January, the unemployment rate inched down to 4.3%.
Among women workers, the #unemployment rate was 4.0% compared to 3.6% in January 2025.
When women lose their jobs, what can they expect from the unemployment insurance system? Read our analysis: bit.ly/JanJobs2026
Among women workers, the #unemployment rate was 4.0% compared to 3.6% in January 2025.
When women lose their jobs, what can they expect from the unemployment insurance system? Read our analysis: bit.ly/JanJobs2026
January Jobs Report: Unemployed Women Struggle Amid Labor Market Anxiety - National Employment Law Project
Among women workers 20 years and over, the unemployment rate was 4.0% compared to 3.6% in January 2025.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:20 PM
It’s #JobsDay – In January, the unemployment rate inched down to 4.3%.
Among women workers, the #unemployment rate was 4.0% compared to 3.6% in January 2025.
When women lose their jobs, what can they expect from the unemployment insurance system? Read our analysis: bit.ly/JanJobs2026
Among women workers, the #unemployment rate was 4.0% compared to 3.6% in January 2025.
When women lose their jobs, what can they expect from the unemployment insurance system? Read our analysis: bit.ly/JanJobs2026
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The Trump admin's rule change is another maneuver straight out of the Project 2025 playbook to purge career federal workers and replace them with political loyalists.
The labor movement stands with federal workers. We’ll see you in court, President Trump. https://bit.ly/4rCFgib
The labor movement stands with federal workers. We’ll see you in court, President Trump. https://bit.ly/4rCFgib
February 5, 2026 at 10:51 PM
The Trump admin's rule change is another maneuver straight out of the Project 2025 playbook to purge career federal workers and replace them with political loyalists.
The labor movement stands with federal workers. We’ll see you in court, President Trump. https://bit.ly/4rCFgib
The labor movement stands with federal workers. We’ll see you in court, President Trump. https://bit.ly/4rCFgib
In a #GoodJobsEconomy, all working people have security between jobs.
As the affordability crisis compounds, a new report from NELP & @the75million.bsky.social finds just 25 percent of unemployed women received UI benefits in the first half of 2025: bit.ly/FixUIforWomen
As the affordability crisis compounds, a new report from NELP & @the75million.bsky.social finds just 25 percent of unemployed women received UI benefits in the first half of 2025: bit.ly/FixUIforWomen
February 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
In a #GoodJobsEconomy, all working people have security between jobs.
As the affordability crisis compounds, a new report from NELP & @the75million.bsky.social finds just 25 percent of unemployed women received UI benefits in the first half of 2025: bit.ly/FixUIforWomen
As the affordability crisis compounds, a new report from NELP & @the75million.bsky.social finds just 25 percent of unemployed women received UI benefits in the first half of 2025: bit.ly/FixUIforWomen
This #BlackHistoryMonth, NELP honors Black #workers’ continued resistance to institutional violence. Across social movements, Black workers understood the interconnectedness of our struggles to build a #GoodJobsEconomy.
How will you fight for justice this #BlackHistoryMonth?
How will you fight for justice this #BlackHistoryMonth?
February 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
This #BlackHistoryMonth, NELP honors Black #workers’ continued resistance to institutional violence. Across social movements, Black workers understood the interconnectedness of our struggles to build a #GoodJobsEconomy.
How will you fight for justice this #BlackHistoryMonth?
How will you fight for justice this #BlackHistoryMonth?
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📉 New analysis by @jbarab.bsky.social looks at declining workplace injury data — and why it doesn’t tell the full story.
Lower reported injuries ≠ safe jobs. Worker safety needs enforcement, transparency, and worker power.
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Lower reported injuries ≠ safe jobs. Worker safety needs enforcement, transparency, and worker power.
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses decline in Last Biden Year - Confined Space
The number and rate of workplace injuries and illnesses in 2024 reached the lowest number since 2003 according to a report issued last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
jordanbarab.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
📉 New analysis by @jbarab.bsky.social looks at declining workplace injury data — and why it doesn’t tell the full story.
Lower reported injuries ≠ safe jobs. Worker safety needs enforcement, transparency, and worker power.
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
Lower reported injuries ≠ safe jobs. Worker safety needs enforcement, transparency, and worker power.
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...
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The gender wage gap has widened for two consecutive years, the first time that's happened since data collection started in 1960 nwlc.org/resource/wag...
A Window Into the Wage Gap: What’s Behind It and How to Close It - National Women's Law Center
Women in the United States who work full time, year-round are typically paid only 83 cents for every dollar paid to men.
nwlc.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The gender wage gap has widened for two consecutive years, the first time that's happened since data collection started in 1960 nwlc.org/resource/wag...
Andrea Lucas’s anti-civil rights leadership “has closed the door of the EEOC to groups that are disfavored by the president,” said Josh Boxerman, who handles civil rights work at @nelp.org.
“That is extraordinary. And it is radical and harmful.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
“That is extraordinary. And it is radical and harmful.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
Employment Commission Chair Recasts Workplace Discrimination in Trump’s Image
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Andrea Lucas’s anti-civil rights leadership “has closed the door of the EEOC to groups that are disfavored by the president,” said Josh Boxerman, who handles civil rights work at @nelp.org.
“That is extraordinary. And it is radical and harmful.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
“That is extraordinary. And it is radical and harmful.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
When workers lose a job, unemployment insurance is vital.
But a new brief from @nelp.org and @the75million.bsky.social finds a system built for male workers still excludes many women and compensates them less.
Let's #FixUI for working women: bit.ly/FixUIforWomen
But a new brief from @nelp.org and @the75million.bsky.social finds a system built for male workers still excludes many women and compensates them less.
Let's #FixUI for working women: bit.ly/FixUIforWomen
January 28, 2026 at 3:06 PM
When workers lose a job, unemployment insurance is vital.
But a new brief from @nelp.org and @the75million.bsky.social finds a system built for male workers still excludes many women and compensates them less.
Let's #FixUI for working women: bit.ly/FixUIforWomen
But a new brief from @nelp.org and @the75million.bsky.social finds a system built for male workers still excludes many women and compensates them less.
Let's #FixUI for working women: bit.ly/FixUIforWomen
In 2025, NELP secured 29 policy wins for #workers, including securing #unemployment for striking workers in #Washington state and #Oregon.
Learn more in our annual Impact Report: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
Learn more in our annual Impact Report: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
2025 Impact Report: Strengthening Our Movement Together - National Employment Law Project
In 2025 NELP defended hard-won workers’ rights and advanced our affirmative vision for a good-jobs economy where all workers can thrive. See our Impact report.
www.nelp.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
In 2025, NELP secured 29 policy wins for #workers, including securing #unemployment for striking workers in #Washington state and #Oregon.
Learn more in our annual Impact Report: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
Learn more in our annual Impact Report: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
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"A disturbing new analysis from Good Jobs First reveals that enforcement cases for a range of workplace violations declined by 97% percent last year...
This isn’t bureaucratic negligence — it’s the systematic gutting of worker protections."
otherwords.org/the-federal-...
This isn’t bureaucratic negligence — it’s the systematic gutting of worker protections."
otherwords.org/the-federal-...
The Federal Retreat on Child Labor Enforcement Threatens America's Children - OtherWords
Trump’s gutting of workplace safety enforcement comes as many states have rolled back their own efforts. That puts young workers at risk.
otherwords.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:09 PM
"A disturbing new analysis from Good Jobs First reveals that enforcement cases for a range of workplace violations declined by 97% percent last year...
This isn’t bureaucratic negligence — it’s the systematic gutting of worker protections."
otherwords.org/the-federal-...
This isn’t bureaucratic negligence — it’s the systematic gutting of worker protections."
otherwords.org/the-federal-...
In 2025, NELP defended hard-won #WorkersRights and advanced our affirmative vision for a #GoodJobsEconomy where all workers can thrive.
Find out more about our 2025 wins in our #ImpactReport: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
Find out more about our 2025 wins in our #ImpactReport: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
2025 Impact Report: Strengthening Our Movement Together - National Employment Law Project
In 2025 NELP defended hard-won workers’ rights and advanced our affirmative vision for a good-jobs economy where all workers can thrive. See our Impact report.
www.nelp.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:45 PM
In 2025, NELP defended hard-won #WorkersRights and advanced our affirmative vision for a #GoodJobsEconomy where all workers can thrive.
Find out more about our 2025 wins in our #ImpactReport: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
Find out more about our 2025 wins in our #ImpactReport: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
This #MLKDay, those in the struggle for #WorkerJustice must remember our movement is “focused on truth, powered by action, and united by a vision for justice that so many before us have fought for.” www.nelp.org/rising-above...
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This #MLKDay, those in the struggle for #WorkerJustice must remember our movement is “focused on truth, powered by action, and united by a vision for justice that so many before us have fought for.” www.nelp.org/rising-above...
Next Wednesday at 1 PM: Learn from state-level worker-advocates how they successfully won #just-cause protections in their industry ✊
More info and register: jwj-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @jwj.org
More info and register: jwj-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @jwj.org
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: JWJ Policy Hub Briefing: Building Stronger Economic Security through Just Cause. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the ...
Across industries and employment models, workers continue to experience sudden job loss or platform deactivation without notice, explanation, or meaningful opportunity to appeal. These practices under...
jwj-org.zoom.us
January 15, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Next Wednesday at 1 PM: Learn from state-level worker-advocates how they successfully won #just-cause protections in their industry ✊
More info and register: jwj-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @jwj.org
More info and register: jwj-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @jwj.org
Across the country, #workers and advocates are demonstrating extraordinary strength and resilience.
Along the way, NELP amplified worker voices and contributions to build a #GoodJobsEconomy for all. Read more in our Impact Report: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
Along the way, NELP amplified worker voices and contributions to build a #GoodJobsEconomy for all. Read more in our Impact Report: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
2025 Impact Report: Strenthening Our Movement Together - National Employment Law Project
In 2025 NELP defended hard-won workers’ rights and advanced our affirmative vision for a good-jobs economy where all workers can thrive. See our Impact report.
www.nelp.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Across the country, #workers and advocates are demonstrating extraordinary strength and resilience.
Along the way, NELP amplified worker voices and contributions to build a #GoodJobsEconomy for all. Read more in our Impact Report: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
Along the way, NELP amplified worker voices and contributions to build a #GoodJobsEconomy for all. Read more in our Impact Report: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
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The Protect America’s Workforce Act has passed the House and is in the Senate!
It’s time for senators to fight for their state’s workers and their union rights.
Tell your senators: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act!
It’s time for senators to fight for their state’s workers and their union rights.
Tell your senators: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act!
CALL: Sign the Discharge Petition and Pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act
Fill out this form to receive a call or dial 844-994-4554 to get started. On March 27, President Trump signed an executive order that ripped the right to collectively bargain away from hundreds of th...
act.aflcio.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The Protect America’s Workforce Act has passed the House and is in the Senate!
It’s time for senators to fight for their state’s workers and their union rights.
Tell your senators: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act!
It’s time for senators to fight for their state’s workers and their union rights.
Tell your senators: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act!
Policies increasing the #MinimumWage move us towards a #GoodJobsEconomy rooted in living wages for all & are a lifeline for #workers impacted by a growing affordability crisis.
@nytimes.com covered our #Raises2026 report & the impact of increases on #workers. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
@nytimes.com covered our #Raises2026 report & the impact of increases on #workers. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Minimum Wage Rises in Some States as Workers Struggle With Basic Costs
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Policies increasing the #MinimumWage move us towards a #GoodJobsEconomy rooted in living wages for all & are a lifeline for #workers impacted by a growing affordability crisis.
@nytimes.com covered our #Raises2026 report & the impact of increases on #workers. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
@nytimes.com covered our #Raises2026 report & the impact of increases on #workers. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
It’s #JobsDay – In December, the unemployment rate inched down to 4.4%.
What about the year overall? Over the course of 2025, the #unemployment rate rose from 4.0% in January. How did policy contribute to rising unemployment? www.nelp.org/december-job...
What about the year overall? Over the course of 2025, the #unemployment rate rose from 4.0% in January. How did policy contribute to rising unemployment? www.nelp.org/december-job...
December Jobs Report: Job Market Weaker Than When the Year Began - National Employment Law Project
Approximately 659,000 more workers were unemployed in December than had been at the beginning of the year.
www.nelp.org
January 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
It’s #JobsDay – In December, the unemployment rate inched down to 4.4%.
What about the year overall? Over the course of 2025, the #unemployment rate rose from 4.0% in January. How did policy contribute to rising unemployment? www.nelp.org/december-job...
What about the year overall? Over the course of 2025, the #unemployment rate rose from 4.0% in January. How did policy contribute to rising unemployment? www.nelp.org/december-job...
NELP’s 2026 Policy and Advocacy Agenda reflects an affirmative vision: a #GoodJobsEconomy in which all #workers can have financial stability, exercise their rights, and shape the future of their communities.
Read it here: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
Read it here: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
2026 Policy and Advocacy Agenda: Anchoring Hope in Collective Action - National Employment Law Project
NELP is meeting this moment by advancing policies that raise standards, strengthen labor protections enforcement, and bolster an ecosystem of worker-led orgaziations.
www.nelp.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:54 PM
NELP’s 2026 Policy and Advocacy Agenda reflects an affirmative vision: a #GoodJobsEconomy in which all #workers can have financial stability, exercise their rights, and shape the future of their communities.
Read it here: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
Read it here: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
As we enter 2026, we’re anchoring hope in collective action.
Our 2026 Policy & Advocacy Agenda lays out how we’ll fight to raise wages, expand opportunity, confront corporate abuse, and build a #GoodJobsEconomy — even in hard times.
We’re not backing down. Read more: bit.ly/2026PolicyAgenda
Our 2026 Policy & Advocacy Agenda lays out how we’ll fight to raise wages, expand opportunity, confront corporate abuse, and build a #GoodJobsEconomy — even in hard times.
We’re not backing down. Read more: bit.ly/2026PolicyAgenda
January 6, 2026 at 2:20 PM
As we enter 2026, we’re anchoring hope in collective action.
Our 2026 Policy & Advocacy Agenda lays out how we’ll fight to raise wages, expand opportunity, confront corporate abuse, and build a #GoodJobsEconomy — even in hard times.
We’re not backing down. Read more: bit.ly/2026PolicyAgenda
Our 2026 Policy & Advocacy Agenda lays out how we’ll fight to raise wages, expand opportunity, confront corporate abuse, and build a #GoodJobsEconomy — even in hard times.
We’re not backing down. Read more: bit.ly/2026PolicyAgenda
NELP’s New York City #WorkerJustice Agenda offers a suite of recommendations @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can use to hit the ground running to deliver a #GoodJobsEconomy for #NYC #workers.
Read it here: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
Read it here: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
NELP’s New York City #WorkerJustice Agenda offers a suite of recommendations @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can use to hit the ground running to deliver a #GoodJobsEconomy for #NYC #workers.
Read it here: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
Read it here: www.nelp.org/insights-res...
NELP wishes all #workers and their families a happy and healthy #NewYear!
This #NewYearsDay and always, we’ll be championing worker-led movements that bring us closer to a #GoodJobsEconomy.
What are you looking forward to fighting for in the new year?
This #NewYearsDay and always, we’ll be championing worker-led movements that bring us closer to a #GoodJobsEconomy.
What are you looking forward to fighting for in the new year?
January 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
NELP wishes all #workers and their families a happy and healthy #NewYear!
This #NewYearsDay and always, we’ll be championing worker-led movements that bring us closer to a #GoodJobsEconomy.
What are you looking forward to fighting for in the new year?
This #NewYearsDay and always, we’ll be championing worker-led movements that bring us closer to a #GoodJobsEconomy.
What are you looking forward to fighting for in the new year?
We believe in a future where workers have access to better wages, robust benefits, and safe and healthy working conditions.
Donate by 12/31 and help us fuel lasting change for workers. nelp.donorsupport.co/page/FUNEDZK...
Donate by 12/31 and help us fuel lasting change for workers. nelp.donorsupport.co/page/FUNEDZK...
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We believe in a future where workers have access to better wages, robust benefits, and safe and healthy working conditions.
Donate by 12/31 and help us fuel lasting change for workers. nelp.donorsupport.co/page/FUNEDZK...
Donate by 12/31 and help us fuel lasting change for workers. nelp.donorsupport.co/page/FUNEDZK...
For decades, private enforcement has played an important role in building out a #GoodJobsEconomy under the Fair Labor Standards Act and other workplace laws.
Our brief stresses the need for private enforcement as part of a strong legal framework for #WorkersRights www.nelp.org/insights-res...
Our brief stresses the need for private enforcement as part of a strong legal framework for #WorkersRights www.nelp.org/insights-res...
The Case for Private Enforcement of Workers’ Rights - National Employment Law Project
Aggrieved workers must be able to enforce their employment and labor rights in court.
www.nelp.org
December 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
For decades, private enforcement has played an important role in building out a #GoodJobsEconomy under the Fair Labor Standards Act and other workplace laws.
Our brief stresses the need for private enforcement as part of a strong legal framework for #WorkersRights www.nelp.org/insights-res...
Our brief stresses the need for private enforcement as part of a strong legal framework for #WorkersRights www.nelp.org/insights-res...
As #BigTech wields its political muscle to stifle regulation at the federal and state levels, #NewYork must act on behalf of #workers.
It’s time for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social & the New York City Council to ban surveillance price- and wage-setting. Learn why here: www.nelp.org/to-make-new-...
It’s time for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social & the New York City Council to ban surveillance price- and wage-setting. Learn why here: www.nelp.org/to-make-new-...
To Make New York More Affordable the Next Mayor Should Ban “Surveillance” Pay and Price Setting - National Employment Law Project
Mayor-elect Mamdani can promote higher pay and lower consumer prices is by halting the rapid growth of individualized “surveillance” wage and price setting.
www.nelp.org
December 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
As #BigTech wields its political muscle to stifle regulation at the federal and state levels, #NewYork must act on behalf of #workers.
It’s time for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social & the New York City Council to ban surveillance price- and wage-setting. Learn why here: www.nelp.org/to-make-new-...
It’s time for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social & the New York City Council to ban surveillance price- and wage-setting. Learn why here: www.nelp.org/to-make-new-...