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National Employment Law Project @nelp.org · Oct 8
The president’s words don’t change the facts: Furloughed #FederalWorkers are entitled to back pay under the law.

Since getting paid back can take time, we also urge furloughed #workers to apply for #unemployment benefits (known as UCFE) ASAP.

See our blog for more: www.nelp.org/unemployment...
Unemployment Insurance and the Government Shutdown: What Federal Workers and Contractors Need to Know - National Employment Law Project
What federal workers and contractors need to know to help support themselves during the government shutdown.
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brycecovert.bsky.social
“It is extremely stressful to be in a position of not being able to feed your child.” Parents told me what it's been like to go without benefits during the government shutdown: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
For Families on the Brink, Losing SNAP Benefits Has Led to Devastating Choices
With the government shutdown now the longest in history, the neediest Americans are forgoing food, medical care, and other essentials to survive.
www.thenation.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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wgaeast.bsky.social
If baristas have to walk out, we’ll walk with them — straight past Starbucks.

Workers are fighting for fair pay, fair hours, and an end to union busting. Stand in solidarity: don't buy Starbucks if baristas go on strike! Sign the pledge: seiu.co/NoContract
No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
seiu.co
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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By idealizing an all-White, male workforce, the Labor Department’s campaign doesn’t just distort reality — it echoes a long history of propaganda that centers whiteness & erases the contributions of women & workers of color.

More @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/4opZSc3

#WorkersRights #GoodJobsEconomy
Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
The campaign has drawn scrutiny, with critics saying it is not realistically portraying the country’s diversity and is sending messages that feel exclusionary.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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It’s #JobsDay, but the government shutdown leaves us without employment data for a 2nd month.

Instead, we’re looking at news of corporate layoffs 👀 and the inadequate support laid-off #workers stand to receive. Read our analysis and this 🧵 www.nelp.org/critical-job...
Critical Jobs Data Delayed a Second Month Due to Government Shutdown: Corporate Layoffs Underscore Need to Strengthen Unemployment Insurance - National Employment Law Project
In states across the country, unemployment insurance systems are not equipped to adequately support newly laid off workers.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made 6,666 times more than his average worker in 2024. See our breakdown of this fight by the numbers: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
November 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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rooseveltinstitute.org
AI surveillance puts all of us at risk. Join organizers and policy experts for a webinar on Nov 18 to get ways and resources to fight back ✊

@powerswitchaction.org @datasociety.bsky.social @justfutureslaw.bsky.social @nelp.org @techequity.bsky.social bit.ly/stopAIsurveillance
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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NELP is fighting a policy that would block immigrants with certain visas from getting commercial driver’s licenses 🚛.

We joined the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project to file an amicus brief in a lawsuit to stop the rule 👇
Rivera Lujan v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit) - National Employment Law Project
NELP filed a brief in a lawsuit challenging an interim final rule that would exclude immigrants with certain visas from obtaining commercial driver's licenses.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Black mothers of young children are facing the largest declines in #labor force participation since rates for mothers of young children peaked in late 2023.

Read more from this factsheet released by @npwf.bsky.social and @the75million.bsky.social:
nationalpartnership.org/report/share...
The Share of Mothers Who Work Is Shrinking – and Black Mothers Face the Steepest Declines | National Partnership for Women & Families
New analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families and The 75 Million Project finds that Black mothers of young children are facing the steepest declines in labor force participation in r...
nationalpartnership.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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aft.org
“It shows their complete and utter contempt for the workers who’ve dedicated their careers to helping their fellow Americans. That’s why the court decided to hold the administration accountable for its blatantly unconstitutional actions.” — @rweingarten.bsky.social
www.huffpost.com/entry/federa...
Judge Slams Trump's Shutdown Layoffs As 'Political Retribution'
The administration is trying to get rid of 4,000 federal employees as a way to squeeze Democrats who are standing their ground.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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AI surveillance is happening at our workplaces and in our neighborhoods.

Whether it's a boss tracking us at work or ICE abducting people, we won't stand for it.

On Nov 18, organizers, tech, & policy experts will share ways to fight back. Pre-registration required 👇 bit.ly/stopAIsurveillance
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: From the Workplace to ICE: Stop the AI Surveillance Pipeline Now!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
As the AI Surveillance Pipeline spreads from the marketplace into our workplaces, neighborhoods, and governments, it is putting all of us at risk. Whether it’s being used to fuel a for-profit data-dri...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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#OSHA & #MSHA are moving to roll back worker-safety rules that protect miners, farmworkers & construction #workers.

NELP's Nicole Marquez & Doug Parker, former asst. Secretary of Labor for #OSHA, explain what’s at stake: www.nelp.org/defending-wo...

#GoodJobsEconomy #WorkerSafety #ProtectWorkers
Defending Worker Safety: Responding to OSHA and MSHA’s Dangerous Rollbacks - National Employment Law Project
OSHA and MSHA announced a set of wide-ranging rollbacks to long-standing worker protections.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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In a #GoodJobsEconomy, app-based #workers have access to robust #employment rights.

Corporations are exploiting loopholes like independent contractor misclassification to avoid responsibilities like paying #MinimumWage and contributing to social insurance 😡
October 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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🗣️ Today marks #DisabledWomensEqualPayDay! A day that shines a light on how deeply inequality runs in our economy. For every dollar paid to a man w/o a disability, a woman w/ a disability earns only 56 cents. Take action! https://action.momsrising.org/sign/disabled-womens-equal-pay-day-2025/
Equal pay belongs to all women—including women with disabilities.
Today marks Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day—a day that shines a light on how deeply inequality runs in our economy.
action.momsrising.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Disabled women lose thousands of dollars each year to the wage gap. That’s money that could cover rent, food, and child care.

This injustice is solvable — if policymakers act. #DisabledWomensEqualPayDay
Centered at the top over a dark green background, the capitalized header text reads “Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day 2025 October 23” in white and yellow letters. Below is white text that reads “Tell Congress: End Subminimum Wages. Demand Pay Equity for Disabled Women.” Below that is a light green rectangle with capitalized black text that reads “Take Action,” and a white arrow pointing to the text as if clicking on a button.
October 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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dairinstitute.bsky.social
🚨NEW🚨 from DAIR:

Today we are releasing "Driven Down", a new report on how workplace technology enables Amazon to steal wages, hide labor,
intensify poor working conditions, and evade responsibility.

Read the full report here: drive.google.com/file/d/1yBxy...
Amazon is Building a Surveillance Empire on the Backs of Delivery Drivers. A new report from the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) exposes the dark underbelly of technology-driven workplace surveillance.” Above the text is an old school television with an antenna featuring a surveillance snapshot from a camera inside of an Amazon delivery van. The Amazon logo is upside down and is a frown. Around the television are disembodied eyes and ears.
October 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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upjohninstitute.bsky.social
New research from @aaronsojourner.org (Upjohn Inst.) and Joseph Pickens (USNA) finds that NYC’s Fair Workweek Law gave fast-food workers more predictable schedules without costing jobs. #LaborLaws #NYC #FairWorkWeek #EconSKy
Do fair workweek laws affect labor markets?
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October 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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When the #TrumpAdministration proposed a rule change stripping #MinimumWage protections from home care workers, 5,553 people and organizations submitted comments against the rule rollback.

Learn more about why these #workers spoke up at @Truthout: truthout.org/articles/tru...
#CareCantWait
Trump’s Department of Labor Is Trying to Slash Protections for Home Health Workers
Families and workers are waiting to hear whether a rule killing minimum wage and overtime protections will take effect.
truthout.org
October 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Only 4 in 10 U.S. workers are in jobs that fully enable them to get by, get ahead, and live healthy lives. That’s the key finding of the American #JobQuality Study, a new national survey. www.gallup.com/analytics/69...
American Job Quality Study
Explore the state of American jobs and discover five understudied aspects of job quality.
www.gallup.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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New on #WorkerPolicyWatch: A federal judge has temporarily blocked the #TrumpAdministration from firing #FederalWorkers, calling the cuts politically motivated.

More on the #GovernmentShutdown and its impact on #workers: www.nelp.org/worker-polic...
Visit NELP's Worker Policy Watch.
October 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Nothing replaces the comprehensive, trustworthy, and timely labor market data found in monthly jobs and JOLTS reports, but unemployment insurance claims—collected at the state level—offer a useful read on one key angle of the labor market.
#EconSky #NumbersDay
www.epi.org/blog/amid-th...
Amid the shutdown data blackout, state unemployment insurance claims continue to shed light on the labor market
On Friday, October 3, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) did not publish the September Employment Situation Summary report. The monthly “jobs report” provides policymakers, businesses, and the ...
www.epi.org
October 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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marketplace.org
With the shutdown entering its third week, there’s been speculation about whether or not furloughed workers will be receiving backpay. What’s not in question is that contract workers will not. And that’s not just defense contractors — it’s also janitors, security guards, and cafeteria workers.
Government shutdown could hit contract workers especially hard
As the government shutdown wears on, federal employees have begun to miss paychecks. But contract workers at government facilities face different repercussions.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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At NELP we are deeply saddened by the passing of Kent Wong, a visionary leader who strengthened the labor and immigrant rights movements and inspired generations of organizers, educators, and advocates.

🕊️ Read @uclalabor.bsky.social's statement: labor.ucla.edu/statement-on...
Statement on the passing of former director Kent Wong
The UCLA Labor Center is deeply saddened to share that Kent Wong, our former director for more than 30 years, has passed away. Since joining the UCLA Labor Center in 1991, Wong had been a…
labor.ucla.edu
October 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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tiffanycaban.bsky.social
Our pay equity bills are up for a vote today — and we’re confident they will pass. These bills follow the cutting-edge blueprints set by the European Union and the UK — proven models for closing wage gaps and bringing pay equity out of the shadows.
jehiah.cz Jehiah @jehiah.cz · Oct 8
NYC has been helping lead on wage equality in the past few years - Two additional bills are up for a hearing tomorrow.

Would require employers with 200+ employees to submit annual transparency reports, and for the city to do an annual pay equality study.
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Tell the #EEOC to protect all #WorkersRights!

Latinas suffer from pay discrimination, workplace harassment, and wage theft. The EEOC must return to its mission to root out these practices and #Congress must hold them accountable. #LatinaEqualPay #Trabajadoras share.equalrights.org/s/RuJg5LXM
Email Congress now!
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October 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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As corporations deploy new forms of tech & AI to collect & analyze data at scale, the impact on #workers needs to be front and center.

This brief by @datasociety.bsky.social, @powerswitchaction.org, & Coworker offers a path to durable protections in the digital age: datasociety.net/library/the-...
The “Privacy” Trap
Corporations are rolling out new technologies that may technically comply with data privacy laws, but actually create more ways to control and exploit workers. This brief offers concrete principles fo...
datasociety.net
October 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM