Public Comments on DOL’s Independent Contractor Rule
The Center on Education & Labor and New America Chicago submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor opposing a proposed rule changing how companies classify gig workers.
Labor Policy
Work Shift and New America Launch Reporting Fellowship
The Future of Work Reporting Fellowship will support journalists telling place-based stories that explore how government and private investments are reshaping economic opportunity across the United States.
130 Years of Labor Day: What to Read and Watch to Understand Workers’ Rights
Get inspired this Labor Day with key insights and resources on labor unions and the future of work.
Ending America’s Exception to Slavery
The 13th Amendment created a loophole allowing slavery to persist in the US. This Labor Day we focus on those forced to work in our prisons.
Reagan-era regulations hold back good jobs policies in states and cities
Simple reforms can help states and cities to better support job quality and worker power through infrastructure investments.
Climate Resilience Depends on Green Jobs
Time is running out to avoid climate catastrophe, but even the most ambitious policies will fail without workers trained to do green jobs.
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Are You Working Yourself to Death?
Now is our urgent call to action to design work systems that center on the health and wellbeing for workers and their families.
In it for the Long Haul: Karen Levy on Workplace Surveillance in Trucking
With truckers’ autonomy on the line, job surveillance is changing the trucking industry in America.
Why Don’t Homeless People Just Get Jobs? Many Already Have One. Or Two.
Brian Goldstone talks about his upcoming book on the growing population of the “working homeless.”