Unemployment Insurance Isn’t Holding Back the Economy. Inequality Is.
September 15, 2021 | Ending enhanced unemployment benefits didn’t get people back to work. It just made them poorer.
Articles by Rebekah Entralgo
A Chance to Protect Our Essential Workers
August 18, 2021 | Two years after the largest workplace raid in U.S. history, immigrant workers deserve a path to citizenship.
Employers: If You Want Workers, Pay a Living Wage
May 12, 2021 | It’s not that people don’t want to work — it’s that they don’t want to work for so little.
An Invisible Essential Labor Force
April 28, 2021 | How the migrant women farmworkers who put food on our tables are organizing for a better life after the pandemic.
Labor Laws Need New Teeth
April 21, 2021 | Union drives aren’t stopping. Workers deserve the right to a fair vote, without corporate interference.
Biden’s Jobs Plan Will Help Seniors Get Care at Home
April 7, 2021 | By supporting quality home care, the plan will help seniors avoid dangerous, for-profit nursing facilities.
A Strong Economy Needs Care Workers
March 31, 2021 | Care workers are more essential than ever, but most don’t get a living wage or even a single sick day. It’s time to fix that.
Biden’s Relief Package Is a Huge Victory for Workers
March 10, 2021 | It’s one of the largest antipoverty programs ever passed — and will save worker pensions throughout the country.