Temp Worker Justice

08/08/2023

We are proud to be partners with Make the Road New Jersey and New Labor who made Equal Pay a reality for temp workers in New Jersey!

New protections for New Jersey's temp workers go into effect after years of workers decrying what they call exploitative working conditions.

08/07/2023

On Friday Illinois became the second state in the country mandating Equal Pay for temporary staffing agency workers! The second of more states to follow!

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Friday aimed at strengthening legal protections for temporary workers, many of whom advocates say are subjected to low pay and exploitation because of their employment status.

07/13/2023

https://onlabor.org/amazon-surveillance-and-the-nlrbs-joint-employer-rule/

The importance of acknowledging worker surveillance as a factor in determining joint employment under the NLRB's forthcoming final rule.

03/07/2023

03/07/2023

"As part of the mass layoffs from new owner Elon Musk, Twitter laid off 4,400 out of its 5,500 contract workers, according to Platformer and other news reports.

“Those workers had no recourse, and weren’t protected under the WARN act, so did not get any of the severance that full-time employees had access to even though they were often doing the same jobs,” said Catherine Bracy, executive director of nonprofit TechEquity Collaborative, which seeks to ensure that the tech industry benefits everyone.

Despite being hired through staffing agencies, “for all intents and purposes, they worked for Twitter,” Bracy said. “When Twitter enacted mass layoffs, these workers fell through the cracks because Twitter was only legally accountable to workers that it directly hires.”

Assembly Member Matt Haney is proposing the biggest update of the WARN Act in decades,...

03/07/2023

Announcing the Protect Laid-Off Workers Act to expand California’s layoff protection laws! Authored by Assemblymember Matt Haney, the Protect Laid-Off Workers Act will extend the requirement to give notice to workers of a layoff from 60 to 90 days, include contract workers in these protections, and ensure that no workers’ safety net is tied up in severance negotiations.

The Protect Laid-Off Workers Act is sponsored by TechEquity Collaborative, California Labor Federation, California Employment Lawyers Association, National Employment Law Project, National Legal Advocacy Network, AlphabetWorkers, and Temp Worker Justice. https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/california-bill-layoff-workers-17819130.php

02/08/2023

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02/03/2023

'The bill would ban temp agencies from making unitemized paycheck deductions for costs such as meals or transportation to and from work sites, which can lower a worker’s pay below minimum wage. It would also require agencies to tell workers where they’ll be assigned and how much they’ll be paid. And it would mandate that temp agencies pay workers the same as permanent employees at a work site and provide them with equivalent benefits — a particular sticking point for staffing agencies.'

This version is likely to be signed by Gov. Phil Murphy, who conditionally vetoed an earlier version of the bill.

02/03/2023

Today, over 40 of our YouTube Music members began a historic ULP strike.

To our knowledge, this is the first time a group of Google workers has gone on strike and our first ever strike as AWU-CWA.

Workers are currently being forced to return to the office on February 6, 2023. On average, YouTube music workers are paid 19 dollars an hour and cannot afford the relocation, travel or childcare costs associated with in-person work. Most workers were hired remotely, and nearly a quarter are not based in Texas. The upcoming return to office date threatens the livelihoods of workers who do not live in the Austin area.

Please join us in demanding that and come to the table and meet with us to negotiate return-to-office expectations.
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02/03/2023

Congratulations Make the Road New Jersey and New Labor and the hundreds of thousand of workers who will benefit from today's historic win!

Lobbyists say it would be a huge drain on businesses. But workers say it's urgently needed in an industry that's long been exploiting them.