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New Study Highlights the Importance of Workplace Safety
(08/30/2010)
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A substantial majority of workers say safety on the job is their most important concern among labor standards, according to a new study from the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.
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A Green and Blue Collar Victory
(08/27/2010)
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Better working conditions for truck drivers and cleaner air for communities around the Los Angeles port could result from a federal district court decision.
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Justice for Carwash Workers
(08/19/2010)
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Public Welfare Foundation grantees help build criminal case against California car wash owners who abused their employees.
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Reducing Sentencing Disparities
(08/04/2010)
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A new federal law addresses the longstanding imbalance in punishment for crack and powder cocaine offenses, with Public Welfare Foundation grantees among the many advocates for change.
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Protecting Workers' Wages
(07/30/2010)
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Illinois enacts strong law to encourage employers to pay workers what they are owed, the result of a coalition effort that included a Public Welfare Foundation grantee.
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New Survey on Paid Sick Days
(06/21/2010)
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A poll released by the Public Welfare Foundation and the National Opinion Research Center finds overwhelming support for paid sick days and that lack of paid sick days endangers public health.
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Fighting Modern-Day Slavery
(06/15/2010)
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Public Welfare Foundation grantee recognized by U.S. State Department for trying to stop forced labor and other human trafficking offenses.
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Helping Workers Stay Safe
(04/30/2010)
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Public Welfare Foundation grantees push policymakers for better protections to keep employees out of harm’s way.
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A Family Voice on Workplace Safety
(10/30/2009)
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Congressional committee hears from the mother of a workplace accident victim about problems with Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Health agency.
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Unkind Cuts
(10/07/2009)
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A Public Welfare Foundation grantee examines conditions in Nebraska’s meatpacking plants.
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Cleaning Up Carwashes
(02/17/2009)
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A Public Welfare grantee helps spur a criminal complaint detailing labor abuses in the Los Angeles carwash industry.
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Another Victory for Farm Workers
(12/08/2008)
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The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has successfully negotiated with Subway restaurants -- its third major agreement in 2008 -- to improve labor conditions for tomato pickers.
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A Victory for Farm Workers
(09/10/2008)
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The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has successfully negotiated a major agreement with Whole Foods to improve wages and working conditions for tomato pickers.
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A Home Run for Workers
(07/17/2008)
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Day laborers at Baltimore's Camden Yards recently scored a significant victory for better pay and working conditions.
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D.C. Council Passes Nation's Second Paid Sick Days Act
(03/07/2008)
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Washington, D.C. is poised to become the second jurisdiction in the nation to require employers to provide paid sick days to their employees. Advocates estimate that more than 210,000 workers in the nation’s capitol will benefit, once the measure goes into effect.
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Foundation Funds Certification Plan for Low-Wage Service Workers
(02/05/2008)
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The Public Welfare Foundation has made a $125,000 grant for the Workplace Investment Partnership, an initiative spearheaded by the National Employment Law Project to monitor and enforce workplace standards for contract service workers such as janitors, security guards, groundskeepers, food service personnel and parking attendants. Certification under the Workplace Investment Partnership is designed to become a "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval" for companies that hire low-wage contract employees.
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