Dear John,
In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog shares a special guest post from Rebecca Dixon, Executive Director of the National Employment Law Project. Dixon writes about the link between our nation's current labor laws and the immediate aftermath of slavery in the U.S. In addition, we report on efforts by groups such as the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights to tear down the digital divide in our nation. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
Reversing labor laws rooted in slavery
June 24
As we celebrate Juneteenth this year, it is important to acknowledge the lasting impacts of slavery on the workplace and the labor market. The at-will employment doctrine, which allows employers in most states to discharge workers for any reason, and the subminimum wage for tipped workers are both rooted in the employer backlash to Emancipation. These laws continue to disadvantage workers—Black and Latinx workers in particular. READ MORE »
Leadership conference, allies, and feds set out to conquer the digital divide
June 21
The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) used to say that affordable access to the internet is the civil rights issue of the 21st century. And we saw this during the pandemic, when whether or not students could get online often meant the difference between learning and being denied an education at a time when schools were shuttered and classrooms went virtual. Now the federal government is addressing this inequity – and advocacy groups and service-providers across the country are jumping in to help. READ MORE »
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