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NIWR and LatinoJustice PRLDEF Oppose Charter-Cox Merger Over Equal Opportunity Concerns

March 17, 2026
By NIWR

On March 12, 2026, NIWR and LatinoJustice PRLDEF filed a joint comment with the New York Public Service Commission opposing the proposed merger between the telecom companies Charter Communications and Cox […]

Blog Post, Workplace Justice DEI, feature two, featured

Disparate Impact Civil Rights Claims: A Crucial Tool Under Attack

November 3, 2025
By Democracy Forward, NIWR, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Legal Defense Fund

Disparate impact claims have long helped dismantle unjust barriers to opportunity—ensuring fairer access to housing, education, and economic stability. But these vital civil rights protections are now under threat.

Economic Dignity, Fact Sheet Discrimination, Disparate Impact, featured

Fact Sheet: What is Concerted Activity?

August 7, 2025
By NIWR, Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee

Workers have the right to join together to improve their wages and working conditions, even without a union. This fact sheet, developed in partnership with the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee, […]

Economic Dignity, Fact Sheet, Publication 2025Impact, concerted activities, fact sheet, featured, homepage, NLRA

NIWR Files Unfair Labor Charge with NLRB Against Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP

April 23, 2025
By NIWR, Jason Solomon, Abby Frerick

John D. Doyle, Jr.Regional DirectorNational Labor Relations BoardNew York, NY Dear Director Doyle, This letter is in support of the accompanying unfair labor practice charge against Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & […]

Corporate Accountability concerted activities, featured, news

NIWR and LatinoJustice Urge CalPERS to Divest from Tesla

April 16, 2025
By NIWR

State Controller of CaliforniaSacramento, CA Re: Divestment from Tesla, Inc. Dear Controller Cohen, The National Institute for Workers’ Rights and LatinoJustice PRLDEF write to follow up on our letter of […]

Corporate Accountability 2025Impact, corporate accountability divesting, DEI, featured, news

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NIWR and LatinoJustice Urge Teacher Retirement System of Texas to Divest from Tesla

April 16, 2025
By NIWR

Teacher Retirement System of Texas Board of TrusteesAustin, TX Re: Divestment from Tesla, Inc. Dear Trustees, The National Institute for Workers’ Rights and LatinoJustice PRLDEF write to follow up on […]

Corporate Accountability 2025Impact, corporate accountability divesting, DEI, featured, news

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