Laura Gutiérrez

3 weeks ago | tcf.org | Emily McGrath |Michelle Burris |Laura Gutierrez |Laura Gutiérrez |Alejandra Vazquez Baur

Imagine this:Thirteen-year-old children working the night shift cleaning the kill floors of meatpacking plants, their small hands barely able to hold the tools they are required to use. Working people putting in fifty-hour workweeks and getting paid for just a fraction of the hours they worked. Hardworking coal miners working underground, forced to travel miles in mines that haven’t had safety inspections.

3 weeks ago | tcf.org | Gayle Goldin |Laura Gutierrez |Laura Gutiérrez |Andrew Stettner |Steven Greenhouse

IntroductionSince taking office, President Donald Trump’s administration—in an initiative led by Elon Musk—has conducted mass firings at federal agencies. Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have indiscriminately and illegally fired whole classes of workers without cause or explanation, including thousands of veterans and workers with disabilities.

1 month ago | tcf.org | Steven Greenhouse |Laura Gutierrez |Laura Gutiérrez |Tiara Moultrie |Julie Kashen

On February 25, House Republicans narrowly passed their budget resolution, which provides a blueprint for the Republican-controlled Congress to cut at least $1.5 trillion from health, education, and nutrition programs, and more. It’s their first step toward enacting President Trump and Elon Musk’s agenda to slash programs everyday Americans rely on, in order to deliver trillions of dollars in tax breaks for the wealthiest.

2 months ago | tcf.org | Michele Evermore |Laura Gutierrez |Laura Gutiérrez |Paul Semenza |Steven Greenhouse

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act is a cornerstone of U.S. disability rights legislation. It was one of the first laws passed that directly supported disabled civilians, due in most part to the actions of Judy Heumann and a group of disabled protesters, who to this day hold the record for the longest sit-in at a federal building in American history. Section 504 prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance.

Nov 13, 2023 | tcf.org | Tanu Kumar |Laura Gutierrez |Laura Gutiérrez |Emily McGrath |Michelle Burris

For the first time in decades, U.S. manufacturing is experiencing a resurgence. Billions of dollars are flowing into the sector as historic investments through the American Rescue Plan and CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. Automation, customization, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things are transforming work in the sector as part of what some are calling the Fourth Industrial Revolution.