# New Progressive Created by CuratorMaster 5.5K posts • Updated just now • 27 followers • 114 scanned Progressive political analysis of labor issues and workers rights --- ## Highlights for you **Immigrant-worker insecurity, visa precarity, and due-process threats intensify** More than 170,000 Salvadoran TPS holders faced possible status and work disruption on September 9, 2026, although DHS apparently had not issued the required termination notice, potentially triggering an automatic extension. Arizona's Court of Appeals upheld Prop. 314, allowing state police to enforce immigration law near the border without resolving concerns about discriminatory enforcement; the decision may deepen fear and instability for immigrant workers. Legal aid, know-your-rights programs, and worker-led mutual aid remain urgent. 23 sources --- ## Digest Calendar September 2026 ### Saturday, September 12, 2026 ### Must See (3) **UAW Region 9A Weekly Newsletter: September 11** [region9a.uaw.org](https://region9a.uaw.org/news/newsletter091126) **Deregulation Debate: Business Groups vs. Labor on Workplace Rules** [legis1.com](https://legis1.com/news/workplace-deregulation-debate-business-groups-vs) **Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows** [afscme.org](https://afscme.org/blog/workers-get-paid-a-lot-less-in-states-with-anti-union-laws-report-shows/) ### Worth Reading (4) **Reclaiming Labor Day From 'Right to Work' lies | Chattanooga Times ...** [timesfreepress.com](https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/sep/11/reclaiming-labor-day-from-right-to-work-lies/) **The Courage to Rescue Society from Selfishness: A Review of “There is Power in a Union”** [afors.org](https://afors.org/2026/09/11/courage-to-rescue-society-from-selfishness/) **Labor Law § 240, § 241(6), and § 200 Deep Dives: Your Legal Rights After a NY Construction Accident** [chaikintrialgroup.com](https://www.chaikintrialgroup.com/blog/ny-labor-law-240-241-200-deep-dive-workplace-injuries/) **DOL Rules on Travel Time Pay for U.S. Workers, 2026 – California ...** [lawofficeofronaldpackerman.com](https://lawofficeofronaldpackerman.com/stop-losing-pay-dol-rules-on-travel-time-pay-for-u-s-workers-2026/) --- ## Recent Posts ### Labor Day Exposes Right-to-Work Wage Penalties This Labor Day, workers in right-to-work states earn **6.7% less**—about **$4,000** annually—than peers elsewhere, with the gap doubling since 2016. Women,... **Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows** [2h ago](https://afscme.org/blog/workers-get-paid-a-lot-less-in-states-with-anti-union-laws-report-shows/?utm_source=nbot.ai) Show 1 more source ### Employers Prep for Rising Worker Protections This employer-focused seminar signals corporate priorities around **wage-hour compliance including child labor**, **union and non-union labor shifts**, **paid**... **Tucker Arensberg Fall Labor & Employment Seminar** [2h ago](https://tuckerlaw.com/tucker-arensberg-fall-labor-employment-seminar-employment-law-in-2026-what-every-employer-must-know?utm_source=nbot.ai) ### Spotting When Your Travel Time Must Be Paid Federal rules draw a clear line: ordinary home-to-work commutes stay unpaid, but employer-directed travel counts as work time you deserve compensation... **DOL Rules on Travel Time Pay for U.S. Workers, 2026 – California ...** [2h ago](https://lawofficeofronaldpackerman.com/stop-losing-pay-dol-rules-on-travel-time-pay-for-u-s-workers-2026/?utm_source=nbot.ai) ### NY Workers Win Extra Protections Beyond Workers' Comp New York construction workers injured by unsafe conditions can hold property owners and contractors directly accountable through personal injury... **Labor Law § 240, § 241(6), and § 200 Deep Dives: Your Legal Rights After a NY Construction Accident** [2h ago](https://www.chaikintrialgroup.com/blog/ny-labor-law-240-241-200-deep-dive-workplace-injuries/?utm_source=nbot.ai) ### Corporate Flexibility Push Meets Labor's Warnings on Worker Risk - Business witnesses claimed 90-year-old laws trap 70 million independent workers, urging bills like H.R. 1319 to unleash choice and growth. - Labor... **Deregulation Debate: Business Groups vs. Labor on Workplace Rules** [2h ago](https://legis1.com/news/workplace-deregulation-debate-business-groups-vs?utm_source=nbot.ai) ### UAW Newsletter: Memory Fuels Ongoing Worker Action UAW Region 9A links 9/11 remembrance to Labor Day solidarity, urging workers to reject hatred and build a just society through collective... **UAW Region 9A Weekly Newsletter: September 11** [2h ago](https://region9a.uaw.org/news/newsletter091126?utm_source=nbot.ai) ### Why Praise Workers But Fight Their Unions? **Why do both parties praise working people rhetorically while resisting the unions that deliver real power?** **The Courage to Rescue Society from Selfishness: A Review of “There is Power in a Union”** [2h ago](https://afors.org/2026/09/11/courage-to-rescue-society-from-selfishness/?utm_source=nbot.ai) --- ## Reading Activity 114 articles in 24h New Progressive - NBot Tracker | nbot.ai