Labor Reporter @washingtonpost also covering immigration & the economy, formerly @vice Tips? Signal: laurengurley.35 / lauren.gurley@washpost.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenkaorigurley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social/post/3mu324ynpnc2jThe Trump administration illegally lowered the wages of H-2A migrant farmworkers, a judge just ruled in a lawsuit filed by the United Farm Workers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/08/26/trump-administrations-pay-cuts-migrant-farmworkers-ruled-illegal/27 Aug 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:4skib7x7yjgvmtkjzotcmpn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu324ynpnc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social/post/3msvjozvnss2hIKEA warehouse workers outside Chicago are on strike this week. They're demanding higher wages and protections against automation, after voting to unionize in March.12 Aug 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:4skib7x7yjgvmtkjzotcmpn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvjozvnss2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social/post/3msb7djnatk25Haitians with TPS cancelled by Trump admin are now being called into ICE offices for check-ins, arrested & released on condition that they wear ankle monitors. It appears to be part of a new ICE enforcement effort since SCOTUS TPS ruling. Gift link: wapo.st/4fTyRec04 Aug 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:4skib7x7yjgvmtkjzotcmpn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb7djnatk25https://bsky.app/profile/laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social/post/3mrxb6a5t2s2aThis week: Nursing homes terminated hundreds of Haitian workers with TPS. Major airports fired Haitian janitors, cabin cleaners and wheelchair attendants. Schools let go of drivers and landscapers. My reporting on the fallout of Haiti TPS termination. t.co/vCyqrl7hK331 Jul 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:4skib7x7yjgvmtkjzotcmpn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxb6a5t2s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social/post/3mrayvvrpbk2wNEW: The number of Amazon workers on food stamps or Medicaid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025. The number of Uber, DoorDash, Lyft and other gig workers on these benefits also exploded. Read @rachellerman.bsky.social and me. https://washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/22/amazon-gig-companies-see-spike-workers-snap-medicaid-study-shows/22 Jul 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:4skib7x7yjgvmtkjzotcmpn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrayvvrpbk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social/post/3mpc6igrnsk2sOn A1 today: @mariasacchetti.bsky.social and I reported on the immediate ripple effects of the Supreme Court's decision this week to strip humanitarian protections from Haitians, Syrians and potentially all 1.3 million immigrants with TPS. wapo.st/4v0CrIO27 Jun 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:4skib7x7yjgvmtkjzotcmpn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpc6igrnsk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social/post/3mpc65rs6ss2gNew: The Trump administration quietly granted dairy farmers a new legal pathway to bring migrant laborers to the US in response to an aggressive lobbying effort from ag. Labor unions & immigration hawks are furious, saying it will drive down wages wapo.st/4oZk0mE https://wapo.st/4oZk0mE27 Jun 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:4skib7x7yjgvmtkjzotcmpn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpc65rs6ss2g