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What does it look like for a trade policy that promotes economic growth, opportunity, and security to put workers front and center?
Join us TODAY at 12:30pm ET to hear from Ambassador Katherine Tai moderated by @sharblock.bsky.social.
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Join us TODAY at 12:30pm ET to hear from Ambassador Katherine Tai moderated by @sharblock.bsky.social.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Centering Workers' Rights in U.S. Trade Policy: A Conversation with Ambassador Katherine Tai and Sharon Block. After registering, you will receive a confirm...
What does it look like for a trade policy that promotes economic growth, opportunity, and security to put workers front and center? As the 19th U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Katherine Tai adva...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
What does it look like for a trade policy that promotes economic growth, opportunity, and security to put workers front and center?
Join us TODAY at 12:30pm ET to hear from Ambassador Katherine Tai moderated by @sharblock.bsky.social.
Register at tinyurl.com/KTaiZoom:
Join us TODAY at 12:30pm ET to hear from Ambassador Katherine Tai moderated by @sharblock.bsky.social.
Register at tinyurl.com/KTaiZoom:
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In automating hiring, employers are automating bias. AI plays a major role in hiring, yet the U.S. has failed to establish coherent guardrails even as jurisdictions like the European Union have acted decisively. Read our latest on regulating AI in the workplace:
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Europe Is Regulating AI Hiring. Why Isn’t America? ✦ OnLabor
In 2018, Amazon unveiled a groundbreaking AI hiring tool. But what began as a promise to revolutionize how the company identified talent devolved into an algorithm that “did not like women.” The model...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In automating hiring, employers are automating bias. AI plays a major role in hiring, yet the U.S. has failed to establish coherent guardrails even as jurisdictions like the European Union have acted decisively. Read our latest on regulating AI in the workplace:
onlabor.org/europe-is-re...
onlabor.org/europe-is-re...
What does it look like for a trade policy that promotes economic growth, opportunity, and security to put workers front and center? Join us on Zoom Nov. 20 at 12:30pm ET to hear from Ambassador Katherine Tai moderated by @sharblock.bsky.social. Join us at tinyurl.com/KTaiZoom
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November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
What does it look like for a trade policy that promotes economic growth, opportunity, and security to put workers front and center? Join us on Zoom Nov. 20 at 12:30pm ET to hear from Ambassador Katherine Tai moderated by @sharblock.bsky.social. Join us at tinyurl.com/KTaiZoom
Catch our Director of Innovation, @michelleimiller.bsky.social, at the New York Public Library on Nov. 20 for Understanding AI with Data & Society: Standing Up for Human Value in the AI Economy. Register in person or livestream:
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Understanding AI with Data & Society | Standing Up for Human Value in the AI Economy
Tickets for Understanding AI with Data & Society | Standing Up for Human Value in the AI Economy in New York from NYPL. In this closing session of SNFL's fall series with Data & Society, a panel of es...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Catch our Director of Innovation, @michelleimiller.bsky.social, at the New York Public Library on Nov. 20 for Understanding AI with Data & Society: Standing Up for Human Value in the AI Economy. Register in person or livestream:
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“The board of Starbucks has suggested that they believe shareholders hold all the power. But this is a consumer-based company, consumers hold a lot of power. And there’s going to be a direct ask of them.” - @sharblock.bsky.social in @prospect.org
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Starbucks Workers Tell Bosses: No Contract, No Coffee - The American Prospect
Starbucks baristas didn’t want to go on strike. But after four years of waiting for a contract at any of their hundreds of unionized stores, 12,000 workers at one of the world’s biggest fast-food comp...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
“The board of Starbucks has suggested that they believe shareholders hold all the power. But this is a consumer-based company, consumers hold a lot of power. And there’s going to be a direct ask of them.” - @sharblock.bsky.social in @prospect.org
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“It’s certainly not good for the effort for workers to see that the law is so weak." - @sharblock.bsky.social in Bon Appétit on how baristas may feel deflated watching Starbucks employees gain union victories without ratified contracts
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America's Baristas Are Brewing Up a Labor Movement
From union victories at local coffee institutions to the campaigns at giants like Starbucks, this grassroots movement is fundamentally reshaping the service industry.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“It’s certainly not good for the effort for workers to see that the law is so weak." - @sharblock.bsky.social in Bon Appétit on how baristas may feel deflated watching Starbucks employees gain union victories without ratified contracts
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Fellow Mark Erlich comments for @npr.org on declining unionization and the impact of America's current immigration policy: "There's tension between the political imperative of deportations and the interests of contractors who want certainty in planning their business."
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ICE is sending a chill through the construction industry
The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it wors...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Fellow Mark Erlich comments for @npr.org on declining unionization and the impact of America's current immigration policy: "There's tension between the political imperative of deportations and the interests of contractors who want certainty in planning their business."
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To protect the public’s rights, Congress should expand private rights of action in statutes where agencies currently serve as the only enforcers.
Read more from @sharblock.bsky.social and Tanya Goldman in Harvard Law's new Journal on Legislation:
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Read more from @sharblock.bsky.social and Tanya Goldman in Harvard Law's new Journal on Legislation:
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Congress Must Stand Up to the Supreme Court’s Attacks on Independent Agencies – Harvard Journal on Legislation
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November 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
To protect the public’s rights, Congress should expand private rights of action in statutes where agencies currently serve as the only enforcers.
Read more from @sharblock.bsky.social and Tanya Goldman in Harvard Law's new Journal on Legislation:
journals.law.harvard.edu/jol/2025/11/...
Read more from @sharblock.bsky.social and Tanya Goldman in Harvard Law's new Journal on Legislation:
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Based on interviews with Harris County Essential Workers Board members, county officials, and worker organization representatives, our report explores challenges and strategies from the Board's early years and provides recommendations for future all-worker boards
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Workers at the Table: A Case Study of the Harris County Essential Workers Board - Center for Labor and a Just Economy
This report focuses on the groundbreaking Harris County Essential Worker Board (HCEWB), a first-of-its-kind workers’ board composed entirely of frontline…
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October 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Based on interviews with Harris County Essential Workers Board members, county officials, and worker organization representatives, our report explores challenges and strategies from the Board's early years and provides recommendations for future all-worker boards
clje.law.harvard.edu/workers-at-t...
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We hosted @thorsten-schulten.bsky.social for a lecture on the impact of the EU's Minimum Wage Directive on labor organizing and the power of sectoral bargaining, offering lessons for the US. Check it out below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNyM...
The Road to 80% Collective Bargaining Coverage with Dr. Thorsten Schulten
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October 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We hosted @thorsten-schulten.bsky.social for a lecture on the impact of the EU's Minimum Wage Directive on labor organizing and the power of sectoral bargaining, offering lessons for the US. Check it out below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNyM...
We were honored to host Dr. Thorsten Schulten on campus
at Harvard Law yesterday for a lecture on the impact of the EU's Minimum Wage Directive and the power of sectoral bargaining in Europe. Check it out below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNyM... @thorsten-schulten.bsky.social
at Harvard Law yesterday for a lecture on the impact of the EU's Minimum Wage Directive and the power of sectoral bargaining in Europe. Check it out below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNyM... @thorsten-schulten.bsky.social
The Road to 80% Collective Bargaining Coverage with Dr. Thorsten Schulten
YouTube video by Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS
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October 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We were honored to host Dr. Thorsten Schulten on campus
at Harvard Law yesterday for a lecture on the impact of the EU's Minimum Wage Directive and the power of sectoral bargaining in Europe. Check it out below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNyM... @thorsten-schulten.bsky.social
at Harvard Law yesterday for a lecture on the impact of the EU's Minimum Wage Directive and the power of sectoral bargaining in Europe. Check it out below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNyM... @thorsten-schulten.bsky.social
(1/2) What does it mean for working people and their communities to have a meaningful say in the policies that affect their safety and livelihoods? Watch our conversation with members of the groundbreaking Harris County Essential Workers Board to learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBJ...
Workers at the Table: Lessons and Reflections from the Harris County Essential Workers Board
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October 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
(1/2) What does it mean for working people and their communities to have a meaningful say in the policies that affect their safety and livelihoods? Watch our conversation with members of the groundbreaking Harris County Essential Workers Board to learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBJ...
Congratualtions to MI home care workers! Watch our roundtable with Mary Kay Henry and some amazing women representing the childcare, homecare, and rideshare industries, who shared their powerful stories on how they overcame challenges to organizing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElbV...
October 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Congratualtions to MI home care workers! Watch our roundtable with Mary Kay Henry and some amazing women representing the childcare, homecare, and rideshare industries, who shared their powerful stories on how they overcame challenges to organizing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElbV...
Focused on addressing global rising temperatures and the research and policy gaps that leave 2 billion workers around the world vulnerable to extreme heat, CLJE's new working group will assess the efficacy and economic impacts of heat adaptation measures. Learn more:
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New cohort of Scholarly Working Groups to tackle pressing global health challenges
The two Scholarly Working Groups will examine worker protection under climate change and address the health challenges of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI)...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Focused on addressing global rising temperatures and the research and policy gaps that leave 2 billion workers around the world vulnerable to extreme heat, CLJE's new working group will assess the efficacy and economic impacts of heat adaptation measures. Learn more:
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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Check out our panel ft members of the Harris County Essential Workers Board, the Harris County Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity, and @jwj.org on the importance of including workers with lived experience in the policy-making that impacts their daily lives:
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Workers at the Table: Lessons and Reflections from the Harris County Essential Workers Board
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October 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Check out our panel ft members of the Harris County Essential Workers Board, the Harris County Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity, and @jwj.org on the importance of including workers with lived experience in the policy-making that impacts their daily lives:
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@poweratwork.bsky.social's 10th ep of the Power Half-Hour is out! Joining @mrsethharris.bsky.social is @cljeharvard.bsky.social Executive Director @sharblock.bsky.social, @seattleulaw.bsky.social professor Elizabeth Ford, & @chicagotribune.com reporter Talia Soglin: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...
September 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
@poweratwork.bsky.social's 10th ep of the Power Half-Hour is out! Joining @mrsethharris.bsky.social is @cljeharvard.bsky.social Executive Director @sharblock.bsky.social, @seattleulaw.bsky.social professor Elizabeth Ford, & @chicagotribune.com reporter Talia Soglin: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...
Focused on addressing global rising temperatures and the research and policy gaps that leave 2 billion workers around the world vulnerable, CLJE's new working group will assess the efficacy and economic impacts of heat adaptation measures. Learn more: tinyurl.com/hsbwe38h
New cohort of Scholarly Working Groups to tackle pressing global health challenges
The two Scholarly Working Groups will examine worker protection under climate change and address the health challenges of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI)...
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September 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Focused on addressing global rising temperatures and the research and policy gaps that leave 2 billion workers around the world vulnerable, CLJE's new working group will assess the efficacy and economic impacts of heat adaptation measures. Learn more: tinyurl.com/hsbwe38h
Join us 10/1 at 12:15pm ET on Zoom to hear from @greenwell.bsky.social, author of "Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream." Register:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: BAD COMPANY: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream - Book Talk . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the mee...
A book talk by the author, Megan Greenwell, on an exposé of Private Equity's Devastating Impact on American Lives, Communities, and the Economy. Hosted by the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Ha...
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September 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Join us 10/1 at 12:15pm ET on Zoom to hear from @greenwell.bsky.social, author of "Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream." Register:
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Tomorrow, 1:30pm ET: Join CLJE, Harris County Essential Workers Board members, the Harris County Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity, and @jwj.org for a webinar on the lessons, challenges, and takeaways from the early years of the board. Register: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Workers at the Table: Lessons and Reflections from the Harris County Essential Workers Board. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about...
What does it mean for working people and their communities to have a meaningful say in the policies that affect their health, safety, and livelihoods? Established at the height of the COVID-19 pandemi...
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September 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Tomorrow, 1:30pm ET: Join CLJE, Harris County Essential Workers Board members, the Harris County Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity, and @jwj.org for a webinar on the lessons, challenges, and takeaways from the early years of the board. Register: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
WEBINAR: Join CLJE this Thursday 9/25 at 1:30pm ET for a webinar featuring board members, county officials, and policy experts to unpack our new case study on the Harris County Essential Workers Board and to explore how it builds worker power. Register: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
WEBINAR: Join CLJE this Thursday 9/25 at 1:30pm ET for a webinar featuring board members, county officials, and policy experts to unpack our new case study on the Harris County Essential Workers Board and to explore how it builds worker power. Register: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
How can workers' boards help working people have a meaningful say in the policies that affect their health, safety, and livelihoods? Join us Sept. 25 at 1:30pm ET for a webinar unpacking our latest report on the Harris County Essential Workers Board. Register ⬇️ clje.law.harvard.edu/events/worke...
Workers at the Table: Lessons and Reflections from the Harris County Essential Workers Board - Center for Labor and a Just Economy
What does it mean for working people and their communities to have a meaningful say in the policies that affect…
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September 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
How can workers' boards help working people have a meaningful say in the policies that affect their health, safety, and livelihoods? Join us Sept. 25 at 1:30pm ET for a webinar unpacking our latest report on the Harris County Essential Workers Board. Register ⬇️ clje.law.harvard.edu/events/worke...
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Tomorrow 9am ET! Join us for a webinar exploring heat action plans in Ahmedabad, Boston, and Cape Town, and why engaging with workers and their representatives is central to their success. Register: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Protecting Workers in Heat Action Plans. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Across the globe, extreme temperatures and severe heatwaves are already impacting the health and safety of workers. States and cities from India to South Africa to the United States are developing Hea...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Happening now! Register below:
Tomorrow 9am ET! Join us for a webinar exploring heat action plans in Ahmedabad, Boston, and Cape Town, and why engaging with workers and their representatives is central to their success. Register: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Protecting Workers in Heat Action Plans. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Across the globe, extreme temperatures and severe heatwaves are already impacting the health and safety of workers. States and cities from India to South Africa to the United States are developing Hea...
harvard.zoom.us
September 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Tomorrow 9am ET! Join us for a webinar exploring heat action plans in Ahmedabad, Boston, and Cape Town, and why engaging with workers and their representatives is central to their success. Register: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
On Sept. 16 at 9am ET, join CLJE, The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, and @africaharvard.bsky.social to learn from the challenges and impacts of heat action plans implemented in India, South Africa, and Massachusetts. Register here: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
On Sept. 16 at 9am ET, join CLJE, The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, and @africaharvard.bsky.social to learn from the challenges and impacts of heat action plans implemented in India, South Africa, and Massachusetts. Register here: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
"In [a] sectoral bargaining regime, no firm in a market is disadvantaged by being union because every firm in the market is covered by the union contract." CLJE's Sharon Block and Benjamin Sachs weigh in on what's needed to reform labor law @msnbc.com
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Opinion | Unions are as popular as ever. Our labor laws haven't caught up yet.
Building a labor law that actually enables workers to form unions requires a lot more than tinkering with the existing systems.
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September 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"In [a] sectoral bargaining regime, no firm in a market is disadvantaged by being union because every firm in the market is covered by the union contract." CLJE's Sharon Block and Benjamin Sachs weigh in on what's needed to reform labor law @msnbc.com
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