A Letter of Gratitude from Sharon Block
Dear Friends: Almost four years ago, I came to the Labor and Worklife Program here at Harvard...
A Letter of Gratitude from Sharon Block
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Sharon Block
Sharon Block is the Former Executive Director of the Harvard Labor and Worklife Program.
Clean Slate and the Future of Labor Law Reform
Clean Slate and the Future of Labor Law Reform
One year ago, we released our Clean Slate for Worker Power report. The report opened by...
Why Workers Need Voice on the Job Now More than Ever
Why Workers Need Voice on the Job Now More than Ever
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred multiple crises in our country including a public health...
A Safer, More Equitable Reopening
A Safer, More Equitable Reopening
As the country moves toward “reopening,” we face a critical pair of questions. The first is how...
Sectoral Bargaining on the Ballot
Sectoral Bargaining on the Ballot
During this Democratic primary season, there has been much focus on what divides the candidates...
Dissent in Exile: UPS, 369 NLRB No. 1 (December 23, 2019)
Dissent in Exile: UPS, 369 NLRB No. 1 (December 23, 2019)
In the new Board’s first decision of the post-McFerran era, United Parcel Service, Inc., 369...
Respecting the Right to Strike at Harvard
Respecting the Right to Strike at Harvard
According to the Crimson, Harvard has circulated an email advising departments seeking to hire...
How Labor Law Could Help – Not Hinder – Tackling Big Problems
How Labor Law Could Help – Not Hinder – Tackling Big Problems
As the urgency of the climate crisis grows, the question of the role of labor in finding...
Will California Legislate Fairness for Gig Workers?
Will California Legislate Fairness for Gig Workers?
The battle for the gig economy’s future is underway in California. The fight is over a proposed...
Making Bad Law Worse: The Inequity of the Board’s Walmart Decision
Making Bad Law Worse: The Inequity of the Board’s Walmart Decision
Section 13 of the National Labor Relations Act says that “[n]othing in this Act shall be...
Sectoral Approach for Domestic Workers
Sectoral Approach for Domestic Workers
This week, Senator Kamala Harris and Representative Pramila Jayapal introduced the National...
Advocating for a Workers’ Advocate
Advocating for a Workers’ Advocate
With gridlock in Congress the norm for the foreseeable future, the federal regulatory process...