Employing Lots of Law to Do “Employment Law”
The biggest news in the world of protections for gig-economy workers came this month not from...
Employing Lots of Law to Do “Employment Law”
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Sharon Block
Sharon Block is a Professor of Practice and the Executive Director of the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School.
This Labor Day We’re Inspired, but It Shouldn’t Be This Difficult
This Labor Day We’re Inspired, but It Shouldn’t Be This Difficult
For those of us who support unions, we have an unfamiliar feeling this Labor Day. It’s a...
Union Density and the Post-Roe Crisis
Union Density and the Post-Roe Crisis
Low-wage workers in the United States face a great deal of precarity in 2022 as a general...
The State of Labor in the State of the Union
The State of Labor in the State of the Union
I think it is fair to say that based on President Biden’s first State of the Union (SOTU)...
A Letter of Gratitude from Sharon Block
A Letter of Gratitude from Sharon Block
Dear Friends: Almost four years ago, I came to the Labor and Worklife Program here at Harvard...
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...