Benjamin Sachs is the Kestnbaum Professor of Labor and Industry at Harvard Law School and a leading expert in the field of labor law and labor relations. He is also faculty director of the Center for Labor and a Just Economy. Professor Sachs teaches courses in labor law, employment law, and law and social change, and his writing focuses on union organizing and unions in American politics. Prior to joining the Harvard faculty in 2008, Professor Sachs was the Joseph Goldstein Fellow at Yale Law School. From 2002-2006, he served as Assistant General Counsel of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in Washington, D.C. Professor Sachs graduated from Yale Law School in 1998, and served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Stephen Reinhardt of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. His writing has appeared in the Harvard Law Review, the Yale Law Journal, the Columbia Law Review, the New York Times and elsewhere. Professor Sachs received the Yale Law School teaching award in 2007 and in 2013 received the Sacks-Freund Award for Teaching Excellence at Harvard Law School. He can be reached at [email protected].
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October 4
In today’s News & Commentary, dockworkers headline strikes across the United States, student unions file labor complaints related to campus activism, and the firefighters union declines to issue an endorsement in the presidential election. Dockworkers reached a tentative agreement with the United States Maritime Alliance yesterday. The workers won a 62% wage increase over the […]
October 3
Vice President Kamala Harris announces support for port workers and NLRB issues complaint against Amazon based on the company's joint employer status over its drivers.
October 2
In today’s news and commentary: the White House backs port workers strike, the NLRB accuses Apple of unlawful workplace rules, and the U.S. Department of Labor announces collaboration with New Jersey Department of Labor to combat child labor. President Joe Biden has urged U.S. port employers to improve their offers to striking dockworkers, lending high-profile […]
October 1
Port workers begin strike; Amazon loses fight to keep NLRB lawsuit in Texas; Teamsters reach tentative agreement with Hertz; construction industry advocates for mental health training.
September 30
Industry and ports brace for impact of the Longshoremen’s strike as their contract expires tonight; the Department of Labor introduced a new tool designed to guide employers in inclusive use of AI hiring technologies; the Labor Movement mourns the passing of labor leader Bill Lucy
September 29
California bans captive audience meetings; AFL-CIO warns lawmakers not to intervene in port dispute; NLRB avoids making new law.