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The Supreme Court has agreed to allow President Trump to temporarily remove leaders of two independent agencies. āThere is a potential for a government that is devoid of a lot of the checks and balances that we have come to rely on.ā - Sharon Block ā®ļø The New York Times nytimes.com/interactive/20ā¦

Join CLJE and Sing for Science as we talk with Dropkick Murphys' lead singer Ken Casey and Harvard Law School's Sharon Block ā®ļø about all things labor and economic justice! June 12, 7PM. Read more about the event and grab your spot below: eventbrite.com/e/voices-for-lā¦


Just announced! See Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphy's and Sharon Block from HarvardLaw talk about labor and a just economy June 12 in Boston. singforscience.org/events/ken-casā¦

āEven when there is a quorum [at NLRB], this is not an unusual strategy. But now [MGB leaders] get the added benefit that the delay is likely to be even longer because thereās not even a chance of getting a decision right now.ā - Sharon Block ā®ļø The Boston Globe bostonglobe.com/2025/05/29/busā¦

Tomorrow at 7pm! Join us for a taping of Sing for Science and hear from Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys and Professor Sharon Block ā®ļø on labor and a fair economy. Tickets and info: eventbrite.com/e/sing-for-sci⦠Harvard Law School

Today's The Boston Globe op-ed from Sharon Block ā®ļø and Massachusetts AFL-CIO President Chrissy Lynch delves into the AI provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill and the impact it will have on workers. Read more ā¬ļø bostonglobe.com/2025/06/11/opiā¦

"We need meaningful human oversight and worker input...Preventing states like Massachusetts from considering policy like the FAIR Act would...leave workers and their families exposed to the unchecked harms of AI." Sharon Block ā®ļø Chrissy Lynch The Boston Globe bostonglobe.com/2025/06/11/opiā¦



A new article from TIME quotes our report, Worker Power and Voice in the AI Response: "Workers are in the best position to ensure that we understand all the implications of the rise of AI in the workplace." Check out the report: clje.law.harvard.edu/worker-power-a⦠time.com/7290751/ai-futā¦

Last week we hosted Trades Union Congress on the last leg of their Leading Change program, covering topics from AI and the future of work to the intersection of labor, climate, and government. A wonderful opportunity for the exchange of ideas, thought leadership, and global solidarity! ā


The Big Beautiful Bill promises to do more than cut Medicaid for millions of Americans. It would also ban states from regulating AI for 10 years. Sharon Block ā®ļø and Massachusetts AFL-CIO President Chrissy Lynch on what this means for workers The Boston Globe ā¬ļø bostonglobe.com/2025/06/11/opiā¦

"This is new terrain for everybodyā¦workers need protected rights to organize and collectively bargain, and with the NLRB incapacitated, it's up to states to provide that in one way or another." - Benjamin Sachs in Law360 on the need for innovative state policy law360.com/employment-autā¦

This is SO important! Checkout a recent Op-Ed by Ma AFL-CIO President Chrissy Lynch and Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS on how MA can inoculate ourselves by passing an act fostering artificial intelligence responsibility, known as the FAIR Act #mapoli bostonglobe.com/2025/06/11/opiā¦

The NLRA is under attack, and itās not just workers who would lose out. Unions are fundamental to a functioning democracy, and strong unions can mount a defense for workers and for democracy. Read our latest in Democracy Journal ā¬ļø democracyjournal.org/magazine/77/thā¦

I was excited to write this piece for Democracy Journal with my Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS colleagues Sharon Block ā®ļø and Seema Nanda ā explaining the attack on the National Labor Relations Act, and the stakes for workers and our democracy.

New from CLJE: In Democracy Journal, Sharon Block ā®ļø and CLJE Fellows Raj Nayak and Seema Nanda discuss the existential threats to the NLRA, the need for innovative state and local policy, and the fundamental importance of unions to a functioning democracy democracyjournal.org/magazine/77/thā¦