Sharon Block ☮️
@sharblock
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🇺🇦Prof of Practice, Harvard Law School; ED HLS Center for Labor & a Just Economy; fmr Biden Acting Administrator OIRA; fmr Obama DOL official and NLRB Member.
Cambridge, MA
Joined May 2013
We are at the State House testifying in support of the FAIR Act, which will regulate AI in the workplace, guard against worker surveillance, and protect human autonomy and expertise Follow along here #mapoli
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On Sept. 16 at 9am ET, join CLJE, @MittalInstitute, and @AfricaHarvard to learn from the challenges and impacts of heat action plans implemented in India, South Africa, and Massachusetts. Register here: https://t.co/5FzWETy9Ma
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🌆Join CLJE, the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University, and the Harvard Center for African Studies on Sept. 16 to learn how Ahmedabad, Boston, and Cape Town have developed and implemented Heat Action Plans. Register ⬇️ https://t.co/5FzWETxBWC
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A recent email to EPA employees discouraging union activity on personal time raises ethics concerns and could "have a pretty serious chilling effect on their willingness to engage with their union at all," according to @sharblock. More from @WGBH ⬇️ https://t.co/Jbqq6dFStI
wgbh.org
The move is part of a larger effort by the Trump administration to terminate contracts and end union representation at agencies across the federal government.
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"Maybe people will be mad that another worker is making $5 more than them. Don’t begrudge them that. We should all be [asking] why someone else is making millions in a stock buyback. It all comes down to divide and conquer.” - Ken Casey @Harvard_Law
https://t.co/tFw1dqTpX5
hls.harvard.edu
Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey talks labor organization with Harvard Law’s labor expert Sharon Block.
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I have spent most of my life making government work for people. But the institutions I love have been losing faith with the public for a long time. If we love government, then when we rebuild it we’ll have to be willing to break some glass to make it deliver like FDR did.
Trump showed how easily the old guardrails of government could be shattered for the benefit of the few. @ewwilkins & Hannah Garden-Monheit remind us: those same rules can be rewritten to serve the many.
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Adding my congrats to @chrissylynch29 of @massaflcio on leading this important effort. She will be a forceful voice for workers on the future of AI. Figuring out the future of AI should happen WITH workers not TO workers.
Congrats to @Massaflcio's @chrissylynch29 and @CaliforniaLabor's @LorenaSGonzalez for leading our State Federation AI Task Force! This dream team is showing the country what a worker-centered AI agenda looks like in our states and standing up to Big Tech's attacks on workers.
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Democratically deploying AI means letting labor lead. "Reimagining the purpose and function of science and innovation policy will be a core component of asserting our bigger vision of democracy..." More from @sharblock @michelleimiller & @rooseveltinst:
rooseveltinstitute.org
The Trump administration’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) claims its plan to downsize the civil service and deploy new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) will...
Public sector jobs have long been a source of security, especially for women of color. But rushed AI deployment could harm both workers & the people they serve. The public sector should not be a testing ground for tools that haven’t been proven to help.
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"One thing I think about a lot is getting the idea of the importance of the labor movement into the bloodstream of popular culture, and [making it] something that people actually think about and talk about." @sharblock with Ken Casey and Matt Whyte https://t.co/N8X2YkPnaF
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🔥 Power up your holiday weekend! Episode 4 of #PowerHalfHour is out now on @PowerAtWorkBlog : @BurnesCenter's @MrSethHarris hosts @CLJEHarvard's @sharblock, @DrAliBustamante & Chris Garlock! 🎙
poweratwork.us
Episode #4 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor...
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New from CLJE: In @DemJournal, @sharblock and CLJE Fellows @rdnayak and @SeemaNanda 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 https://t.co/3iDEy6w1rb
democracyjournal.org
The historic labor act faces unprecedented assaults in the Trump era. Here’s what that means for our democracy.
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Need a worker power boost? 💥Watch/listen to #PowerHalfHour Ep. 4 on @PowerAtWorkBlog w/ @sharblock of @cjleharvard @DrAliBustamante Chris Garlock & your host @MrSethHarris of @BurnesCenter! https://t.co/cOdv8NfigG.
poweratwork.us
Episode #4 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor...
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🔥 Power up your holiday weekend! Episode 4 of #PowerHalfHour is out now on @PowerAtWorkBlog : @BurnesCenter's @MrSethHarris hosts @CLJEHarvard's @sharblock, @DrAliBustamante & Chris Garlock! 🎙
poweratwork.us
Episode #4 of the Power Half-Hour has arrived! The Power Half-Hour is a livestreamed, fast-paced, bi-weekly roundtable with a rotating group of regular guests. Our guests discuss the biggest labor...
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Tomorrow at 7pm! Join us for a taping of @singforscience and hear from Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys and Professor @sharblock on labor and a fair economy. Tickets and info: https://t.co/A6MzrMftNU
@Harvard_Law
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Today's @BostonGlobe op-ed from @sharblock and @massaflcio President @chrissylynch29 delves into the AI provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill and the impact it will have on workers. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/no94kOG6zj
bostonglobe.com
Workers would be powerless to react to how AI affects their lives and livelihoods.
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Congratulations to all our RAs that graduate with the class of 2025! We know you'll make a positive impact on the world. The labor movement is stronger with you. 🎉✊
Graduating students were joined by friends and family in Holmes Field this afternoon as we celebrated the incredible achievements of the Class of 2025.
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Join CLJE and @singforscience as we talk with Dropkick Murphys' lead singer Ken Casey and @Harvard_Law's @sharblock about all things labor and economic justice! June 12, 7PM. Read more about the event and grab your spot below:
eventbrite.com
A conversation with Ken Casey and Sharon Block
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We should have regulations on AI that protect privacy and safety and people’s jobs. The Republican reconciliation bill wants to ban states from regulating AI for 10 years.
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Providing access to basic cooling measures is an inexpensive way to keep people safe, with the added benefit of economic efficiency. “It’s not just the decent thing to do but the smart thing to do.” @sharblock in @sciam
https://t.co/oo9Jy5h03u
scientificamerican.com
Extreme heat is becoming more prevalent. We need to protect people who work and play outside
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“Our rural communities deserve more than a GoFundMe healthcare system and a Dollar Tree economy.”
I'm David Seligman. I’m running for CO Attorney General. This campaign is about reclaiming our power from the billionaires who have stolen it from us, from working families. We will fight. And we will win. Because we love our country the promise it made: The law belongs to us.
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