A blog covering workers, unions, and their politics.

Cambridge, MA
Joined July 2013
In Today’s News & Commentary, Google & Accenture accused of illegally terminating employees; Amazon warehouse workers rally for better wages; and ProPublica reports on how Wisconsin makes it difficult for workers critical to the state’s dairy industry to live and work
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DON’T MISS IT: Convening on Law and Power Building at NYU Law on April 7, feat. an incredible slate of panelists. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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This Friday, June 26 @ 1pm ET: Join @WorkerPowerLaw for a Twitter Chat on their latest report, "Worker Power and Voice in the Pandemic Response." Follow #WorkerSafetyNow to participate! Read the powerful report here: cleanslateworkerpower.org/co…
#6: Publicize workplace safety complaints and labor disputes, so that consumers are fully informed when they visit a company's website.
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#5: Give all workers secure digital meeting spaces where they can communicate without employer surveillance.
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#4: Allow workers to elect workplace safety committees, giving all workers a seat at the table to set safety rules, because workers know best how to keep safe at work.
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#3: Protect workers who stay home from work for fear of illness, or who speak up about unsafe working conditions.
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#2: Give workers the right to elect a safety steward in every workplace.
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Some important ideas from the new @WorkerPowerLaw report: #1. Create commissions to negotiate baseline health & safety standards for all sectors of the economy. #WorkerSafetyNow
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Clean Slate for Worker Power began nearly two years ago, when a diverse coalition convened to envision what truly equitable labor laws would look like. Take a deep dive into their recommendations and follow @WorkerPowerLaw for updates: cleanslateworkerpower.org
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Tomorrow at 9AM, Ben Sachs and @LWPHarvard Executive Director @sharblock will announce a bold plan to redesign U.S. labor law. Watch the launch of Clean Slate for Worker Power LIVE at this link: cleanslateworkerpower.org/li…
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President Trump’s pick for Labor Secretary published an article arguing that it should be harder for workers to make a sexual harassment claim in court. onlabor.org/todays-news-comm…
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