🆕From New America graduate student fellow Julian Lutz: We Need More Worker Voice When Implementing #AI

Includes insights from a recent Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS report

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New AmericaEd Mary Alice McCarthy @poweratworkblog More Perfect Union AFL-CIO ✊ Liz Shuler

Lucy Parsons, the remarkable woman who was integral to leading the first #MayDay , was called 'more dangerous than a thousand rioters' by the Chicago police. Read more on her exceptional contributions to the labor movement from National Women's Law Center:
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In honor of #WorkersMemorialDay , we consider Mark Erlich's THE WAY WE BUILD (go.illinois.edu/s23erlich), a multifaceted account that includes the dynamics of the industry, the backdrop of union policies, & powerful stories of everyday life inside the trades.

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👏✊ Lina Khan FTC

Today is #MayDay ! CLJE is proud to be in solidarity with our friends and colleagues across the country and around the world working and advocating for a more equitable economy and democracy. Listen to a message from our director, Sharon Block ☮️:

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Read the latest from New America on AI and worker power, We Need More Worker Voice When Implementing AI, which uses insights from our report Worker Power and Voice in the AI Response. To read the original report, follow the link

➡️clje.law.harvard.edu/worker-power-a…

Sunday marked Workers' Memorial Day, on which we honor workers who have suffered harms or lost their lives on the job. We recognize the ongoing need to advocate for our workers and robustly enforce health and safety protections in the workplace #WorkersMemorialDay

Navigating the complexities of climate change and economic insecurity is an imperative next step to ensure a just transition for the labor movement. Read more for why the recent UAW win is a step forward ⬇️
#justtransition

Tomorrow is #MayDay ! In America, the international labor day originates from a 1886 Chicago protest for an 8-hour workday. We've come a long way, but many challenges remain. Yet on the heels of historic victories and new worker protections, the energy this year is undeniable✊

'Workers for a long time have been told, 'You can't organize in the South. The labor movement is on a downslide; it's not possible.' The UAW showed that it can be done, and I think that just opens up a window of possibility.' - CLJE's Sharon Block ☮️ on why this shift is historic

Intimidation tactics in the workplace are unjust. Workers like UAW UAW Region 8's Tim Smith deserve dignity and respect, on and off the clock

'Has the UAW’s victory sent the region’s anti-union walls tumbling down?'

Our fellow, Mark Erlich, writes on the UAW's historic win in the South and why this might be a comeback for labor CommonWealth Beacon:
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Congratulations to our neighbors, SEIU Local 509 on their tentative agreements! We were fortunate to host some of these childcare providers earlier this year to celebrate International Women's Day alongside Mary Kay Henry. Their stories and their commitment to organizing are inspiring

The Supreme Court heard Starbucks' challenges to the NLRB as part of the 'Memphis 7' case today. Sharon Block ☮️ had previously told NPR that it's the exact wrong time for the Court to make it harder for federal labor officials to make it harder to organize ⬇️
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Breaking today: FTC has banned non-compete agreements. According to the FTC, about 1 in 5 Americans are affected by noncompetes, which restrict them for working for competitors

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Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS The Brookings Institution Thank you Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS Michelle Miller Sharon Block ☮️ - excited to collaborate with you on this. 🙏

Sunday is Workers' Memorial Day, on which we honor workers who have suffered harms or lost their lives on the job and recognize the need to robustly enforce health and safety protections in the workplace. Check out AFL-CIO ✊’s new report on the state of workplace health and safety:

Watch the conversation we had with several incredible women workers in the service industry who have unionized, and women in the gig economy who are fighting tirelessly for the right to do the same:
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