Center for Labor and a Just Economy - Harvard Law School

How We Work

Identifying inventive policy and approaches to labor law

CLJE focuses on developing the breadth of innovative policy proposals needed to advance a comprehensive vision for the future of empowering workers.

Connecting academia, advocacy, labor, and government

Housed at Harvard Law School, CLJE brings together scholars in the fields of law, economics, business, history, and more with partners across the labor movement and all levels of government.

Bringing an independent perspective

Working independently of labor policy institutions and leaders, CLJE explores diverse strategies to countervail the power of concentrated wealth.

Spotlight: Antitrust, Labor, and Economic Opportunity with FTC Chair Lina Khan

February 21

It was an honor to host Lina Khan, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair, for a conversation with Sharon Block and the Harvard Law community on the relationship between antitrust and labor. Read Harvard Law Today’s interview Chair Khan and watch the event below.

Our Latest

Building Worker Power in Cities & States

Our system of federal labor laws has long failed to adequately protect workers’ rights to organize and bargain collectively. Moreover,…

Spotlight on Union-Busters: Recommendations to the Department of Labor and Federal Trade Commission

Anti-union persuasion tactics pose a significant barrier to worker organizing. These tactics are often strategized using outside firms – or…

Report

Worker Power and Voice in the AI Response

Report

A Year in Review 2023

Issue Brief

TLF Brief: Understanding Growing Child Labor Risk in the US

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CLJE in the News

Commonwealth Beacon

AG’s settlement with Uber and Lyft leaves big worker protection issues unresolved Mark Erlich

Bloomberg Law

Sharon Block on Boeing Factory Workers Strike

Business Insider

What Would a Harris and Trump Presidency both Mean for Union Workers? Alice Tecotzky

Promarket

How Loper Bright and the End to the Chevron Doctrine Impact the NLRB Sharon Block

OnLabor

Introducing: “Building Worker Power in Cities and States: A Toolkit for State and Local Labor Policy Innovation” Sharon Block, Benjamin I. Sachs, and Yoorie Chang

Market Watch

Inside Kamala Harris’s fight as attorney

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