Washington State Senate Labor and Commerce Committee Work Session

Faculty and staff of the Center for Labor and a Just Economy presented before the Washington State Senate Labor and Commerce Committee at a work session on Monday, September 23rd. Presenters from the Center included Harvard Law Professor of Practice and Executive Director Sharon Block, Harvard Law Kestnbaum Professor of Labor and Industry and Faculty Co-Director Benjamin Sachs, CLJE Fellow Rajesh Nayak, and CLJE:Lab Project Manager, Yoorie Chang. Topics covered include the rules of labor law preemption, the implications of the recent Supreme Court decisions on worker protections and the administrative state, and the importance of state and local action in protecting workers. The presenters also shared an overview of CLJE’s new resource, “Building Worker Power in Cities and States: A Toolkit for State and Local Policy Innovation.”  

Watch the session here.