Sharon Block

The high court has agreed to hear a case involving Starbucks workers who were fired — and then reinstated. Labor advocates worry that a ruling…

One of the first things Donald Trump did after arriving at the White House in 2017 was make it easier for employers to get away…

It was called the “summer of strikes” or “hot strike summer” – only the movement continued into fall and winter, too. More than half a…

One major theme in the U.S. economy this year: Organized labor became more visible and vocal. It was helped by the highest level of public…

An article co-written by Sharon Block: Beneath its amusing appearance, the book aims to revolutionize the governance of large companies. Why is this necessary? They…

A series of successful strikes affecting major industries helped make 2023 the year of labor unions, as organized workers showed clout they hadn’t demonstrated in…

An article by Kate Andrias, Sharon Block and Benjamin Sachs: In 2023, workers are organizing, striking, bargaining and, most surprisingly, winning, like at no time…

Last year, the independent, fledgling union Trader Joe’s United accomplished what had never been done before: It formed the chain’s first unionized store, in Massachusetts,…

Amazon.com Inc. has escalated a clash with an incipient organizing movement by ordering workers at a major distribution center in Kentucky to tear down a…

For organized labor in the U.S., 2023 was a year of strikes that made national news and resulted in high-profile negotiating victories. From the sidewalks…

Ella Clark didn’t have much time to goof around after she graduated from high school in June. The 18-year-old had to prepare for a federal…

Afew hours after janitors voted in Boston to authorize a strike late last month, the United Auto Workers announced they had reached the second of…

The past few weeks around the Los Angeles hotel strike have been energized. The union representing the workers announced new contracts with three properties, exposed…

Over the past few months, the United States has seemingly entered a new era for American unions. After decades of decline, major American unions —…

Democrats already working to resolve labor strife in Detroit and Hollywood are now contending with another show of force — the largest U.S. health care…

In the summer of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, about 45,000 home-based childcare workers across California voted overwhelmingly in favor of forming Child…

A tentative agreement between Hollywood writers and film studios could set a precedent for protecting workers from being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI). After a…

On 14 September, when members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union walked off the job at three Midwest auto factories owned by General Motors,…

Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers…

In a message to members Sunday, the WGA said it had reached “an agreement in principle on all deal points” on a new contract with…

President Biden is scheduled to visit striking workers on a UAW picket line in Michigan later on Tuesday. Why it matters: It’s the first time…