Sharon Block

Shortly after they left the radio waves and went independent, the hosts of a podcast that could transform U.S. labor law received a letter in…

As the @UAW ‘s strike against the Big 3 automakers hits day 4, the @WhiteHouse is sending a team to Detroit to assist on negotiations.

Autoworkers’ emotions — from excitement to fear and apprehension — are running high as their union, the United Auto Workers, rolls out an unprecedented strike…

Environmental groups are lining up on the side of the United Auto Workers against the Big Three — never mind any setbacks for their green…

Sharon Block on the UAW negotiations…

Online gig work is growing globally, particularly in the developing world, creating an important source of employment for women and young people in poorer countries…

I am not saying that the next time your boss offers you a bonus, you should tear up the check and throw it back in…

Online gig work is growing globally, particularly in the developing world, creating an important source of employment for women and young people in poorer countries…

An op-ed by Sharon Block: Labor Day marks the traditional end of summer, and this summer we saw an unprecedented wave of strikes, walkouts and…

“Balance of Power” focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On the show today, Maya MacGuineas, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President,…

America’s resurgent labor movement has won a useful victory with a decision by the National Labor Relations Board that will make unionization easier at firms…

Like many frontline workers across the country, Denise Kohr saw her pay at Amazon increase over the past year; as for her say, not so…

The Biden administration unveiled a new rule Wednesday to extend overtime pay to an additional 3.6 million salaried white-collar workers in the United States. While…

Joe Biden likes to think of himself as “the most pro-union president in American history.” Only time will tell if his assessment is correct, but…

Workers at Detroit’s “Big Three” automakers may soon hit the picket line. The Detroit Free Press reported that the 150,000 members of the United Auto…

In January of 2022, Jacklyn Gabel and her co-workers at the Starbucks Coffee location on Mission Street in Santa Cruz began considering the idea of…

United Auto Workers voted on Friday to authorize a strike. The union is negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement with the Big 3 Detroit automakers…

Unionization so far this year has hit near-historic levels, with more than 58,000 workers—driven largely by graduate students and medical interns—voting to organize within the…

The past 18 months have been marked by loud labor organizing efforts — and opposition — at several massive corporate enterprises, including Starbucks and Amazon.

Trader Joe’s workers and union supporters rallied outside the company’s Boston headquarters Tuesday, accusing the grocery chain of retaliation against the union and demanding the…

The recent wave of worker strikes have ushered in a new era: the “summer of strikes,” also known as hot strike summer. Employees at UPS,…