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Protecting Workers in Heat Action Plans

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Power At Work @poweratwork.bsky.social · 8d

@poweratwork.bsky.social's 10th ep of the Power Half-Hour is out! Joining @mrsethharris.bsky.social is @cljeharvard.bsky.social Executive Director @sharblock.bsky.social, @seattleulaw.bsky.social professor Elizabeth Ford, & @chicagotribune.com reporter Talia Soglin: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...

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Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · 8d

Watch our panel on Heat Action Plans implemented in India, South Africa, and Boston to protect workers from extreme heat, and learn about the strategies and impacts of each plan. This panel is part of a working group program facilitated by the Harvard Global Health Institute.
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New cohort of Scholarly Working Groups to tackle pressing global health challenges

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Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · 8d

Focused on addressing global rising temperatures and the research and policy gaps that leave 2 billion workers around the world vulnerable, CLJE's new working group will assess the efficacy and economic impacts of heat adaptation measures. Learn more: tinyurl.com/hsbwe38h

The two Scholarly Working Groups will examine worker protection under climate change and address the health challenges of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI)...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: BAD COMPANY: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream - Book Talk . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the mee...

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Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · 12d

Join us 10/1 at 12:15pm ET on Zoom to hear from @greenwell.bsky.social, author of "Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream." Register:
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A book talk by the author, Megan Greenwell, on an exposé of Private Equity's Devastating Impact on American Lives, Communities, and the Economy. Hosted by the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Ha...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Workers at the Table: Lessons and Reflections from the Harris County Essential Workers Board. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about...

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Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · 14d

Tomorrow, 1:30pm ET: Join CLJE, Harris County Essential Workers Board members, the Harris County Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity, and @jwj.org for a webinar on the lessons, challenges, and takeaways from the early years of the board. Register: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

What does it mean for working people and their communities to have a meaningful say in the policies that affect their health, safety, and livelihoods? Established at the height of the COVID-19 pandemi...

Workers at the Table: Lessons and Reflections from the Harris County Essential Workers Board - Center for Labor and a Just Economy

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Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · 16d

WEBINAR: Join CLJE this Thursday 9/25 at 1:30pm ET for a webinar featuring board members, county officials, and policy experts to unpack our new case study on the Harris County Essential Workers Board and to explore how it builds worker power. Register: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · 22d

How can workers' boards help working people have a meaningful say in the policies that affect their health, safety, and livelihoods? Join us Sept. 25 at 1:30pm ET for a webinar unpacking our latest report on the Harris County Essential Workers Board. Register ⬇️ clje.law.harvard.edu/events/worke...

What does it mean for working people and their communities to have a meaningful say in the policies that affect…

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Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · 22d

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Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · 23d

Tomorrow 9am ET! Join us for a webinar exploring heat action plans in Ahmedabad, Boston, and Cape Town, and why engaging with workers and their representatives is central to their success. Register: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Protecting Workers in Heat Action Plans. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Across the globe, extreme temperatures and severe heatwaves are already impacting the health and safety of workers. States and cities from India to South Africa to the United States are developing Hea...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Protecting Workers in Heat Action Plans. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · 23d

Tomorrow 9am ET! Join us for a webinar exploring heat action plans in Ahmedabad, Boston, and Cape Town, and why engaging with workers and their representatives is central to their success. Register: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Across the globe, extreme temperatures and severe heatwaves are already impacting the health and safety of workers. States and cities from India to South Africa to the United States are developing Hea...

Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · 27d

On Sept. 16 at 9am ET, join CLJE, The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, and @africaharvard.bsky.social to learn from the challenges and impacts of heat action plans implemented in India, South Africa, and Massachusetts. Register here: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Opinion | Unions are as popular as ever. Our labor laws haven't caught up yet.

Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · 29d

"In [a] sectoral bargaining regime, no firm in a market is disadvantaged by being union because every firm in the market is covered by the union contract." CLJE's Sharon Block and Benjamin Sachs weigh in on what's needed to reform labor law @msnbc.com
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Building a labor law that actually enables workers to form unions requires a lot more than tinkering with the existing systems.

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Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join us Sept. 16, 9am ET for “Protecting Workers in Heat Action Plans,” a webinar that will explore how Ahmedabad, Boston, and Cape Town have developed and implemented Heat Action Plans, and why engaging with workers is central to their success. Register: tinyurl.com/HeatPlans

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Protecting Workers in Heat Action Plans. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Across the globe, extreme temperatures and severe heatwaves are already impacting the health and safety of workers. States and cities from India to South Africa to the United States are developing Hea...

Workers at the Table: A Case Study of the Harris County Essential Workers Board - Center for Labor and a Just Economy

Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · Sep 5

Essential workers kept things running during COVID, yet lacked substantive protections and voice on the job. Read about how the Harris County Essential Workers Board sought to address these issues and continues to empower essential workers today: tinyurl.com/CLJE-HCEWB

This report focuses on the groundbreaking Harris County Essential Worker Board (HCEWB), a first-of-its-kind workers’ board composed entirely of frontline…

Opinion | Unions are as popular as ever. Our labor laws haven't caught up yet.

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Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · Sep 3

🌆 Join CLJE, the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University, and the Harvard Center for African Studies, Africa Office on Sept. 16 to learn how Ahmedabad, Boston, and Cape Town have developed and implemented Heat Action Plans. Register ⬇️
harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Protecting Workers in Heat Action Plans Poster

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UAW @uaw.org · Sep 3

"Building a labor law that actually enables workers to form unions requires a lot more than tinkering with the existing systems."

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Building a labor law that actually enables workers to form unions requires a lot more than tinkering with the existing systems.

www.msnbc.com

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Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · Sep 2

What does it mean for working people to have a meaningful say in the policies that affect their safety and livelihoods? Check out our new report on the groundbreaking Harris County Essential Workers Board, which ensures policy is shaped by lived experience:
clje.law.harvard.edu/workers-at-t...

Workers at the Table: A Case Study of the Harris County Essential Workers Board - Center for Labor and a Just Economy

This report focuses on the groundbreaking Harris County Essential Worker Board (HCEWB), a first-of-its-kind workers’ board composed entirely of frontline…

clje.law.harvard.edu

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Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · Sep 1

(2/2) Join us on 9/25 at 1:30pm ET for a webinar featuring Harris County Essential Workers Board members, county officials, and policy experts to unpack our new case study on the HCEWB. Register here: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Workers at the Table: Lessons and Reflections from the Harris County Essential Workers Board. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about...

What does it mean for working people and their communities to have a meaningful say in the policies that affect their health, safety, and livelihoods? Established at the height of the COVID-19 pandemi...