Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

Grateful to the University of Georgia @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social for this awesome opportunity to continue researching the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement's Rapid Response Mechanism with an A-list of scholars, including a Guggenheim recipient and amazing award-winning researchers. Stay tuned!

We're 2⃣0⃣ DAYS into our national ULP strike. Say hi to our striking baristas in Fayetteville, NC! 👋 Thousands of workers in over 85 cities are on ULP strike, demanding higher wages, better hours, and an end to union busting. Want to join us? Visit www.nocontractnocoffee.org

In a time of unprecedented federal control of states, how can blue and red states aggregate their power to dissent? Out now in the Alabama Law Review, I explore three pathways for states to dissent to federal preemption: 1/

I’m standing with @sbworkersunited.org on strike for living wages, respect and basic dignity in the face of corporate greed and you should too. Until they get a contract, I’m not buying Starbucks coffee! Join me in signing the #NoContractNoCoffee pledge at nocontractnocoffee.org/#pledge!

RT IF YOU SEE YOUR BARISTA 👀🔥 Starbucks has amassed more unfair labor practice complaints than any company in modern history, so we're on ULP strike! We're demanding higher pay, better scheduling, and an end to union-busting. #NoContractNoCoffee

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

(Reuters) - More than 1,000 Starbucks unionized baristas in over 40 U.S. cities launched an open-ended strike on Thursday, intensifying their push for a collective bargaining agreement over pay and other benefits at the coffee giant. @reuters.com $SBUX

Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.

📣📣 @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social students: don't forget to register for my public int'l law class in the Spring!! Or consider my int'l labor law class, which takes a deep dive into IOs (the ILO), fundamental labor rights, state sovereignty, geopolitics, & trade agreements / corporate due diligence. 👇

@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social was featured in Inside U.S. Trade regarding rapid-response mechanism petitions under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. (1/3)

Where's Extensive media reporting?😡 In midst of federal government shutdown, U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38T Wednesday. U.S. hit $37T in gross national debt in August $1T more in Just 2 months😱 apnews.com/article/trum...

In celebration of UN Day, @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social and Center director @sarahquinnezz.bsky.social surveyed the Georgia Law community, asking: "What comes to mind when you hear 'United Nations'?" Check out the responses: instagram.com/reel/DQMQ0TM... (1/2)

$170B for ICE and Border Patrol $40B for Argentina $1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet $230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation" $200M for Kristi Noem's jets $98M for Trump's golf outings But no money to lower your healthcare costs.

@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social recently delivered a presentation for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s Trade & Economic Diplomacy Faculty entitled “Growing Employment Through Trade: The Role of Fair Labour Standards.” (1/2)

This is basically how my law review submission cycles pan out…

Last week, the International Labour Organization's request for an advisory opinion on the right to strike in Convention No. 87 was discussed by governments, workers, and employers at the International Court of Justice. 1/

There are a lot of legitimate reasons to be skeptical about trade and investment agreements stipulating labor rights obligations. However, one overlooked *benefit* of those agreements is that they create a platform for transnational labor solidarity. 1/2

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Congratulations @harlangcohen.bsky.social!

This was such a great event! Thanks to Professor @desireelc.bsky.social and Christina Hardaway for spending time speaking with our students today.

I love this for our UGA 1L students!!!!

Teaching 1L contracts has been SUCH a joy this Fall, but could not have done it w/o support from our Dean! Today's Brooklyn Bridge hypo brought her into the class, and the students had a lot of fun figuring out whether they could revoke before she crossed the bridge. 😂 @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social

Are you a student at the University of Georgia School of Law @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social thinking about working in international law for the federal government or an int'l organization? Like pizza (assuming you register in advance)? Come join Christina & I this Friday to for a lunchtime chat!

With all the doom and trade gloom of late, I was thrilled to participate in this Trade Experettes' initiative, Ten Trade Wins, to talk about how trade initiatives engender the sharing of administrative strategies and experiences to eradicate forced labor.

I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions. Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...

Talking death taxes, tariffs, and Georgia football with the great @taxlawprof.bsky.social @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social

This flew by my radar this week, but massively important: the 5th circuit court of appeals ruled that the NLRB’s structure unconstitutional. It is a huge blow to “American workers who hope to organize their workplaces without fear of retaliation. It represents a partial negation of the New Deal…”

@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social recently organized and funded (through a grant won at Cornell University) a transnational conference of U.S., Mexican, and Canadian labor unions and leaders at Flacso Mexico in Mexico City. (1/3)

Look at what happened to divorce rates in Mexico when some areas extended the school day by 3.5 hours! Why did divorce rates go up as a result of the change? "The availability of childcare...translate[d] into increased bargaining power and economic independence for women."

The Faculty Lounge: Call for Papers: Columbia-Cornell Political Economy of Work Junior Scholars Workshop www.thefacultylounge.org/2025/08/call...

So thankful to the @deanruskintlaw.bsky.social for all of its support! The @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social and the Dean Rusk Center are truly the best. 😍

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

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"JD Vance’s team had the army corps of engineers take the unusual step of changing the outflow of a lake in Ohio to accommodate a recent boating excursion on a family holiday..." I had to read that sentence several times to make sure I understood. Wow. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Look at what happens to male teacher salaries (blue line) v.s. female teacher salaries (red line) after collective bargaining laws expire.

Loving the realization among the Financial Times group that liberalized trade (without appropriate domestic policies in place) left workers vulnerable to job losses, unemployment, and declining standards of living. Looking forward to the revived conversations coming out of all this.

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements This is a big deal

Temple Law is hiring this year. We're looking in torts, tax, constitutional law, civil procedure, race/bias and the law, business law, and legal writing. The full ad and application portal is here. I'm chairing the committee; please reach out! law.temple.edu/engage/prosp...

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No one guessed where Professor @desireelc.bsky.social and I traveled to for a conference, so here’s your second clue— first three @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social students to correctly identify our location get a prize!

Student interest in international legal education is soaring — and we need your help to meet the moment. We are raising $12,000 by Aug. 1 for five law students to participate in two standout #UGALaw programs: GEO and GGSS. Help law students go further. give.uga.edu/funders/glob...

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Where in the world … are Desiree and @sarahquinnezz.bsky.social?? First three @universityofga.bsky.social UGA law students to correctly answer win a prize! If you’re one of my students whom I’ve told, please 🤫 @deanruskintlaw.bsky.social

The draft US-Indonesia Framework for Reciprocal Trade includes commitments to internationally recognized labor rights, a prohibition on the importation of goods produced by forced labor, de jure protection of freedom of association and collective bargaining, and enhanced labor law enforcement.

@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social recently presented her research on trade and labor at the Remaking Trade for a Sustainable Future research workshop at the @gvagrad.bsky.social in Switzerland during June. (1/2)

📣📣 HIRING 📣📣 See below for the full announcement. The University of Georgia School of Law hiring link is here: www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/439...

🇱🇸 🇺🇸 "Lesotho’s trade minister has warned that the country’s textiles industry, a major exporter to brands such as Levi’s and Wrangler in the US, risks having to “fold” if Donald Trump presses ahead with 50 per cent tariffs." www.ft.com/content/6175...

Can someone explain conservative women in GA? They wear dresses to their ankles as trad-wives but send their 9-10 year old daughters to the public pool in thongs.