diana reddy

Prof @BerkeleyLaw - work law, unions, political economy. Fellow @rooseveltinst. Prev @WeAreCTA @AFLCIO. Parent of 2 littles, TX-CA hybrid & lover of mediocre TV

[diana reddy @dianareddy]

I started working on this piece ten years ago, as a teachers' union lawyer during the height of Recession-era critiques of public sector unionism. I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested. I'm very happy to announce it's now officially forthcoming in the Yale Law Journal.

[California Law Review @CalifLRev]

@susancmorse @dianareddy asks whether there might be a third way to theorize the future of work.

[diana reddy @dianareddy]

#Labor folks, I'm looking for info on how #unions and other worker groups are dealing with employers' use of AI & automation in the workplace. Thoughts on best compilations of this info, exemplar CBA provisions, legislation, studies of worker opinions, etc? Thank you #humans!

[diana reddy @dianareddy]

Chuffed I got to present my research on public opinion re unions (tldr high levels of purported support may belie lingering "common sense" that we can't afford good jobs) at #asa2025 - but triple chuffed I got to comment on 5 incredible papers @ the #LPE panel. Yes, #LPE at #ASA!

[diana reddy @dianareddy]

@realesttheorist Thank you! This is validating! Spouse is like why don't you just use a laptop that coverts to a tablet and I'm like do you want me to have to annotate in little separate bubbles like a cave person??

[diana reddy @dianareddy]

Friends, fav e-ink tablets for academic work? Priorities are simple learning curve, easy to sync across devices, ability to handwrite notes directly on docs (& ideally convert those notes to typed text that can be searched), & natural writing feel without lag. Halp? #AcademicTech

[diana reddy @dianareddy]

Ok I felt touched when I saw this post -- our media team is so affirming!

[UC Berkeley Law @BerkeleyLaw]

UC Berkeley Law Professor Diana S. Reddy (@dianareddy) spoke to @inthesetimesmag about the current challenges facing the National Labor Relations Act: https://t.co/iSrjt7UrW9 #UCBerkeleyLaw

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

Is @elonmusk’s @DOGE dodging the law?
Claiming to cut federal waste and fraud — but at what cost? Join me as I debate Stanford’s Michael McConnell tomorrow at 2:30 PM ET for this X exclusive livestream: https://t.co/otOViYuNMI

[diana reddy @dianareddy]

unions: fighting the good fight against robots for 70+ years

[Law360 @Law360]

NLRB attorneys told the Fifth Circuit that they won't defend NLRB members' firing protections at a Feb. 5 hearing on the agency's constitutionality in the wake of the president's removal of a board member and appointment of a new acting prosecutor. https://t.co/XXRjPxSH88

[Orin Kerr @OrinKerr]

1Ls at most law schools recently received their grades. If you're one of them, and you're disappointed in how it went, please know it's absolutely possible to raise your grades—sometimes substantially—in future semesters. Fall 1L grades are not destiny.

[diana reddy @dianareddy]

PSA: If you're listening to an Work Law related article, being read aloud by an app, and you're wondering why there's so much talk of sea bass...the word may, in fact, be CBAs. No guarantees, but worth considering.

[diana reddy @dianareddy]

@ewwilkins So thrilled about this! Thank you for your vision, commitment, and leadership!!!!

[diana reddy @dianareddy]

For better or worse, nothing I do will ever be more impressive to my mom than this early accomplishment. #MomLove

[Noam Scheiber @noamscheiber]

Statement from AFL President Liz Shuler reflects the ambivalence of organized labor toward Trump's labor sec nominee.

[diana reddy @dianareddy]

Many conservatives will not be happy about this pick.

https://t.co/n0UK7CL5I7

[Noam Scheiber @noamscheiber]

Fascinating nomination by Trump for labor sec. Rep. Chavez-DeRemer is a genuinely pro-labor Republican--backed the PRO Act.

[LPE Collective @LPECollective]

Join our What is Capitalism? Reading and Discussion Group on December 6th to hear about @dianareddy's forthcoming article, Transaction Benefits at Work: Regulating the Future of Work for the Future of Society, Columbia Law Review (2025).

Register: https://t.co/R34mbFBdEL

[diana reddy @dianareddy]

@danielahanley @bd_highsmith @NLRB Great. Thanks y'all! This had been my inclination too but then someone who works at the Board said "the perils of relevance" really spoke to them and it gave me pause. I think that framing is more relevant internally than externally, though. So, I'm taking your advice!

[diana reddy @dianareddy]

"The Perils of Relevance" or "Relitigating the New Deal" for the title of a short article contextualizing recent employer lawsuits claiming that the @NLRB is unconstitutional?#PleaseChooseMyTitle #LawTwitter

[diana reddy @dianareddy]

@JohnInfranca HA! It was ridiculous but so much fun. Plus #TheLittleMermaid really presents some excellent contracts hypos.

[diana reddy @dianareddy]

@TomJawetz Contracts. Is true love's kiss an ordinary condition or a promissory condition? You be the judge.