Desiree LeClercq
@desireelc.bsky.social
UGA School of Law. I study and teach international labor law, trade law, international economic law, and US labor law.
Website: desireeleclercq.com
Former USTR, ILO, NLRB
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Website: desireeleclercq.com
Former USTR, ILO, NLRB
SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2447202
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@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social presented as part of the panel “The Trump Administration and International Law 2.0” at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting in New Orleans during January.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:51 PM
@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social presented as part of the panel “The Trump Administration and International Law 2.0” at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting in New Orleans during January.
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Your reminder that Starbucks baristas are still ON STRIKE.
So our call to action is simple: Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp bit.ly/deletetheapp
So our call to action is simple: Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp bit.ly/deletetheapp
I DELETED THE STARBUCKS APP
#DeleteTheApp to show Starbucks that you stand with baristas, not billion-dollar companies.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Your reminder that Starbucks baristas are still ON STRIKE.
So our call to action is simple: Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp bit.ly/deletetheapp
So our call to action is simple: Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp bit.ly/deletetheapp
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@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social delivered a keynote address at the International Conference on Corporate Sustainability Regulations and Governance on Labor Rights in Global Supply Chains, held in Douliu, Taiwan, on 19 December 2025.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social delivered a keynote address at the International Conference on Corporate Sustainability Regulations and Governance on Labor Rights in Global Supply Chains, held in Douliu, Taiwan, on 19 December 2025.
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I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
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@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social's research on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was highlighted in the @financialtimes.com Trade Secrets newsletter, written by Alan Beattie and published 15 December 2025.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social's research on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was highlighted in the @financialtimes.com Trade Secrets newsletter, written by Alan Beattie and published 15 December 2025.
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Schools in Saint Paul were closed Tuesday and Wednesday as teachers prepared to do online and in-person teaching simultaneously due to safety concerns about ICE.
Kids in my daughter’s school refer to those two days off as Evil Break.
As in, “So what did you do over Evil Break?”
Kids in my daughter’s school refer to those two days off as Evil Break.
As in, “So what did you do over Evil Break?”
January 23, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Schools in Saint Paul were closed Tuesday and Wednesday as teachers prepared to do online and in-person teaching simultaneously due to safety concerns about ICE.
Kids in my daughter’s school refer to those two days off as Evil Break.
As in, “So what did you do over Evil Break?”
Kids in my daughter’s school refer to those two days off as Evil Break.
As in, “So what did you do over Evil Break?”
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@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social published “The ILO’s Right to Strike: Distinguishing Non-Binding Principles from Binding Conventions at the ICJ” in @ejiltalk.bsky.social, the blog of the European Journal of International Law.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:42 PM
@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social published “The ILO’s Right to Strike: Distinguishing Non-Binding Principles from Binding Conventions at the ICJ” in @ejiltalk.bsky.social, the blog of the European Journal of International Law.
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We don’t want Greenland.
We want healthcare.
We want healthcare.
January 16, 2026 at 4:51 AM
We don’t want Greenland.
We want healthcare.
We want healthcare.
I had so much fun this Spring leading a research initiative to see how the State of Georgia could deepen its trade relationship with the United Kingdom through trade instruments. The students were committed and creative! We concluded with a full day of meetings with stakeholders in Atlanta. 1/2
In November, @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social traveled to Atlanta with a group of students as the culmination of their semester-long exploration of international trade.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I had so much fun this Spring leading a research initiative to see how the State of Georgia could deepen its trade relationship with the United Kingdom through trade instruments. The students were committed and creative! We concluded with a full day of meetings with stakeholders in Atlanta. 1/2
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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.
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.
December 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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.
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!
@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social has received a 2025 Teaming for Interdisciplinary Research (TIS) Pre-Seed Award for the research project “Trade and the Future of Transnational Work.”
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December 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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!
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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
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
December 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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
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/
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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/
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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!
No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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!
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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
November 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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
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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
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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(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
@reuters.com $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
(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
@reuters.com $SBUX
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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.
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op de Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten is het opeens stil geworden rond de zwarte Amerikanen die hielpen Nederland bevrijden. Twee panelen die hun bijdrage herdachten – én wezen op hun strijd tegen racisme binnen het leger – werden zonder toelichting verwijderd.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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 1Ls: your elective selection process begins tomorrow! Everyone should consider prioritizing Public International Law (JURI 4640) with Professor @desireelc.bsky.social in spring 2026.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
📣📣 @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. 👇
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@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.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
@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.
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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 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...
US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic
The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high.
apnews.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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 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...
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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...
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Check out the responses: instagram.com/reel/DQMQ0TM...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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...
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Check out the responses: instagram.com/reel/DQMQ0TM...
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$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.
$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.
October 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
$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.
$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.
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@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.”
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October 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
@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.”
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