Francis Ryan In the News

Law360 reports the union organizing surge at Starbucks stores is slowing down across the country, quoting Francis Ryan.

The Record reports on the rise of automation in the restaurant and supermarket industries, with historical perspective from Francis Ryan.

Axios reports a growing number of unions are seeking cost-of-living wage adjustments to keep pace with inflation, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

Modern Retail examines Amazon Labor Union’s historic organizing victory in New York City, quoting Francis Ryan on the difficulty of negotiating a first contract.

WIRED reports on Amazon Labor Union’s victory and the looming contract negotiations, quoting Francis Ryan.

Marketplace talks to Francis Ryan about how “the COVID crisis has lifted the sanitation worker into the public consciousness.”

Jacobin Magazine reviews “The Memoirs of Wendell W. Young III: A Life in Philadelphia Labor and Politics,” edited by Francis Ryan.

Rutgers Today writes about Francis Ryan’s interview with longtime civil rights and labor leader William Lucy, sponsored by the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization and the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

In celebration of Black History Month, SMLR’s Francis Ryan interviews the longtime labor leader about his 50-year fight for racial justice and workers’ rights.

The Philadelphia Inquirer interviews Francis Ryan about the history of the city’s powerful Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5.