LSER Experts In the News

Jacobin publishes an article by Eric Blanc, reflecting on the life and legacy of labor strategist Jane McAlevey, who passed away after a long battle with cancer.

The Washington Post reports the United Steelworkers is fighting a Japanese company’s $14.9 billion deal to purchase U.S. Steel, quoting Susan Schurman.

The Record writes about a new law that makes it easier for New Jersey teens to get a job. Carmen Martino cautions than many of them don’t know their rights at work.

Rutgers Today reports Douglas Kruse of the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing has been appointed to an endowed professorship.

The Record reports more Starbucks workers in New Jersey are seeking to join a union, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN). 

Common Dreams writes about a controversial Supreme Court decision involving Starbucks workers fired for union organizing. James M. Cooney is quoted.

Marketplace interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan about the court order suspending the strike by graduate and postdoctoral student workers at six UC campuses.

The Record asks James M. Cooney how a Supreme Court ruling involving a Starbucks store in Tennessee could affect a similar legal battle at a megamall in New Jersey.

The Washington Post interviews James M. Cooney about the Supreme Court decision stating that Starbucks does not have to rehire seven workers fired for union organizing.

Jacobin reviews Power Lines: Building a Labor-Climate Justice Movement, noting that Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) wrote a chapter.