LSER Experts In the News

WHYY previews the union decertification vote at a Philadelphia coffee shop, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

Nonprofit Quarterly cites research by Tamara Lee, who is studying how Amazon uses police and private security at its distribution centers. 

NJ Spotlight News interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health about the strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

QR Calgary / 630 CHEDfr interviews Francis Ryan about the growing number of labor actions in Canada and the U.S.

Jacobin publishes an article by Eric Blanc, who urges union leaders to devote more resources to organizing Gen Z and Millennial workers.

KCBS Radio interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about the history and renewed relevance of Labor Day.

Radical Candor writes about a viral TikTok trend that reflects Gen Z’s exhaustion with hustle culture. Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work is quoted.

The Record writes about Shop Rite’s inventory robot, Tally. Francis Ryan discusses the rise of automation in supermarkets and its effect on the workforce.

CBS New York’s The Point with Marcia Kramer interviews Eric Blanc about the resurgent labor movement and rising public support for unions.

The Star-Ledger publishes an op-ed by Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about how to reverse income inequality in New Jersey.