LSER Experts In the News

Business Insider examines whether the hurricane’s impact on the supply chain gives dockworkers the upper hand in their strike. Will Brucher is quoted.

Newsweek reports on the president’s refusal to invoke the Taft-Hartley Act to halt the strike and force negotiations, quoting Will Brucher.

BBC interviews Will Brucher, who predicts the dockworkers’ strike “will likely force the employers back to the table with a much more substantial offer."

NJBIZ quotes Will Brucher on the strike. He says, “It’s a reminder that unions can and will flex their economic muscle to respond to their members’ needs.”

NJ Spotlight News interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about whether the strike will cause supply chain shortages.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the strike by more than 45,000 unionized dockworkers at 36 East and Gulf Coast ports, quoting Will Brucher.

Quartz reports the strike could cost the economy up to $5 billion each day, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

Rutgers Today runs a Q&A with Will Brucher about the strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association. He says the union is focused on wages and automation.

The Star-Ledger talks to Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN). He says the White House and the public are on the union’s side.

The Associated Press reports the International Longshoremen’s Association went on strike at 12:01 a.m., shutting down 36 ports. Will Brucher is quoted.