LSER Experts In the News

Insider reports on growing tensions within the Amazon Labor Union, including a physical fight between its president, Chris Smalls, and a worker. Susan Schurman is quoted.

The New York Times reports on the death of longtime union activist and writer Jane LaTour, who earned a master’s degree in Labor Studies at Rutgers in 1977.

VICE asks Eric Blanc why strikes are so much tamer in the U.S. than in France. He says, “The U.S. has the most anti-democratic labor laws of any industrialized country.”

HuffPost interviews James M. Cooney about the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling that strikes down “overly broad” non-disparagement agreements.

Financial Times reports U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is doubling down on the Starbucks CEO for trying to keep unions out of his stores. Rebecca Kolins Givan is quoted.

The Philadelphia Inquirer interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan about the growing number of labor actions on college campuses nationwide.

Axios reports on the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling, quoting James M. Cooney on what the NLRB general counsel needs to do next.

NJ Spotlight News interviews Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work about a bill that would mandate pay transparency in New Jersey.

Upworthy talks to Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research about Bitty and Beau's, a chain that employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The Washington Post interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan, who says a strong first contract “will likely inspire a new burst of organizing.”