LSER Experts In the News

The Washington Post reports nearly 150,000 autoworkers could walk off the job at midnight if UAW and the Big Three cannot reach a deal. Eric Blanc is quoted.

WHYY reports a majority of workers at a Philly coffee shop voted to decertify their union. Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) is quoted.

Healthcare Dive reports on the strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health.

The Dig, a podcast from Jacobin, interviews Alex Press and Eric Blanc about surging labor militancy in the U.S.

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.