LSER Experts In the News

Hoodline reports on a landmark wage theft ruling against two construction companies in the Pacific Northwest, quoting Janice Fine of the workplace justice lab@RU. 

Forbes runs a column about how to combat income inequality, quoting Joseph Blasi of the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing. 

KCRW Radio’s “Press Play with Madeleine Brand” interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan about Amazon, SpaceX, Starbucks, and Trader Joe’s pushing back on the NLRB.

NJ Spotlight News interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about the NLRB ruling in favor of two fired mall workers.

24/7 Wall St. reports Starbucks and the union representing 10,000 of its workers are back at the bargaining table, quoting Eric Blanc.

The New York Times reports Starbucks and Workers United are resuming contract negotiations for the first time in nearly a year, quoting Eric Blanc.

NJ Spotlight News interviews James M. Cooney about the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to ban noncompete agreements for the majority of American workers.

The Washington Post reports the Supreme Court may limit the National Labor Relations Board’s authority after a challenge by Starbucks, quoting James M. Cooney.

The Washington Post reports workers at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted to join a union, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

The New York Times covers a study led by Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research, examining the impact of the Help America Vote Act.