LSER Experts In the News

Marketplace asks Michael Sturman why Starbucks and other companies are giving across-the-board raises instead of merit raises based on each employee’s performance.

Labor Notes reports NewsGuild has organized 210 workplaces since 2020, including many of the nation's largest newsrooms. Eric Blanc is quoted.

WKSU Radio interviews Christopher Hayes about the growing number of baristas and other coffee shop employees who are seeking to unionize.

MedPage Today reports the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is terminating union contracts for most employees, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

City Lights interviews Naomi R Williams about Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, one of the most important figures in the history of the labor movement and the subject of a new book.

On Labor reports AFSCME DC 33 members voted to approve a new contract with the City of Philadelphia, quoting Francis Ryan.

BBC examines how President Trump’s tariffs are hurting millions of low-wage garment workers in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and other nations, quoting Mark Anner.

Action News on 6abc reports AFSCME DC 33 members have ratified their new contract, but turnout was low. Francis Ryan provides analysis. (4pm Newscast | 6pm Newscast)

CBS Philadelphia interviews Francis Ryan about the DC 33 ratification vote. He says many members aren’t happy, but they didn’t have the momentum for another strike.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports DC 33 members have ratified a new contract with the city, ending the possibility of another sanitation strike. Francis Ryan is quoted.