LSER Experts In the News

The Star-Ledger covers a report by the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN), quoting co-author Todd Vachon.

Forbes runs a column calling Rutgers “the center for all things employee ownership” and cities research by Joseph Blasi and Douglas Kruse.

NJ Spotlight News interviews Todd Vachon about “The State of Labor in New Jersey,” a new report from the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

The Washington Post previews the first round of contract negotiations between Amazon and the Amazon Labor Union, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Recode by Vox reports workers at Amazon’s LDJ5 facility voted against unionization just weeks after workers at JFK8 voted yes, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Bangor Daily News quotes Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work and cites her research on the PPE shortage that defined the early days of the pandemic.

Bloomberg Law reports Rep. Donald Norcross is calling for an investigation after a study co-authored by Carmen Martino of the Occupational Training and Education Consortium revealed a high rate of injuries at New Jersey’s Amazon warehouses.

The Record covers a report co-authored by Carmen Martino of the Occupational Training and Education Consortium.

Zagat publishes a Q&A with Distinguished Professor Emerita Dorothy Sue Cobble, tracing the history of the labor movement in the hospitality industry.

Forbes runs a column about a new compendium of disability statistics, which includes data from Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research.