LSER Experts In the News

USA Today interviews Susan Schurman about the timing of the UAW strike. She says, “The union sees an opportunity, and they’re trying to use it. If not now, when?”

NJBIZ names Rebecca Kolins Givan to its Education Power 50 list. Givan, the president of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, and Todd Wolfson, a past president, share the #2 spot.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports SEPTA will be negotiating with at least 14 separate bargaining units in the coming months, quoting Francis Ryan.

Michigan Radio interviews Susan Schurman about the UAW’s “fascinating” approach to the strike against Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis.

Marketplace interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about the UAW’s strategy.

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.

Nonprofit Quarterly cites research by Tamara Lee, who is studying how Amazon uses police and private security at its distribution centers.