LSER Experts In the News

Patch reports a study co-authored by Carmen Martino of the Occupational Training and Education Consortium prompted Rep. Donald Norcross to call for an investigation.

MarketScale interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s response to unionization.

PBS NewsHour reports Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis.

NJBIZ writes about the employment picture in New Jersey, quoting Debra Lancaster of the Center for Women and Work and Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

New Jersey 101.5 News reports on the state’s growing unionization rate, quoting Todd Vachon and citing data from the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) report, “The State of Labor in New Jersey.”

The New York Times reports many of the 40 million Americans who left their job in 2021 traded up for a better gig, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

AL DÍA writes about the growing number of Starbucks employees who are voting to unionize in stores across the U.S., quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

CNET talks to Rebecca Kolins Givan about how the National Labor Relations Board will respond after Amazon fired two workers involved in the organizing effort.

The Indianapolis Star reports 1,000 graduate students who teach courses at Indiana University are on strike, quoting Paula Voos.

The Philadelphia Inquirer interviews Distinguished Professor Emerita Dorothy Sue Cobble about the history of unionization in the restaurant industry.