LSER Experts In the News

Forbes covers a study co-authored by Xiangmin (Helen) Liu, revealing that a college degree yields an annual return on investment of 9.88% for women and 9.06% for men. 

StudyFinds summarizes research on the enduring value of a college education. Xiangmin (Helen) Liu co-authored the study.

America’s Work Force Union Podcast features an interview with Marilyn Sneiderman of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization.

Quartz reports the Dartmouth Men’s Basketball team has voted to join SEIU Local 560, becoming the first college sports team to unionize. Rebecca Kolins Givan is quoted.

In These Times reports on a Bargaining for the Common Good campaign in Minnesota, quoting Marilyn Sneiderman of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization.

The Washington Post reports some independent coffee shops have closed to avoid a unionization effort. Rebecca Kolins Givan says the fines for doing so are “basically nonexistent.”

Jacobin publishes an article by Eric Blanc about Starbucks and Workers United jointly announcing that they will begin bargaining a first contract in earnest.

Common Dreams writes about Starbucks and Workers United agreeing to bargain a first contract, quoting Eric Blanc. He says it is “hard to overstate how big a deal this is.”

Courthouse News Service reports on UAW’s ongoing effort to organize non-union auto plants in Alabama and Tennessee, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Nikkei (Japan) reports on the launch of Apple’s new AR/VR headset, quoting Peter Rokkos on its potential to transform the workplace.