LSER Experts In the News

Jacobin runs an article by Eric Blanc about the influential role of unionized workers in deciding the New York City mayoral race.

Power at Work publishes an article by Danielle Phillips-Cunningham about the trailblazing Black labor leader who founded the National Association of Wage Earners.

Jacobin publishes an article by Eric Blanc, who argues that most unions have invested “exasperatingly little into new organizing” in recent years.

Truthout publishes an interview with Eric Blanc about the Trump administration’s sweeping impact on both public and private sector workers.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the lack of quorum at the National Labor Relations Board could slow the unionization effort at Whole Foods, quoting James M. Cooney.

USA TODAY reports on alleged corruption in the National Treasury Employees Union. Susan Schurman says, “I don’t think that’s special about unions.”

Bloomberg Law interviews Carmen Martino about possible changes to a federal rule governing who can be present for OSHA workplace inspections.

The Record reports NJ Transit and the train engineers’ union are keeping quiet, for now, about their tentative contract agreement. Bill Dwyer says, “Nobody wants to upend a deal.”

The Star-Ledger reports NJ Transit and the union representing train engineers have reached a tentative deal to end the strike, quoting Bill Dwyer.

Gothamist reports NJ Transit train engineers walked off the job at 12:01 a.m., demanding higher pay that is on par with other railroads. Bill Dwyer is quoted.