LSER Experts In the News

Al Jazeera reports on the strike at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health.

The Hill reports business groups and the Biden administration want to make it as easy as possible for workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

WHYY interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health about the high level of burnout among nurses.

Bloomberg reports some workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama are wary of joining a union, quoting Janice Fine of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization. | Bloomberg’s publications in Canada and India republish the story.

Law360 reports on President Biden’s statement that it’s not up to him—or employers—to decide whether anyone should join a union, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Wrestling INC writes about how MMA fighter Leslie Smith, a Labor Studies and Employment Relations student at SMLR, is trying to form a union in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Rutgers Today writes about Francis Ryan’s interview with longtime civil rights and labor leader William Lucy, sponsored by the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization and the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

Wrestling INC mentions that MMA fighter Leslie Smith is pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Labor Studies and Employment Relations at SMLR.

HuffPost interviews Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research, whose report for the U.S. Election Assistance Commission revealed “remarkable” improvement in voting accessibility, but room for growth.

Página/12 (Argentina) reports on the union election at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.