LSER Experts In the News

The Boston Globe talks to Eric Blanc and Rebecca Kolins Givan about the teachers strike in Newton, Massachusetts and the potential for more education strikes in the state.

Business Insider reports many people with disabilities are driving for Uber and Lyft, quoting Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research.

Inc. reports Apple may have sold 180,000 Vision Pro headsets at its launch, quoting Peter Rokkos on how the new product could change the future of work.

Quartz interviews Peter Rokkos about the launch of Vision Pro. He says it could bring augmented and virtual reality headsets into the mainstream and revolutionize the future of work.

KSFR Radio’s Barrier Free Futures talks to Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research about disability voting statistics.

The New York Times reports some unions are conflicted over how to respond to the Israel-Hamas war, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Jacobin talks to Eric Blanc about the recent surge in labor militancy across the country and what unions must do to reverse decades of declining membership.

Law360 previews upcoming contract talks. Susan Schurman says, “We haven't had leverage like this in decades on the labor side, and so this is the year to try to make some real gains.”

The Star-Ledger reports New Jersey had the largest unemployment increase between November 2022 and November 2023, quoting Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work.

The Washington Post interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan about the most significant union contract agreements and organizing victories of 2023.