LSER Experts In the News

Forbes publishes an op-ed, co-authored by Yana Rodgers and Elaine Zundl of the Center for Women and Work along with colleagues from Rutgers Business School, summarizing their new research.

The Star-Ledger publishes a town-by-town breakdown of the COVID-19 death rate in New Jersey, quoting Christopher Hayes on the disproportionate impact felt by communities of color.

Healthcare Dive reports 1,800 nurses at a hospital in Asheville will now be represented by a union, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health.

The Oberlin Review reports on efforts to help more than 100 former Oberlin College workers whose jobs were outsourced, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Cageside Press interviews MMA fighter Leslie Smith, who is working toward her bachelor’s degree in labor studies and employment relations at SMLR.

The Washington Post writes about the rise of virtual organizing during the pandemic, quoting Janice Fine of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization.

The Asbury Park Press writes about the disproportionate number of women leaving the labor force, quoting Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work.

The Star-Ledger publishes an op-ed, co-authored by Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN), on why unions are more important than ever on this Labor Day.

Background Briefing with Ian Masters interviews Janice Fine of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization about her latest research.

Salon reports on new economic research, including a wage theft study led by Janice Fine of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization. | Truthout republishes the story.