CIWO News and Events

A new report co-authored by SMLR's Center for Innovation in Worker Organization finds the average wage theft rate more than doubled following Florida’s minimum wage increase in 2005 from $5.15 to $6.15 per hour.

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.

In celebration of Black History Month, SMLR’s Francis Ryan interviews the longtime labor leader about his 50-year fight for racial justice and workers’ rights.

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).

WPFW Radio interviews Marilyn Sneiderman of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization about John Sweeney’s legacy in the labor movement.

WIRED reports the Alphabet Workers Union wants to influence the company’s policies, quoting Janice Fine of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization.

Next City reports on the Black Workers Matter Economic Recovery Package, quoting Sheri Davis of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization.

ProPublica investigates child labor in suburban Chicago, quoting Janice Fine of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization.

Fortune interviews Janice Fine of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization about the Trump administration’s poor record on workplace health and safety during the pandemic.

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