SMLR Shares Expertise on How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Changing the World of Work

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.

NJBIZ reports the pandemic is causing a steep decline in community college enrollment, quoting Michelle Van Noy of the Education and Employment Research Center who says the trend will “exacerbate existing inequalities."

Bloomberg Law reports a growing number of Republican-led state legislatures are moving to prevent workers from suing their employer if they catch COVID-19, quoting professor emeritus John F. Burton Jr.

WKOW-TV interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health about the growing demand for travel nurses and the rising costs for the hospitals that require their services.

Bloomberg Law reports Amazon and New York State are suing each other over COVID-19 workplace health and safety measures, quoting Susan Schurman.

CNN Business reports the combination of low pay and expensive childcare puts some gig workers in an untenable position, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

CNN Business reports the combination of low pay and expensive childcare puts some gig workers in an untenable position, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Construction Dive cites research by the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

The Future Hindsight podcast interviews Tamara Lee about racial justice, systemic inequity, and the need for diverse leadership in unions.