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Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations faculty and staff are sharing their expertise on the changing nature of work, employment, and labor as affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NJ Spotlight News interviews Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work about her research on the disproportionate effects of inflation in New Jersey.
WNYC Radio’s The Brian Lehrer Show airs a live interview with Eric Blanc about this year’s high-profile strikes and contract agreements.
The Associated Press reports SAG-AFTRA has a tentative deal to end the actors strike, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).
The New York Times reports some pharmacists are walking off the job to protest understaffing and increased work requirements, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.
NJBIZ analyzes union membership trends in New Jersey, quoting Todd Vachon and citing a report by the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).
The Associated Press examines the resurgent labor movement, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).
Barron’s runs a story about the surging U.S. labor movement. Susan Schurman says, “Wages have been stagnant for decades. The pandemic changed all that.”
The Progressive Magazine talks to Rebecca Kolins Givan about the strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.
The Guardian asks Eric Blanc what’s driving labor’s recent success. He cites the tight labor market, increased union momentum, and more militant bargaining methods.
CNN Business examines the strategy that led to a contract deal at Kaiser Permanente, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).