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Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations faculty and staff are sharing their expertise on racism at work, the power of police unions, and the nationwide protests.

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A Summer Reading List for an Unprecedented Time

Rutgers Today asks Christopher Hayes and Naomi R Williams to recommend books on racial justice.

Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Andrea Alexander
Rutgers Today
Reparations for slavery are back on the table. Here's how likely it is lawmakers take action on them and what it could mean.

Insider explores the history of reparations and the renewed call for congressional action, quoting Naomi R Williams.

Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Kit Stone
Insider
NJ Push to Order Disclosures of ‘Bad Apple’ Police Officers Hits Court Roadblocks

NJ Spotlight reports a New Jersey appeals court temporarily froze the state attorney general’s order, quoting Christopher Hayes.

Thursday, July 9, 2020
Ian T. Shearn
NJ Spotlight
Big labor’s structural racism is bigger than the problem with police unions

The Star-Ledger publishes an op-ed by Tamara Lee about racial inequities in unions and collective bargaining.

Monday, July 6, 2020
Tamara Lee
The Star-Ledger
Racial unrest shines spotlight on industry diversity issues

Supermarket News reports on workplace diversity in the food retail industry, quoting Hazel-Anne Johnson-Marcus on the “sticky floors” that keep workers of color from advancing to management positions.

Friday, June 26, 2020
Mark Hamstra
Supermarket News
Should You Really Put Protesting On Your Résumé?

HuffPost asks Kyra Leigh Sutton about her advice to jobseekers participating in Black Lives Matter protests.

Friday, June 26, 2020
Monica Torres
HuffPost
Rutgers enhances programs to elevate women, people of color to leadership roles

ROI-NJ reports the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization is leveling up two of its programs, quoting Sheri Davis and Marilyn Sneiderman.

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Emily Bader
ROI-NJ
Talent leaders say the world's largest HR organization whiffed on defending Black Americans. The CEO says that he represents all workers - and that the business world is just waking up to a problem he's known his own life

Business Insider interviews Hazel-Anne Johnson-Marcus about SHRM’s strong diversity and inclusion resources and areas for growth.

Monday, June 22, 2020
Shana Lebowitz
Business Insider
Philly’s police union spent decades amassing power. Reforms could cut its clout

The Philadelphia Inquirer interviews Francis Ryan about the history of the city’s powerful Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5.

Friday, June 19, 2020
David Gambacorta; Juliana Feliciano Reyes; William Bender; & Sean Collins Walsh
The Philadelphia Inquirer
HR Expert Highlights Actionable Steps to 'Make Real Change' Against Racism in Your Workplace

PEOPLE Magazine features Kyra Leigh Sutton in its series, Voices from the Fight Against Racism.

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
People Staff
PEOPLE Magazine

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