SMLR Experts In the News

Salon reports President Trump has issued an executive order eliminating collective bargaining rights at more than 20 federal agencies and offices, quoting Eric Blanc.

The Washington Post reports on President Trump’s executive order abolishing union rights for scores of federal workers. Carla Katz calls it “plainly retaliatory.”

KPFA Radio interviews Eric Blanc about his new book, “We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing Is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big.”

Sourcing Journal reports the Trump administration has canceled $500 million in grants administered by the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, quoting Mark Anner.

The Washington Post interviews Mark Anner about the Trump administration’s decision to scrap programs that combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking abroad.

The Guardian runs an op-ed by Eric Blanc arguing that Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should encourage their supporters to organize.

Rutgers Today summarizes a new report by the Center for Women and Work, quoting Debra Lancaster and Becky Logue-Conroy.

WABE Radio airs a live interview with Danielle Phillips-Cunningham about her new book on the unsung civil rights and labor leader Nannie Helen Burroughs.

Becker’s Hospital Review reports on the growing number of resident physicians and fellows who are unionizing, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

In These Times writes about the life and career of Marilyn Sneiderman, who recently retired as executive director of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization.