SMLR Experts In the News

WBUR Radio’s On Point interviews Becky Logue-Conroy of the Center for Women and Work about New Jersey’s paid family leave program.

The Washington Post reports doctors and nurse practitioners at Unity Health Care in Washington D.C. are demanding safe staffing, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

The New York Times examines how the president’s goals could affect auto industry jobs, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

The Wall Street Journal explores how remote work and virtual meetings are making more employees feel isolated, quoting Jessica Methot and citing her research.

Marketplace interviews Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work. She says many women are dealing with “the stigma associated with being a caregiver.”

Private Equity International writes about Blackstone’s plan to grant equity to workers in future buyouts, citing research by the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

The Star Tribune runs an op-ed by Minneapolis City Council Member Emily Koski about a successful pilot program led by the workplace justice lab@RU.

Bloomberg reports 2,000 student workers at UC Santa Cruz are striking over the university’s treatment of pro-Palestinian protestors, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

The Mercury News reports 128 former employees of the Radisson Hotel in Oakland are still waiting for back wages, quoting Daniel Galvin of the workplace justice lab@RU.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the vice president’s speech to SEIU members. Francis Ryan says, “Labor continues to play an important role in securing victories.”