SMLR Experts In the News

NBC Bay Area interviews Jake Barnes about a new report by the Workplace Justice Lab@RU, revealing that 20% of California’s domestic workers experience wage theft.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports a majority of the 275 prosecutors in the city District Attorney’s office want to join a union, quoting Francis Ryan.

Capital & Main asks Adrienne Eaton if Kaiser Permanente’s Labor-Management Partnership is faltering after tense contract negotiations and recent strikes.

Jacobin publishes an article by Eric Blanc, arguing that the Left is focused on “radical sloganeering” instead of mass action to oppose the war in Iran.

Broadcasting Corporation of Mendocino County covers a Workplace Justice Lab@RU report, revealing that many of California’s domestic workers experience wage theft.

HuffPost asks Douglas Kruse of the Program for Disability Research about President Trump’s comments. He says they might reflect “ableism” and “ageism.”

Bloomberg Law talks to Rebecca Kolins Givan about the 46,000 nurses and other healthcare workers who are on strike in New York, California, and Hawaii.

The EDU Ledger covers a new report by the Education and Employment Research Center, drawing on interviews with 83 community college students.

PLANADVISER reports former Assistant Secretary of Labor Lisa Gomez received a fellowship from the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing. Bill Castellano is quoted.

WNYC Radio’s The Brian Lehrer Show airs a segment on the general strike protesting ICE. Eric Blanc adds historical perspective and discusses the power of general strikes.