SMLR Experts In the News

TAPinto writes about the new High Road Employer program, quoting Carmen Martino of the Occupational Training and Education Consortium.

The Star-Ledger interviews Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work about the gender wage gap and the large number of women who left the labor force during the pandemic.

Retail Brew quotes Rebecca Kolins Givan, who says higher wages are not enough to combat a labor shortage.

MMA Fighting interviews Bellator featherweight title challenger Leslie Smith about what she’s learned as a student in SMLR’s Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations.

Black Work Talk, a new podcast, interviews Sheri Davis of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization about Black feminist principles in labor organizing.

The Star-Ledger reports Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work will join the governor, lieutenant governor, state treasurer, and others for a virtual symposium.

HuffPost talks to Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research about state laws that could reverse recent progress on voting accessibility.

The Star-Ledger reports on the rising cost of food, furniture, lumber, and other products, quoting Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work who predicts the increases are only temporary.

Granite State News Collaborative writes about efforts to enact paid family leave in New Hampshire, quoting Debra Lancaster of the Center for Women and Work.

NJBIZ examines how President Biden’s infrastructure plan would create more unionized construction jobs in New Jersey, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).