SMLR Experts In the News

NJ Spotlight News interviews Carmen Martino of the Occupational Training and Education Consortium about the amplified risk facing temp workers in New Jersey’s e-commerce warehouses.

Quartz quotes Rebecca Kolins Givan on the domino effect if the unionization drive at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama succeeds. | MSN republishes the story.

The Washington Post reports on Amazon’s strategy to prevent workers from unionizing, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Healthcare Dive interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health about the safe staffing concerns that will underlie most of the negotiations

ChannelE2E reports an IT solutions provider is allowing its senior leaders to purchase more equity in the company, citing research by the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

Fast Company publishes an op-ed by Kyra Leigh Sutton about how employers can successfully recruit more millennial and Gen Z job applicants.

NJBIZ reports America’s union membership rate increased slightly in 2020 despite the national unemployment crisis, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

The Hill publishes an op-ed by Michael Merrill arguing for the creation of a Watergate-style commission to debunk allegations of election fraud and bring national unity.

The Oregonian reports Oregon natives Sara Nelson and Liz Shuler are potential candidates to become the next AFL-CIO president, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

The Business Journal publishes a summary of a new research study co-authored by Scott Seibert.