SMLR Experts In the News

Jacobin publishes an article by Eric Blanc examining why Republicans swept the election and what their return to power means for workers and union organizing. 

The Record reports 32BJ SEIU filed an unfair labor practice charge against Purely Local. Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) is quoted.

Banking Dive reports Wells Fargo Workers United members in Albuquerque, N.M. are beginning their first negotiations with the megabank, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Bloomberg Law reports Amazon warehouse workers in San Francisco are leveraging a landmark NLRB ruling in their unionization effort, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

The Daily Targum covers a report by Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research.

MSNBC runs a column about the challenges facing many voters with disabilities, citing new data from the Program for Disability Research.

PBS News cites a report by the Program for Disability Research, estimating that more than 40 million Americans with disabilities are eligible to vote.

CBS News reports on laws in Louisiana and more than 20 other states restricting mail-in ballots. The story cites new data from the Program for Disability Research.

State of Affairs with Steve Adubato interviews Debra Lancaster of the Center for Women and Work and Atiya Weiss of The Burke Foundation about the new coalition.

USA Today cites turnout data from the Program for Disability Research, noting that 17.7 million people with disabilities voted in 2020 and 11 million did not vote.