SMLR Experts In the News

WNYC Radio interviews Susan Schurman about New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney’s complicated relationship with organized labor.

The New Republic publishes an op-ed arguing that employee ownership can reduce wealth inequality, citing research by the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

Thrive Global explores how our social tendencies affect our success on the job, quoting Rebecca Greenbaum.

The Hechinger Report looks at the pros and cons of working your way through college, quoting Daniel Douglas of the Education and Employment Research Center and citing his study that finds students who work during the school year have higher earnings later in life.

MinnPost interviews Javier Morillo-Alicea about his long career in the Minnesota labor movement and his new role with the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports on employee ownership in Western Pennsylvania, quoting former dean David Feingold and citing research by the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

CNN quotes Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work on how President Trump’s expansion of the global gag rule undermines his new effort to help women abroad.

The Star-Ledger quotes Elaine Zundl of the Center for Women and Work on how restaurants are “breeding grounds” for sexual harassment.

Axios summarizes The Atlantic’s report on the group that’s writing the policies, quoting Todd Vachon on how no labor leaders attended the last meeting.

The Atlantic takes an in-depth look at New Consensus, quoting Todd Vachon about the absence of union leaders at its last meeting.