SMLR Experts In the News

Disabled World runs an op-ed about disability activism in the 2024 presidential election. The article cites data from the Program for Disability Research.

The Associated Press reports SAG-AFTRA has a tentative deal to end the actors strike, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

The 19^th covers a report by the Program for Disability Research and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. The report examines voting accessibility in the 2022 elections.

TAPinto reports Kevin Egan, an alumnus of the School of Management and Labor Relations and longtime IBEW member, has been elected to the New Jersey Assembly.

Texas Observer reports the UAW is looking to unionize Toyota, Tesla, and other non-union automakers after its historic wins in Detroit, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Off the Shelf, a podcast from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, interviews Naomi R Williams about important books on the history of working people.

CNN Business reports the UAW is planning for an even bigger strike in 2028, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

The Oregonian reports thousands of public school teachers in Portland are on strike, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

The Christian Science Monitor examines how people with disabilities are overcoming obstacles to voting. The story cites data from the Program for Disability Research.

Detroit Free Press talks to Rebecca Kolins Givan about UAW’s new contracts with GM and Stellantis, which include 25% wage increases and $5,000 ratification bonuses.