SMLR Experts In the News

Boston Review publishes an interview with Janice Fine of the workplace justice lab@RU about cities and counties embracing “co-enforcement” of labor standards.  

The Information examines the next phase of the UAW’s strategy to improve wages and working conditions in the auto industry, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan. 

The New York Times reports some pharmacists are walking off the job to protest understaffing and increased work requirements, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

The Washington Post reports the UAW’s tentative contract agreements with Ford, GM, and Stellantis would eliminate tiered wages, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

The Associated Press examines the resurgent labor movement, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

All In: Student Pathways Forward interviews Michelle Van Noy of the Education and Employment Research Center about her latest studies.

NJBIZ analyzes union membership trends in New Jersey, quoting Todd Vachon and citing a report by the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

Detroit Free Press reports UAW President Shawn Fain is stepping up the pressure on GM to finalize a contract agreement, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Detroit Free Press reports the UAW has reached a tentative contract agreement with the owner of Jeep, Ram, and other brands, Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Barron’s runs a story about the surging U.S. labor movement. Susan Schurman says, “Wages have been stagnant for decades. The pandemic changed all that.”