SMLR Experts In the News

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.

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.