SMLR Experts In the News

Community College Daily covers a new study by the Education and Employment Research Center, quoting Michelle Van Noy.

New Jersey Monitor reports the New Jersey Legislature has passed the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights. The story cites a study by the Center for Women and Work.

The New York Times reports some unions are conflicted over how to respond to the Israel-Hamas war, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Jacobin talks to Eric Blanc about the recent surge in labor militancy across the country and what unions must do to reverse decades of declining membership.

Marketplace reports a growing number of employers are doing mass layoffs in the second quarter of the year to avoid bad publicity, quoting Michael Sturman.

Law360 previews upcoming contract talks. Susan Schurman says, “We haven't had leverage like this in decades on the labor side, and so this is the year to try to make some real gains.”

The Star-Ledger reports New Jersey had the largest unemployment increase between November 2022 and November 2023, quoting Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work.

The Washington Post interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan about the most significant union contract agreements and organizing victories of 2023.

The Star-Ledger talks to Michelle Van Noy of the Education and Employment Research Center about the closure of her mom’s nursing home and the poor treatment of its workers.

NJ Spotlight News reports on legislation that would help more than 50,000 domestic workers in New Jersey, citing a study by the Center for Women and Work.