SMLR Experts In the News

The Washington Post reports workers at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee voted to join a union, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

HuffPost reports on a New York City woman who says she was passed over for a job because she didn’t wear makeup to the interview. Kyra Leigh Sutton is quoted. 

The New York Times covers a study led by Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research, examining the impact of the Help America Vote Act.

Votebeat Wisconsin reports on a legal battle over absentee voting in Wisconsin. The story cites data from the Program for Disability Research.

The ESOP Podcast interviews Maureen Conway of Aspen Institute and Adria Scharf of the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing about an upcoming conference.

The Fabricator, a trade publication for the metal fabrication and manufacturing industry, interviews Adria Scharf of the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

The ESOP Podcast mentions the 2024 Employee Ownership Ideas Forum co-hosted by Aspen Institute and the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

Jacobin writes about Oxfam’s report on the technological surveillance of Amazon and Walmart warehouse workers. The report draws on research by Tamara Lee and others.

Sourcing Journal covers Oxfam’s report on workplace surveillance in Amazon and Walmart warehouses. Tamara Lee provided qualitative research for the report.

Business Insider writes about an Oxfam report that reveals “excessive surveillance” in Amazon and Walmart warehouses. Tamara Lee contributed research to the report.