SMLR Experts In the News

WIRED interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about a worker shortage in the renewable energy sector.

VICE asks Eric Blanc why strikes are so much tamer in the U.S. than in France. He says, “The U.S. has the most anti-democratic labor laws of any industrialized country.”

The New York Times reports on the death of longtime union activist and writer Jane LaTour, who earned a master’s degree in Labor Studies at Rutgers in 1977.

The Daily Targum talks to Glenda Gracia-Rivera of the Center for Women and Work about her interviews with Latina immigrants in New Jersey.

National Review writes about the possibility of a nationwide strike by UPS employees, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

Bloomberg Law reports NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo wants to impose penalties on companies that delay bargaining. Rosemarie Cipparulo is quoted.

Ms. Magazine reports the gender pay gap has barely improved in the last 20 years, quoting Debra Lancaster of the Center for Women and Work.

The Star-Ledger reports on New Jersey’s shrinking middle class, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

HuffPost interviews James M. Cooney about the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling that strikes down “overly broad” non-disparagement agreements.

Financial Times reports U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is doubling down on the Starbucks CEO for trying to keep unions out of his stores. Rebecca Kolins Givan is quoted.