SMLR Experts In the News

New Jersey 101.5 News reports 14 of 15 rail unions have reached a contract agreement, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

The Guardian interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan, who says our weak federal labor law allows employers to “make a mockery of their duty to bargain in good faith.”

Marketplace reports Starbucks workers launched the “Red Cup Rebellion” to protest the company’s approach to union negotiations, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Benefits Pro cites data from the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

The Daily Pennsylvanian reports more than 48,000 University of California workers are on strike, quoting Paula Voos.

KTVB, the NBC-TV affiliate in Boise, Idaho, cites research by the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

The Los Angeles Times interviews Paula Voos, who says we are seeing more collective action by “younger, lower paid workers who have been taking it on the chin for a while.”

Marketplace talks to Paula Voos about the frustration and low pay that drove UC teaching assistants, researchers, and other employees to walk off the job.

Slate (France) explores the resurgent labor movement in the U.S. and examines how collective bargaining differs in Europe, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

CalMatters writes about the California Strategic Enforcement Partnership, quoting Janice Fine of the workplace justice lab@RU.