SMLR Experts In the News

Irish Star covers an Oxfam report that finds Amazon and Walmart warehouse workers face “inhuman, unsustainable” production standards. Tamara Lee contributed research

RetailWire reports on the working conditions inside Amazon and Walmart warehouses, citing an Oxfam report that draws on research by Tamara Lee and other scholars.

The Seattle Times covers an Oxfam report that finds the “psychological effects” of surveillance are “felt most viscerally” by workers of color. Tamara Lee contributed research.

ImpactAlpha previews a conference co-hosted by Aspen Institute and the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing. 

The Seattle Times talks to Jenn Round of the workplace justice lab@RU about labor standards enforcement in Washington. The story includes a guide to workers’ rights.  

Fast Company publishes an op-ed by Maureen Conway of Aspen Institute and Joseph Blasi of the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

Rutgers Today reports Mark Anner, a professor at Pennsylvania State University, will succeed Adrienne Eaton, who is stepping down as Dean on September 1.

NJ Spotlight News reports on a budget crisis facing non-profit centers that help Latina women in New Jersey. The story cites research by the Center for Women and Work.

The London Economic examines how Apple’s new Vision Pro headset could change the future of work and enhance productivity, quoting Peter Rokkos.

Fast Company publishes an op-ed by Kyra Leigh Sutton about why she encourages her students to use generative AI, noting that 91% of employers value that experience.