SMLR Experts In the News

Gothamist reports on workplace health and safety concerns at Amazon facilities, citing a study by Carmen Martino of the Occupational Training and Education Consortium.

NJ Spotlight News interviews Carmen Martino of the Occupational Training and Education Consortium, who says Amazon is likely underreporting workplace injuries.

CBS 2 New York interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) and cites data from his report, “The State of Labor in New Jersey.”

The News-Gazette notes that Ingrid Fulmer, a former professor of human resource management at SMLR, is the new dean of the labor school at the University of Illinois.

The Food and Environment Reporting Network (FERN) reports Amy’s Kitchen, Chipotle, and Starbucks are closing some locations that want to unionize, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Work Shift runs an op-ed by Michelle Van Noy of the Education and Employment Research Center urging policymakers to consider labor market factors when deciding whether to expand Pell Grants.

The Globe and Mail interviews Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work about the need to revalue care work in the U.S. and Canada.

The Detroit News previews the four-day UAW Constitutional Convention, quoting Susan Schurman.

The Record interviews Christopher Hayes, who says businesses and pro-business politicians are “conveniently removing record profits and profit margins from the equation” when discussing inflation.

DiversityInc examines the economic consequences of restricting abortion access, quoting Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work.