SMLR Experts In the News

Axios reports on a legal battle over voting accessibility in Wisconsin and cites a study by the Program for Disability Research.

The Detroit News reports UAW delegates are beginning to nominate candidates in the union’s first-ever direct election, quoting Susan Schurman.

USA Today reports on a study by the Program for Disability Research, with finds that a disproportionate number of people with disabilities do not have internet access.

The Philadelphia Inquirer publishes an op-ed by Janice Fine of the workplace justice lab@RU about employers mistreating undocumented workers and bullying them into silence.

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.