SMLR Experts In the News

WIRED reports on mass layoffs in Big Tech. Susan Schurman says, “We were all deluded into thinking these tech companies were treating people as human beings.”

The Asbury Park Press writes about the childcare crisis in New Jersey, quoting Debra Lancaster of the Center for Women and Work.

NPR interviews Eric Blanc about the ongoing strike by more than 200 workers at HarperCollins, one of the nation’s largest publishing companies.

CNN Business reports unions added more than 200,000 members last year, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

Lowenstein Sandler’s Women's Initiative Network Podcast features an interview with Debra Lancaster of the Center for Women and Work.

Nonprofit Quarterly reflects on the roundtable, “Building a Movement for the Common Good,” featuring Sheri Davis of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization.

Bloomberg Law reports 500 technology companies have laid-off nearly 100,000 workers since October, quoting Susan Schurman on how job cuts affect unionization.

ROI-NJ reports the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing has appointed new research fellows and launched a massive open online course (MOOC). The story quotes Joseph Blasi and Adria Scharf.

Nature reports graduate workers at the University of California secured higher wages and more benefits after a six-week strike, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Yahoo Finance reports the National Labor Relations Board has certified Amazon Labor Union’s April 2022 victory, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.