SMLR Experts In the News

Healthcare Dive reports on a series of nurse strikes demanding safe staffing ratios in hospitals, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health.

The Star-Ledger reports 21 NJ Transit employees earned more than $100,000 apiece in overtime, quoting Bill Castellano on why it would be cheaper to hire additional workers.

Bloomberg Law reports on a federal lawsuit that argues college athletes are employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Fast Company publishes an op-ed by Kyra Leigh Sutton, who led an online discussion with 45 students about what they're doing this summer to build transferable skills.

Financial Times reports a surge in deadly shootings is changing the national discussion on policing, quoting Christopher Hayes.

Yahoo Finance interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan, who says the Teamsters will “have the ability to make their demands in different and potentially quite creative ways.”

CNN Business reports the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is launching a national campaign to unionize Amazon facilities, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Fifty by Fifty publishes a column by Adria Scharf of the Curriculum Library for Employee Ownership (CLEO) about the results of a national survey.

Salon writes about law firms that specialize in helping employers stop unionization drives, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

The San Antonio Express-News interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about how the nationwide labor shortage is affecting the hospitality industry.