SMLR Experts In the News

WQAD, the ABC-TV affiliate in the Quad Cities, interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about the possibility of a rail strike.

The Star-Ledger runs an op-ed by Janice Fine of the workplace justice lab@RU and Carmen Martino of the Occupational Training and Education Consortium.

Patch previews the upcoming New Jersey Senate vote on the Temporary Workers Bill of Rights, citing data from the Center for Women and Work.

The Guardian interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan, who says our weak federal labor law allows employers to “make a mockery of their duty to bargain in good faith.”

Marketplace reports Starbucks workers launched the “Red Cup Rebellion” to protest the company’s approach to union negotiations, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

New Jersey 101.5 News reports 14 of 15 rail unions have reached a contract agreement, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

Benefits Pro cites data from the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

The Daily Pennsylvanian reports more than 48,000 University of California workers are on strike, quoting Paula Voos.

KTVB, the NBC-TV affiliate in Boise, Idaho, cites research by the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

The Los Angeles Times interviews Paula Voos, who says we are seeing more collective action by “younger, lower paid workers who have been taking it on the chin for a while.”