SMLR Experts In the News

Texas Observer reports the UAW is looking to unionize Toyota, Tesla, and other non-union automakers after its historic wins in Detroit, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

TAPinto reports Kevin Egan, an alumnus of the School of Management and Labor Relations and longtime IBEW member, has been elected to the New Jersey Assembly.

Off the Shelf, a podcast from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, interviews Naomi R Williams about important books on the history of working people.

CNN Business reports the UAW is planning for an even bigger strike in 2028, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

The Oregonian reports thousands of public school teachers in Portland are on strike, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Detroit Free Press talks to Rebecca Kolins Givan about UAW’s new contracts with GM and Stellantis, which include 25% wage increases and $5,000 ratification bonuses.

The Christian Science Monitor examines how people with disabilities are overcoming obstacles to voting. The story cites data from the Program for Disability Research.

Boston Review publishes an interview with Janice Fine of the workplace justice lab@RU about cities and counties embracing “co-enforcement” of labor standards.  

The Information examines the next phase of the UAW’s strategy to improve wages and working conditions in the auto industry, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan. 

The New York Times reports some pharmacists are walking off the job to protest understaffing and increased work requirements, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.