SMLR Experts In the News

Modern Retail examines Amazon Labor Union’s historic organizing victory in New York City, quoting Francis Ryan on the difficulty of negotiating a first contract.

Variety reports Susan Schurman helped Writers Guild of America East leaders reach an agreement to change their union’s constitution.

MarketWatch reports the number of petitions for union representation jumped 57% in the first half of the fiscal year, quoting Janice Fine of the workplace justice lab@RU.

The New York Times publishes an opinion piece quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan, who says many workers are scraping by even though their employers are hugely profitable.

NJ Spotlight News interviews Susan Schurman about the upcoming union elections at three Starbucks stores in New Jersey.

Yahoo Finance writes about the future of labor organizing in Big Tech, quoting Susan Schurman.

The Takeaway interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan about the independent union that defeated Amazon and whether its strategy is a new blueprint for the labor movement.

Bloomberg Law examines how Amazon Labor Union’s approach differs from the fast-moving union strategy known as the “Blitz,” quoting Susan Schurman.

CNET puts Amazon Labor Union’s victory in context, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

CNN Business interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan, who says the odds are always stacked against workers trying to organize, but “this is proof that it can be done.”