SMLR Experts In the News

Insider NJ summarizes new research by Glenda Gracia-Rivera, Debra Lancaster, and Maria Robles of the Center for Women and Work.

The Washington Post asks James M. Cooney to explain how a recent National Labor Relations Board ruling can protect people who speak out against their former employer.

Insider explores how mass layoffs at Google, Meta, Microsoft, and other Big Tech companies could spur a wave of union organizing, quoting Susan Schurman.

Insider NJ runs a story about NJ Spotlight News host Steve Adubato’s one-on-one interview with Debra Lancaster of the Center for Women and Work.

CBS News interviews Andrew Wolf of the workplace justice lab@RU about “Brake Room,” a place for food delivery workers in New York City to rest and use the bathroom.

Marketplace previews Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony, President Biden’s budget, and the latest jobs report, quoting Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work.

TAPinto profiles the multitalented Carla Katz as part of its series on notable people from Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

The Nation publishes a debate between Larry Cohen and Eric Blanc. Cohen says unions should organize entire industries. Blanc says they should focus on individual workplaces.

The Washington Post reports a judge is ordering Starbucks to reopen closed locations and provide backpay and damages to workers, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

The Washington Post reports the gender pay gap has remained largely unchanged for 20 years, quoting Debra Lancaster of the Center for Women and Work.