SMLR News

Empowering women in STEM, Shiloh Butterworth ’15 fought to enact a paid family leave policy at his engineering firm.

In an attempt to foster dialogue around the concept of democratic governance and to probe the changing politics of Germany’s social market economy, SMLR's Center for Global Work and Employment held a workshop at the Goethe-Institut in San Francisco.

Building the Bench (BTB) and Membership and Sustainability Convening looked closely at distributed leadership models that have been used successfully in electoral settings and see what is applicable or useful in our organizations. Over 75 participants attended the conference from economic justice organizations, including local, regional and national worker centers/community organizations and their networks.

SMLR Professors Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur analyzed federal data to determine how many people with disabilities voted in the presidential election. Their report was issued during National Disability Voter Registration Week.

The Center for Innovation in Worker Organization (CIWO) at the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations is teaming up with Georgetown University on a multi-year project to increase women’s leadership in the labor movement.

SMLR’s Center for Work and Health and Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) co-sponsored a conference, What’s Next for Healthcare in New Jersey? was held on June 16th at Rutgers Labor Education Center.