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A revamped SMLR database offers more than 600 teaching resources on employee share ownership.
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SMLR's Rebecca Kolins Givan, co-editor of the upcoming book “Strike for the Common Good,” expects many teachers to walk off the job due to COVID-19.
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A champion for workers, Bensman mentored two generations of future labor activists, organizers, and scholars during a 42-year career at Rutgers.
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The nationwide initiative amplifies underrepresented voices and diversifies leadership.
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The nationwide initiative advances succession strategies to keep businesses running and save jobs.
On Equal Pay Day, the Rutgers Center for Women and Work highlights the growing number of home health aides in New Jersey and the economic challenges they face.
Our Center for Women and Work conducted focus groups with New Jersey women to paint a vivid picture of the challenges.