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voting

SMLR's Program for Disability Research projects the number of eligible voters with disabilities in every state. A massive expansion of mail-in voting could spur higher turnout.

Friday, September 25, 2020
domestic worker
domestic worker

SMLR's Center for Women and Work teamed-up with the National Domestic Workers Alliance and its affiliates to study the challenges facing housecleaners, nannies, and home health aides in New Jersey.

Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Working from home
Working from home

A study co-authored by SMLR's Center for Women and Work finds both parents do better in their jobs when dads take on more childcare and chores.

Tuesday, September 22, 2020
minimum wage
minimum wage

SMLR's Center for Innovation in Worker Organization finds minimum wage violations increased during the Great Recession of 2008. The problem could be even worse during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thursday, September 3, 2020
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Image of San Francisco Trolley

New research by SMLR's Center for Innovation in Worker Organization finds many wage theft victims do not come forward. Strategic enforcement would prevent them from falling through the cracks.

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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virtual banner

Announcements, operating status information, and resources for SMLR students.

Tuesday, September 1, 2020
CLEO homepage
CLEO homepage

A revamped SMLR database offers more than 600 teaching resources on employee share ownership.

Thursday, August 27, 2020
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Image of books and pencils in a classroom

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.

Friday, August 21, 2020
David Bensman
David Bensman

A champion for workers, Bensman mentored two generations of future labor activists, organizers, and scholars during a 42-year career at Rutgers.

Thursday, July 30, 2020

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