LSER Experts In the News

Law360 previews upcoming contract talks. Susan Schurman says, “We haven't had leverage like this in decades on the labor side, and so this is the year to try to make some real gains.”

The Star-Ledger reports New Jersey had the largest unemployment increase between November 2022 and November 2023, quoting Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work.

The Washington Post interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan about the most significant union contract agreements and organizing victories of 2023.

Detroit Free Press talks to Rebecca Kolins Givan about the UAW’s bold plan to organize auto plants in the traditionally anti-union South.  

American Banker reports workers at a Wells Fargo branch in New Mexico voted 5-3 to join a union, quoting Susan Schurman.

WHYY interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about the union organizing effort at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia.

Bloomberg Law reports Microsoft has agreed to provide increased training for workers and collaboration with unions on AI standards, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Financial Times reports the unionization rate remains low despite recent high-profile victories. Christopher Hayes says it will take “a lot of stars to line up” to change that.

NJ Spotlight News interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health about the deal to end the strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) publishes an article by Maria Kraimer, Lawrence Houston III, Jerry Liu, and Scott Seibert about their research.