LSER Experts In the News

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the growing number of union campaigns at the University of Pennsylvania, quoting John Castella.

HuffPost asks Vikrant Advani what really happens during the jury selection process. He also discusses why sequestering a jury is “an extraordinary remedy” in state courts.

Common Dreams publishes an op-ed by Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) and Ayesha T. Qazi-Lampert of the Chicago Teachers Union.

Law360 talks to Eric Blanc about the growing number of union election petitions filed by workers at the outdoor equipment retailer REI.

VICE reports on legislation that would allow 14-year-olds in Iowa to work six-hour night shifts. Eric Blanc calls it a “pretty unprecedented attack” on the labor movement.

BBC Business Daily interviews Paula Voos about the history of tipping in the U.S. and how the practice has changed in recent years.

Insider quotes Susan Schurman, who says Chris Smalls and the Amazon Labor Union should be focused on securing their first contract.

Insider reports on growing tensions within the Amazon Labor Union, including a physical fight between its president, Chris Smalls, and a worker. Susan Schurman is quoted.

The New York Times reports on the death of longtime union activist and writer Jane LaTour, who earned a master’s degree in Labor Studies at Rutgers in 1977.

VICE asks Eric Blanc why strikes are so much tamer in the U.S. than in France. He says, “The U.S. has the most anti-democratic labor laws of any industrialized country.”