LSER Experts In the News

The Washington Post previews the first round of contract negotiations between Amazon and the Amazon Labor Union, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Recode by Vox reports workers at Amazon’s LDJ5 facility voted against unionization just weeks after workers at JFK8 voted yes, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Bangor Daily News quotes Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work and cites her research on the PPE shortage that defined the early days of the pandemic.

Bloomberg Law reports Rep. Donald Norcross is calling for an investigation after a study co-authored by Carmen Martino of the Occupational Training and Education Consortium revealed a high rate of injuries at New Jersey’s Amazon warehouses.

The Record covers a report co-authored by Carmen Martino of the Occupational Training and Education Consortium.

Zagat publishes a Q&A with Distinguished Professor Emerita Dorothy Sue Cobble, tracing the history of the labor movement in the hospitality industry.

Forbes runs a column about a new compendium of disability statistics, which includes data from Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research.

POLITICO reports Amazon warehouses in New Jersey have a disproportionate number of workplace injuries, citing a report co-authored by Carmen Martino of the Occupational Training and Education Consortium.

NJ Spotlight News interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about the young workers who are leading the organizing effort.

The Washington Post examines the precarious lives of adjunct instructors in the District of Columbia, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.