LSER Experts In the News

VICE News asks Rebecca Kolins Givan why some Amazon workers want a union, while others are opposed or on the fence.

Deseret News reports on the union vote at the company’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, quoting Janice Fine of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization.

The New York Times interviews Janice Fine of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization about Amazon’s history of union-busting and the significance of the union election at its Bessemer, Alabama warehouse.

The Hill publishes an op-ed by Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) on the massive labor law reform bill that passed the House this month.

NJBIZ writes about how unions and worker’s rights groups are approaching the post-pandemic landscape, quoting Will Brucher.

KSFR Radio interviews Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research about improved voting accessibility in the 2020 election.

Rutgers Today publishes an essay by Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work about her research on paid and unpaid care work.

Marketplace interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about the sweeping labor law reform bill that made it through the House but faces an uphill climb in the Senate.

Florida Phoenix reports wage theft has more than doubled in Florida since the last wage hike took effect in 2005, citing a study by the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization and quoting co-author Daniel Galvin.

The Texas Standard interviews Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research about their study, which reveals mail-in voting and improved polling place accessibility helped people with disabilities in 2020.