LSER Experts In the News

Jacobin publishes an interview with Eric Blanc about the new models of union organizing that emerged during recent high-profile campaigns like Starbucks.

The Record reports New Jersey ranks near the bottom of all states on pay equity for moms, citing a report by the Center for Women and Work and quoting Yana Rodgers.

The Hill reports some unions are calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas War and supporting pro-Palestinian protestors on college campuses, quoting Will Brucher.

Hoodline reports on a landmark wage theft ruling against two construction companies in the Pacific Northwest, quoting Janice Fine of the workplace justice lab@RU. 

Forbes runs a column about how to combat income inequality, quoting Joseph Blasi of the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing. 

KCRW Radio’s “Press Play with Madeleine Brand” interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan about Amazon, SpaceX, Starbucks, and Trader Joe’s pushing back on the NLRB.

NJ Spotlight News interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about the NLRB ruling in favor of two fired mall workers.

24/7 Wall St. reports Starbucks and the union representing 10,000 of its workers are back at the bargaining table, quoting Eric Blanc.

The New York Times reports Starbucks and Workers United are resuming contract negotiations for the first time in nearly a year, quoting Eric Blanc.

NJ Spotlight News interviews James M. Cooney about the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to ban noncompete agreements for the majority of American workers.