LSER Experts In the News

Vanity Fair writes about the disconnect between police unions and the rest of organized labor, quoting Sheri Davis of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization.

The Counter reports on the FDA’s new worker safety checklist, quoting Susan Schurman who says “there’s no way to know if anyone’s following it.”

The Chronicle of Higher Education writes about how unions representing faculty, staff, and graduate students are now working together to protect their members during the pandemic, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

Forbes publishes a column about the persistent turnout gap between voters with and without disabilities, citing studies by Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research.

Insider NJ publishes a press release by New Jersey Policy Perspective, noting that Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work is among the economists urging the state’s leaders to avoid cutting health and social services.

Law360 Tax Authority interviews Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work about why she joined 95 other economists and economic policy experts in writing a letter to state leaders.

The Star-Ledger publishes an op-ed, co-authored by Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work, arguing that New Jersey should raise taxes on the wealthy instead of cutting health and social services during a pandemic.

Tax Notes reports on the letter urging Governor Murphy and New Jersey’s legislative leaders to raise taxes on the state’s highest earners, quoting signatory Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work.

The Courier News and Home News Tribune remember David Bensman, who mentored two generations of labor activists, organizers, and scholars during a 42-year career at SMLR.

NJBIZ reports Congress and the White House failed to reach a deal on extending the $600 weekly benefit, quoting Christopher Hayes.