SMLR Experts In the News

The New York Review of Books publishes an essay by Professor Emerita Dorothy Sue Cobble, reviewing “Wages for Housework: The Feminist Fight Against Unpaid Labor.”

ProPublica investigates how a seasonal visa program has failed to protect migrant farmworkers. The story cites a Workplace Justice Lab@RU report.

NJBIZ names Debra Lancaster of the Center for Women and Work to its Education Power List, noting that she has overseen the publication of several influential studies.

Baltimore Business Journal runs an op-ed by the CEO of Alliance Material Handling, citing data from the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

Jacobin publishes an article by Eric Blanc, arguing that the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayoral race could encourage large numbers of workers to organize.

Nonprofit Quarterly cites Eric Blanc and mentions his new book, “We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing Is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big.”

Insider NJ names Dana Britton to its Labor Power List, calling her a “widely cited authority on gendered organizations” and noting her many scholarly works.

The Record reports the labor movement is “alive and well in New Jersey,” quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

The Associated Press interviews James M. Cooney about the controversy surrounding an online system that checks the immigration status of job applicants.

The Associated Press explores the “activist roots” of Labor Day, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).