SMLR Experts In the News

Daily Herald runs an op-ed by a Burns & McDonnell executive, citing research by the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

The New York Post examines why so many Americans are quitting, joining unions, or going on strike, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on staffing shortages caused by the continued spread of the omicron variant, quoting Will Brucher.

Marketplace talks to Francis Ryan about how “the COVID crisis has lifted the sanitation worker into the public consciousness.”

The River writes about two Amazon facilities opening in New York’s Hudson Valley, quoting Will Brucher who says not all jobs are good jobs.

CNET reports Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama will vote again on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

The Counter reports workers at four Starbucks stores in Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, and Oregon have filed for union elections, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

The Wall Street Journal reports on the scheduled revote, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan who says the odds are once again stacked against the union.

Marketplace interviews Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health about the pay gap between travel nurses and staff nurses, and the tension that creates.

Scientific American talks to Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work about her research on the extensive financial costs of restrictive abortion laws.