SMLR Experts In the News

The Seattle Times talks to Jenn Round of the workplace justice lab@RU about labor standards enforcement in Washington. The story includes a guide to workers’ rights.  

Fast Company publishes an op-ed by Maureen Conway of Aspen Institute and Joseph Blasi of the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

Rutgers Today reports Mark Anner, a professor at Pennsylvania State University, will succeed Adrienne Eaton, who is stepping down as Dean on September 1.

NJ Spotlight News reports on a budget crisis facing non-profit centers that help Latina women in New Jersey. The story cites research by the Center for Women and Work.

The London Economic examines how Apple’s new Vision Pro headset could change the future of work and enhance productivity, quoting Peter Rokkos.

Fast Company publishes an op-ed by Kyra Leigh Sutton about why she encourages her students to use generative AI, noting that 91% of employers value that experience.

Forbes runs a column with data from the Program for Disability Research, revealing that people with disabilities are more likely to care about election issues.

WABE Radio interviews Danielle Phillips-Cunningham about the life and legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer, who advocated for civil rights, women’s rights, and voting rights.

Jacobin publishes an article by Eric Blanc about the way “young, radicalized, digitally coordinated workers” are leading a new kind of labor organizing.

Jacobin runs an interview with Eric Blanc about why the successful labor organizing strategies of the 1930s are no longer effective today.