SMLR Experts In the News

The Progressive Magazine talks to Rebecca Kolins Givan about the strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

The Christian Science Monitor writes about the UAW’s “high stakes strategy” to win strong contracts with Ford, GM, and Stellantis, quoting Susan Schurman.

The Guardian asks Eric Blanc what’s driving labor’s recent success. He cites the tight labor market, increased union momentum, and more militant bargaining methods.

Devex writes about alleged union busting at the Open Society Foundations, quoting Janice Fine of the workplace justice lab@RU.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on contract negotiations between SEPTA and its largest union, TWU 234, quoting Francis Ryan.

New Jersey Law Journal writes about a Rutgers Law School study, which builds on earlier research by the Center for Women and Work.

WRNJ Radio covers a study by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development and other partners, including the Center for Women and Work.

Forbes cites the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing, which finds that nearly 75% of Americans would rather work for an employee-owned company. 

Rutgers Today runs a Q&A with Susan Schurman and Rutgers alumna Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, the newly elected president of the Writers Guild of America, East.

Forbes talks to Emily Rosado-Solomon, who earned a Ph.D. in Industrial Relations and Human Resources at SMLR.