SMLR Experts In the News

NJBIZ reports on a study by the Center for Women and Work, quoting Yana Rodgers. The research finds that Black and Hispanic New Jerseyans are hit harder by inflation.

Capital & Main reports more unions are demanding affordable housing in contract talks. Christopher Hayes adds historical context. USA Today republishes the story.

Minnesota Public Radio interviews the director of the Minneapolis Labor Standards Enforcement Division about a report by the workplace justice lab@RU.

The Washington Post writes about strikes and other topics that could cause disagreement at the Thanksgiving dinner table, quoting Eric Blanc.

Bloomberg Law reports 95% of OpenAI’s workforce is threatening to resign if the Board does not reinstate CEO Sam Altman. Rebecca Kolins Givan is quoted.

New Jersey 101.5 News interviews Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work about a study that finds Black and Hispanic New Jerseyans are hit harder by inflation.

Bloomberg reports the UAW’s new contract agreements with Ford, GM, and Stellantis provide two weeks of paid parental leave to workers, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan. 

CBS News Minnesota covers a study by workplace justice lab@RU. The research finds that 32,000 Twin Cities workers are victims of minimum wage theft annually.

The New York Times reports UAW members at Ford, GM, and Stellantis have voted to ratify their new contracts, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

NJ Spotlight News publishes an op-ed by Yarrow Willman-Cole of the NJ Time to Care Coalition. She cites research by the Center for Women and Work.