Professor John Logan Quoted in Major News Outlets on Labor Organizing and Other Labor Issues

Department Chair and Professor of Labor and Employment Studies John Logan shared his perspective on workers’ concerns in several news stories published by major news organizations.

For example, Logan was quoted in an article in Fast Company about standing cashiers at supermarkets in the U.S., which is unlike European seating cashiers. Logan thinks the reason behind standing cashiers in the U.S. is a matter of power. "It’s about maintaining unilateral control of the workplace and having the flexibility to do whatever the heck you want," he said.

Read the full news stories and an op-ed by visiting the links below:

• January 12, 2023, Yahoo Finance, Amazon union wins certification after NLRB reaffirms historic Staten Island win.
• January 19, 2023, Fast Company, Why don’t cashiers in the U.S. get to sit like the ones in Europe?
• February 16, 2023, The New York Times, Tesla Fired Buffalo Workers Seeking to Organize, Union Says.
• February 16, 2023, Jacobin, Tesla Workers Are Unionizing in the Same Spirit as Starbucks and Amazon Workers.
• February 17, 2023, Law360, Starbucks Slapped With Nationwide Ban On Firing Organizers.
• February 23, 2023, KQED, Bay Area Mental Health Nonprofit Pushes to Unionize.
• February 27, 2023, Bloomberg Law, Worker-Led Organizing Efforts: Independent Unions Explained.
• February 28, 2023, NPR, Coal workers' strike in Alabama may be ending — with a big loss for the union.