ILR in the News
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May 2013
Forbes, May 10, 2013, Friday – Global Labor Institute
How Many Jobs Will Be Created By Keystone XL?
CPA Practice Advisor, May 8, 2013, Wednesday – Richard Hurd
Court rules employers don't need to display union information posters
Salon, May 8, 2013, Wednesday – Kate Bronfenbrenner
Surprise fast food strike planned in St. Louis
Reuters, May 7, 2013, Tuesday – Alex Colvin
Battle at Kaiser Permanente is sign of vibrant unions in healthcare
Bloomberg, May 2, 2013, Thursday – Louis Hyman
How 30-Year Mortgages Saved the Housing Market
Medill News Service, May 2, 2013, Thursday – Gene Carroll and Ileen DeVault
Union support for immigration reform wasn't always a sure thing
West - Welfare Society Territory, May 2, 2013, Thursday – Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn
Less job security for women? Blame paid maternity leave
Reuters, May 1, 2013, Wednesday – Cornell ILR School
NLRB is casualty of larger political battle
April 2013
Business Insider, April 24, 2013, Wednesday – John Bishop
7 Rules For Starting A New Job On The Right Foot
Inc. Magazine, April 17, 2013,Wednesday – Sam Bacharach
4 Reasons Your Employees Resist Change
Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2013, Friday – Kevin Hallock
Workers Share Their Salary Secrets
Star-Gazette, April 9, 2013, Tuesday – Pam Tolbert
Elmira Equal Pay Day calls attention to gender-based pay inequity
The New York Times, April 6, 2013, Saturday – Louis Hyman
In History Departments, It's Up With Capitalism
The Tennessean, April 6, 2013, Saturday – Lowell Turner
UAW chums it up with VW
Salon, April 4, 2013, Thursday – Kate Bronfenbrenner
Fast food workers plan surprise strike
The New York Times, April 2, 2013, Tuesday – Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn
Lean In, Dad: How Shared Diaper Duty Could Stimulate the Economy
KPCC-FM, April 1, 2013, Monday – Ken Margolies
Will paid sick days for all NYC workers move across the country?
March 2013
KALW 91.7 FM, March 25, 2013, Monday – Louis Hyman
Why are Americans in so much debt?
The Huffington Post, March 23, 2013, Saturday – Jefferson Cowie
Tough Laws, Reduced Ranks Have Effect On Unions
The New York Times, March 23, 2013, Saturday – Sara Horowitz (ILR Alumna)
Tackling Concerns of Independent Workers
MSN, March 21, 2013, Thursday – John Hausknecht
Sick day madness: The worst absentee days at work
GlobalPost, March 17, 2013, Sunday – Eli Friedman
Why finding work in China's rural interior is empowering migrant workers
U.S. News & World Report, March 14, 2013, Wednesday – Linda Barrington
How Alzheimer's Will Change Your Workplace
Kluwer Arbitration Blog, March 14, 2013, Wednesday - Scheinman Institute
What Does the Fortune 1,000 Survey on Mediation, Arbitration and Conflict Management Portend for International Arbitration?
DataInformed, March 13, 2013, Wednesday – Chris Collins
HR Executives: Analytics Role Needs Higher Profile
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 8, 2013, Friday – Ron Ehrenberg
Flipped classrooms: homework in class, online lectures at home
Fox Business Network, March 8, 2013, Friday – Art Wheaton
Electric Dreams Shatter, What's Next for Carmakers?
Think Progress, March 6, 2013, Wednesday – Global Labor Institute
Obama's Choice: Ethical Energy or 'The Devil's Excrement'
San Francisco Chronicle, March 2, 2013, Saturday – Fran Blau
Women hit harder by government job cuts
WorldatWork's workspan magazine, March 2013 – Kevin Hallock
Valuing Employee Stock Options
February 2013
Bloomberg, February 27, 2013, Wednesday – Francine Blau
Women Trail in U.S. Employment Gains as Governments Cut
Salon, February 27, 2013, Wednesday – Eli Friedman
Don't believe Apple
Yahoo! Finance, February 26, 2013, Tuesday – LaWanda Cook
New Chair Lift Pool Sign Launched For Persons with Disabilities
The Courier, February 25, 2013, Monday – Pam Tolbert and Arthur Wheaton
Auto boom means dramatic growth for Nissin Brake
Minnesota Public Radio, February 25, 2013, Monday – Joe Grasso
Mayo, a financial powerhouse, is poised to propel expansion
The Courier, February 25, 2013, Monday – Janet Rizzuto
Alliance goals are attracting, keeping businesses
US News & World Report, February 22, 2013, Friday – Ron Ehrenberg
Work Absences Hit Five-Year High in January
Campus Progress.org, February 21, 3013, Thursday – Kate Bronfenbrenner
Will Pennsylvania Become the Next State to Weaken Unions?
Newsday, February 19, 2013, Tuesday – Matthew Freedman
Minimum wage hike gets support from low-pad New Yorkers
Bloomberg BNA, February 19, 2013, Tuesday – Cornell Labor and Employment Law Program
More Questions Than Answers on Impact Of Noel Canning Decision, Block Suggests
The New York Times, February 18, 2013, Monday – Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn
Preschool Economics
Detroit Free Press, February 16, 2013, Saturday – Beth Livingston
Rep. Charles Rangel wants women to register with Selective Service
The Wall Street Journal, February 15, 2013, Friday – Louis Hyman
Ten Things Credit Bureaus Won't Tell You
The Village Voice, February 13, 2013, Wednesday – Sara Horowitz (ILR Alumna)
A Decade On, Freelancers Union Founder Sara Horowitz Takes Her Fight Mainstream
Democrat and Chronicle, February 9, 2013, Saturday – Linda Donahue
Slain 1913 striker's struggle continues
MSN Money, February 7, 2013, Thursday – Susanne Bruyere and EDI
Workers with Disabilities Add Business Benefits
Bloomington Pantagraph, February 2, 2013, Saturday – Kate Bronfenbrenner
If not unions, then what?
Dimensions, February 2013 – Laura Hertzog
Driven by a Sense of Public Service
WorldatWork's workspan magazine, February 2013 –Kevin Hallock
Pay and Relative Income Within Couples
January 2013
WYPR, January 30, 2013 Wednesday – Linda Barrington
The Pay Gap
Salon, January 29, 2013, Tuesday – Kate Bronfenbrenner
Will "alt-labor" replace unions?
KPCC-FM, January 28, 2013, Monday – Beth Livingston
Awards overkill?
Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2013, Monday – Linda Barrington
Christie Vetoes Bill to Raise Minimum Pay
MSNBC, January 23, 2013, Wednesday – ILR School
Union membership continues half-century decline
The Courier, January 21, 2013, Monday – Janet Rizzuto
Group helps young professionals network, build careers, volunteer
Forbes, January 16 2013, Wednesday – Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn
The U.S. Gets Left Behind When It Comes to Working Women
Certified Magazine, Winter 2013 – Chris Collins
Global Touch
Business Insider, January 9, 2013, Thursday – Beth Livingston
The Best Way To Negotiate Is To 'Paint A Picture Of Your Opponent's Pain'
Newsday, January 7, 2013, Monday – Lee Adler
Arbitration a toss-up in Yonkers' contract spat with firefighters
Huffinton Post, January 3, 2013, Thursday – Louis Hyman
Why Ports Are the New Factories
WorldatWork's workspan magazine, January 2013 – Kevin Hallock
Presidential Pay: Oval Office executive compensation
December 2012
NPR, December 28, 2012, Friday – Rick Hurd
Major Port Strike Averted - For Now
The Washington Post, December 27, 2012, Thursday – Ron Ehrenberg
More private colleges holding line on tuition
The New York Times, December 24, 2012, Monday – Marjorie Wood (Visiting Assistant Professor)
Christmas Ornaments, Child Labor
The Nation, December 20, 2012, Thursday – Kate Bronfenbrenner
The Great Walmart Walkout
AOL Jobs, December 19, 2012, Wednesday – Lowell Turner
The New Face Of The Union Movement: Female, Minority -- And Poorly Paid
Daily KOS, December 18, 2012, Tuesday – Lance Compa
Walmart tells workers that if they unionize, bonuses and vacations 'might go away'
Yahoo! Finance, December 17, 2012, Monday – Ron Ehrenberg
Who Can Still Afford State U?
The Times-Tribune, December 16, 2012, Sunday – John Bishop
Pot legal in some states, but using it might breach employee rules
NPR, December 14, 2012, Friday – Lee Adler
In Midwest Union Fights, Michigan Shows 2010 Election Still Trumps 2012
Wall Street Journal, December 13, 2012, Thursday – Ken Margolies
JFK Guards Set to Strike in Union Bid
CNN Money, December 11, 2012, Tuesday – Rick Hurd
Michigan bills weakening union power signed into law
WorldatWork's workspan magazine, December 2012 – Kevin Hallock
Top Athlete Pay: Is all talent at the top earning more?
November 2012
The Huffington Post, November 29, 2012, Thursday – Ken Margolies
Fast Food Strikes In NYC Hit Wendy's, Burger King, McDonald's As Workers Demand Better Pay
The New York Times, November 28, 2012, Wednesday –Richard Hurd
In Drive to Unionize, Fast-Food Workers Walk Off the Job
Bankrate.com, November 26, 2012, Monday – Art Wheaton
How US automakers turned things around
Reuters, November 26, 2012, Monday – James Gross
Thousands protest in Bangladesh, blaze draws U.S. scrutiny
The Courier.com, November 23, 2012, Friday – Louis Hyman
Shoppers put technology to use
The Nation, November 19, 2012, Monday – Kate Bronfenbrenner
Walmart Asks a Judge to Block Historic Strikes
Workforce Management, November 19, 2012, Monday – Chris Collins
Costly Degrees in HR Could Be Wise Choice vs. Certification
Bloomberg Businessweek, November 16, 2012, Friday – Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn
Why Mommy Can't Get Ahead
CNN, November 16, 2012, Friday – Ken Margolies
Wal-Mart workers plan Black Friday walkout
Diversity Women, Fall 2012 – Laura Hertzog
Negotiating Salary
The Baltimore Sun, November 13, 2012, Tuesday – Kate Bronfenbrenner
Hyatt Regency hotel faces federal labor complaint
Boston Review, November 12, 2012, Monday – Louis Hyman
Using Debt Wisely
Jamestown Post Journal, November 11, 2012, Sunday – Nancy Hinkley
Statewide Survey To Review Policies for Developmentally Disabled
Chief Learning Officer, November 9, 2012, Friday – Jack Goncalo
Does Rejection Bolster Creativity?
WorldatWork's workspan magazine, November 2012 – Kevin Hallock
Economic Effects on the Minimum Wage
Financial Security Project, November 8, 2012, Thursday – Francine Blau
Women's Pay Gap Explained
Huffington Post, November 8, 2012, Thursday – Risa Lieberwitz
Obamacare Layoffs: Georgie Businessman Claims He Fired Workers Because Obama Won
Inc.com, November 7, 2012, Wednesday – Sam Bacharach
Why He Won: A Lesson in What People Really Want in a Leader
DenPubs, November 6, 2012, Tuesday – Beth Livingston
Mean People Make More
Plain Dealer, November 3, 2012, Saturday – Kate Bronfenbrenner
Unions prod infrequent voters to vote early, saying these voters have the power to decide the election
Time, November 2, 2012, Friday – Institute for Compensation Studies
The Art of Badmouthing Good Jobs News
October 2012
ILCA Reporter, October 31, 2012, Wednesday – Jeff Grabelsky, Maria Figueroa and Lowell Turner
What would Romney mean for working people?
WHCU, October 30, 2012, Tuesday – John Bunge
Political Polls: Should You Trust Them?
USA Today, October 30, 2012, Tuesday – Art Wheaton
Ford posts $1.6 billion profit despite Europe
Quartz, October 29, 2012, Monday – Eli Friedman
In China, investors follow migrant workers from coast to the inland region
Star Tribune, October 28, 2012, Sunday – Rick Hurd
Employers get control by turning to lockouts
The Wall Street Journal, October 28, 2012, Sunday –Louis Hyman
Look at Costs of Layaway
Examiner.com, October 27, 2012, Saturday – Nancy Hinkley and Sara von Schrader
Calling All Siblings of Special Needs Kids
Human Resource Executive Online, October 25, 2012, Thursday –John Hausknecht
Retention Surveys Reveal Gaps
Business Insider, October 23, 2012, Tuesday – Lynne Vincent and Jack Goncalo
How Social Rejection Can Make You More Creative
LifeInc., October 23, 2012, Tuesday –Fran Blau
Wage gap starts right after college, research shows
NPR, October 19, 2012, Friday – Lara Skinner
The Keystone Shutdown: Talking Tar Sands Pipelines With Lara Skinner
Bloomberg, October 19, 2012, Thursday –Risa Lieberwitz
When the Boss Is on Team Romney
USA Today, October 18, 2012, Friday – Kevin Hallock
Piece of the Paycheck
The Atlantic, October 17, 2012, Friday – Francine Blau and Larry Kahn
Why Are Women Paid Less?
The Huffington Post, October 16, 2012, Tuesday –Lance Compa
Walmart Strike Memo Reveals Confidential Management Plans
The Nation, October 11, 2012, Thursday – Kate Bronfenbrenner
On the Road With Working America
Fox Business, October 10, 2012, Wednesday – Louis Hyman
Mistletoe and…Layaway? The Popular Holiday Payment Plan Makes a Comeback
Ithaca Journal, October 10, 2012, Wednesday – Lee Dyer
Tompkins County tests new plan to work from home
AOL Jobs, October 5, 2012, Friday – Steve Miranda
Discouraged Workers: Ashamed, Invisible And An Enduring Statistic
The Fiscal Times, October 5, 2012, Friday – Linda Barrington
Unexpected Job Numbers Reflect Demographic Destiny
Lifehacker, October 3, 2012, Wednesday –Sam Nelson
How to Prime Your BS Detection Skills Before the Presidential Debates
Inside Higher Ed, October 1, 2012, Monday – Ron Ehrenberg
Too High a Price?
WorldatWork's workspan magazine, October 2012 – Kevin Hallock
How the Olympics Remind Us About Compensation
September2012
Associated Press, September 27, 2012, Thursday – Ken Margolies
In NFL ref woes, key role of expertise spotlighted
Inc. Magazine, September 26, 2012, Wednesday –Sam Bacharach and Jack Goncalo
How to Lead Creative Geeks
WBEN-AM, September 26, 2012, Wednesday –Art Wheaton
Possibility of NFL Refs Settling With NFL
WBNG Action News, September 25, 2012, Tuesday –ILR School and Bruce Raynor (ILR Alumnus)
Danny Glover Visits Cornell
New York Times, September 25, 2012, Tuesday – Rick Hurd
Seeking Allies, Teachers' Unions Court G.O.P., Too
Quartz, September 24, 2012, Monday –Eli Friedman
Why China's labor unrest isn't like the US in the 1930s. (At least, not yet.)
LERA, September 17, 2012, Monday – ILR School and Lowell Turner
Cornell Launches Worker Institute
WorldatWork's workspan magazine, September 2012 – Kevin Hallock
CEOs off the Clock
Human Resource Executive, September 2012 –Cornell Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS)
CHRO Succession at the Crossroads
RollingStone, September 14, 2012, Friday –Sean Sweeney
Mitt Romney's Disastrous Energy Plan
The Atlantic, September 12, 2012, Wednesday – James Gross
In Defense of Teacher Strikes
YNN, September 12, 2012, Wednesday –Sam Nelson
Seeking the truth during campaign season
Miami Herald, September 10, 2012, Monday – Louis Hyman
Critics offer caution on consumer layaway programs
WBEN, September 10, 2012, Monday – Art Wheaton
Chicago Teachers' Strike Poses Test For Unions Across Nation
Lima News, September 9, 2012, Sunday – Lee Adler
Striking today is rare, tough relationships after are not
Rock Hill Herald, September 5, 2012, Wednesday – Employment and Disability Institute (EDI)
National Employer Technical Assistance Center and DirectEmployers Association Partner to Promote Employment of People with Disabilities
New Unionism, September 2012 –Ken Margolies
Managing union management
SHRM, September 1, 2012, Saturday – Steve Miranda
Get Moving
International Innovation, September 2012 – Edward Lawler
Group Mentality
August 2012
Consumer Digest, August 31, 2012, Friday – Arthur Wheaton
General Motors and LG expand partnership to create more electric car innovations
Huffington Post , August 30, 2012, Thursday – Global Labor Institute (GLI)
The Role of Money in Politics: Extreme Energy Edition
NPR, August 25, 2012, Saturday – Sam Nelson
A Guide To Spotting Pretzel Logic On The Campaign Trail
Daily Mail, August 22, 2012, Wednesday – Jack Goncalo and Lynne Vincent
Revenge of the nerds: Social rejection can 'lead to imaginative thinking and strong independence'
Marketplace, August 22, 2012, Wednesday – Kevin Hallock and Yelena Shur '12
Why we're paid what we're paid
NPR, August 21, 2012, Tuesday –Hannah Rudstam
Vets' Job Hunt May Be Thwarted By Disability Bias
Christian Science Monitor, August 20, 2012, Monday – Richard Hurd
With end of long strike at Caterpillar, a blow to US labor movement
NBC News, August 20, 2012 Monday – Louis Hyman
Wal-Mart Stores extends holiday layaway program
Buffalo Business First, August 17, 2012, Friday – Lou Jean Fleron
Union membership spike runs contrary to trend
Bloomberg BNA Daily Report, August 17, 2012, Friday - Lowell Turner, Jeff Grabelsky, Marc Bayard
Cornell ILR School Launching Institute To Link Labor Educators, Practitioners
Freakonomics Radio, August 16, 2012, Thursday – Ron Ehrenberg
Freakonomics Goes to College
MarketWatch, August 9, 2012, Thursday – Kate Bronfenbrenner
U.S. Chamber Releases Fantasy Study Alleging Union Favoritism In Pennsylvania Law
Labor Press, August 7, 2012, Tuesday – Ken Margolies
The Contradictions of Bargaining
WorldatWork's workspan magazine, August 2012 – Kevin Hallock
Vacation as Compensation
July 2012
Inc. Magazine, July 30, 2012, Monday – Sam Bacharach
The 5 Traits of High-Potential Employees
New York Magazine, July 24, 2012, Tuesday – Alex Colvin
Mayor Bloomberg Flirts With Violating the Taylor Law
Labor Press, July 24, 2012, Tuesday – Ken Margolies
Public Perception Weighs Heavily on Con Ed Lock Out
Buffalo News, July 19, 2012, Thursday – Lou Jean Fleron
Internships give students a chance to learn meaning of 'community'
Bloomberg Businessweek, July 19, 2012, Thursday – Brad Bell
Wellness Games Encourage a Fitter Workforce
Buffalo News, July 15, 2012, Sunday – Lou Jean Fleron
Happy ending follows a rare strike at Sorrento
Plain Dealer, July 9, 2012, Monday –Ian Schachner (ILR Alumnus/Staff)
Susie Porter, who once ran the Town Fryer restaurant, is heading off to college -- at the age of 54
Albany Times Union, July 12, 2012, Thursday – Lee Adler
Incoming PEF team cleans house
The Wall Street Journal, July 11, 2012, Wednesday – John Abowd
Tally of Job Creation By Bain Proves Vexing
The Wall Street Journal, July 9, 2012, Monday – Ken Margolies
ConEd Tackles Union Tasks
New York Times, July 7, 2012, Saturday – Harry Katz
In Ads, the Workers Rise Up...and Go to Lunch
NPR, July 7, 2012, Saturday – Linda Barrington
Adjustments Behind The Numbers Shape Job News
Yahoo Finance, July 4, 2012, Wednesday – Alex Colvin
Looking for job security in a union shop
WorldatWork's workspan magazine, July 2012 – Kevin Hallock
Paying Professors: Academic freedom or job with no pay raises