ILR in the News
Listed below are highlights of ILR Alumni, Faculty, Staff, and Students in the news.
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January - June 2012
June 2012
Forbes, June 30, 2012, Saturday – Ron Ehrenberg
Student Loan Rates To Remain Low, For Now
The Glass Hammer, June 25, 2012 Monday – Laura Hertzog
LGBT: Progress and Problems in the Workplace
Workforce, June 22, 2012, Friday – Chris Collins
Going Places: Global Relocation Rebounds
Software Advice, June 21, 2012, Thursday –Steve Miranda
5 Retention Strategies for a High Performance Environment
Businessweek, June 21, 2012, Thursday –Fran Blau and Larry Kahn
Why Women Get Paid Less Than Men
Bloomberg, June 18, 2012, Monday –Rick Hurd
Public-Workers' Union Regroups After Wisconsin To Plot Comeback
Inc. Magazine, June 18, 2012, Monday – Sam Bacharach
Leading Teams: Find the Right Balance Between Hands-on and Hands-off
WorldatWork's workspan magazine, June 2012 – Kevin Hallock
Does Graduating in a Bad Economy Penalize Your Pay for Life?
New York Times, June 13, 2012, Wednesday – Fran Blau and Larry Kahn
Motherhood Still a Cause of Pay Inequality
The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 13, 2012, Wednesday – Risa Lieberwitz
Ambitious AAUP Effort to Guide Relations Between Academics and Industry Meets Resistance
Bloomberg BNA, June 13, 2012, Wednesday –Susanne M. Bruyère
SHRM-Cornell Survey Suggests Pathways To Retain, Promote Workers With Disabilities
Wisconsin State Journal, June 10, 2012, Sunday – Kate Bronfenbrenner
Public unions face uncertain future
New York Times, June 8, 2012, Friday – Richard Hurd
For Labor, a Fight to Lead Heats Up
Bloomberg, June 6, 2012, Wednesday – Louis Hyman
How Consumer Loans Saved the Banking Industry
New York Times, June 6, 2012, Wednesday – Harry Katz
Unions, at Center of Wisconsin Recall Vote, Suffer a New Setback in Its Outcome
NPR, June 6, 2012, Wednesday – Lee Adler
What Wisconsin's Recall Means For Labor Unions
WNYC, June 5, 2012, Tuesday – Ron Ehrenberg
Pushing Back Against Critics, NYU Powers Ahead With Expansion Plan
Forbes, June 1, 2012, Friday – Fran Blau
Why Women's Pay Growth Slows at Age 30 and Peaks by 39
May 2012
Chicago Tribune, May 27, 2012, Sunday – Alex Colvin
Pressure on the picket line
MarketWatch, May 31, 2012, Thursday – Esta Bigler
Cross-Sector Project Takes New Approach to Employment of Ex-Offenders
Salon, May 31, 2012, Thursday –Linda Barrington
The case for telling everyone what you make
Salon, May 30, 2012, Wednesday –Ron Ehrenberg
Selling out public schools
The Network Journal, May 25, 2012, Friday – Laura Hertzog
Job Gains Made by Black Women
Bloomberg, May 24, 2012, Thursday –Louis Hyman
Frauds, Swingers and the Odd Early Days of Credit Cards
Nation of Change, May 23, 2012, Wednesday – Global Labor Institute
Keystone XL Would Raise Gas Prices
Timesunion.com, May 17, 2012, Thursday –Lee Adler
State workers share $138M in longevity increases
DMEC's @Work magazine, May 2012 – Judy Young and Susan Brecher
ADAAA: Think Outside the Silo
The Economist, May 11, 2012, Friday –Pam Tolbert
Lonely at the top
Syracuse Post-Standard, May 10, 2012, Thursday –Art Wheaton
TRW's demands for shift changes in Auburn plant are part of national trend
Chippewa Herald, May 9, 2012, Wednesday – Fran Blau and Larry Kahn
Common sense not always so common
Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2012, Sunday - Harry Katz
Unions Confront Rising Tide
New York Times, May 5, 2012, Saturday – Ron Ehrenberg
At California State, Protesters Start a Fast
Bloomberg, May 3, 2012, Thursday – Alex Colvin
Wall Street's Legal Magic Ends an American Right
NPR, May 3, 2012, Thursday – Linda Barrington
The Gender Pay Gap: Fact or Fiction?
MSNBC, May 1, 2012, Tuesday – Lee Adler
Wal-Mart worker wants CEO fired
The Sacramento Bee, May 1, 2012, Tuesday –Kevin Schneider (ILR Alumnus)
Genworth Announces Two Leadership Changes in Mortgage Insurance Businesses
WorldatWork's workspan magazine, May 2012 – Kevin Hallock
Governance and Executive Compensation in Nonprofits
April 2012
Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2012, Saturday – Vernon Briggs
Blacks in South L.A. have a bleaker jobs picture than in 1992
Law360, April 27, 2012, Friday – ILR School
NLRB To Target Gym Chain Over Class Waivers In Worker Pacts
Bloomberg Businessweek, April 26, 2012, Thursday – Louis Hyman
The First Time Mortgage-Backed Securities Failed
Los Angeles Times, April 26, 2012, Thursday – Hannah Rudstam
Unemployment is a special challenge for veterans
USA Today, April 25, 2012, Wednesday – Ron Ehrenberg
More schools vary tuition by major
NY Daily News, April 23, 2012, Monday – KC Wagner
Catcalling men targeted by new girl power team of lady pols and Boerum hill blogger maven
FoxDC.com, April 21, 2012, Saturday – Thomas Golden
Number of Americans on Disability up 53 Percent
Cincinnati City Beat, April 19, 2012, Thursday – Francine Blau and Larry Kahn
Kasich Office Shows Gender Wage Gap
Huffington Post, April 17, 2012, Tuesday – Francine Blau and Larry Kahn
Equal Pay Day: It's Time to Close the Earnings Gap
Marketplace, April 16, 2012, Monday – Marc Bayard
Supreme Court enters decades-old overtime debate
North Jersey.com, April 12, 2012, Thursday – Lee Adler
Port Authority moves to curb unions' bargaining powers
PolitiFact, April 11, 2012, Wednesday – Global Labor Institute
Keystone pipeline to employ 20,000
Inside Higher Ed, April 9, 2012, Monday – Ron Ehrenberg
Tuition Model Quietly Spreading
WorldatWork's workspan magazine, April 2012 – Kevin Hallock
Why Do We Tip?
Waste & Recycling News, April 2012 – Nellie Brown
Overlook safety at your peril
Insurance News Net, March 23, 2012, Friday – Employment and Disability Institute
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Hearing
Time Magazine, April 9, 2012, Monday – Linda Barrington and Kevin Hallock
Is becoming a lawyer a bad investment?
Huffington Post, April 4, 2012, Wednesday – Kate Bronfenbrenner
Expanding Title VII to Cover Union Organizing
Iowa City Press, April 2, 2012, Monday – Lance Compa
To raise labor standards, foster immigrants' rights
The Chief, April 2, 2012, Monday – Ken Margolies
TWU Leader Won't Disown 'Occupy' for Fare-Beating
The Journal News, April 1, 2012, Sunday – Kevin Hallock
At Westchester Medical Center, executives get raises, others lose jobs
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, April 2012 – Arun Karpur and Susanne M. Bruyère
Health Care Expenditure Among People With Disabilities
March 2012
Reluctant Habits, March 27, 2012, Tuesday – Louis Hyman
The Bat Segundo Show: Louis Hyman
STL Today, March 25, 2012, Sunday – Ron Ehrenberg
Colleges more often hiring part-timers
U.S. News & World Report, March 26, 2012, Monday – Matthew Freedman
Where Jobs Are (and Aren't) Growing
Lab Manager Magazine, March 26, 2012, Monday – Peter Bamberger (Smithers Institute)
In Certain Jobs, Supervisor Support Can Reduce Absenteeism
The Chief, March 23, 2012, Friday – Ken Margolies
TWU Westchester Bus Members Get 10% Hike But Take Health Hit
Yale Daily News, March 23, 2012, Friday – Joseph Grasso
Shared services gaining ground in higher education
Marquette Tribune, March 22, 2012, Thursday – Ron Ehrenberg
Visiting professor defends private school costs in lecture
CBS News, March 22, 2012, Thursday – Global Labor Institute
Face the facts: A fact check on gas prices
Kent Reporter, March 19, 2012, Monday – Lorraine Patterson (ILR Alumna)
City of Kent names new employee services director
MinnPost, March 13, 2012, Tuesday – Lowell Turner
Rebellious unions upend German order
The Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2012, Saturday – Louis Hyman
Debt, the American Way
WorldatWork's workspan magazine, March 2012 – Kevin Hallock
Massive Kinked Bonuses
ILR Newswire, March 8, 2012, Thursday – Jesse Stein (ILR Alumnus)
United Realty Partners Appoints Senior Acquisition Team
Daily Finance, March 7, 2012, Wednesday – Ron Ehrenberg
Why Public Universities Are Now a Bad Bargain for the Middle Class
MarketWatch, March 7, 2012, Wednesday – Peter Lazes
Montefiore's Partnership With 1199 SEIU Improves Patient Care
The 99 Percent.com, March 7, 2012, Wednesday – Willy Franzen (ILR Alumnus)
How The Internet Has Changed The Job Hunt
WSKG, March 6, 2012, Tuesday – Louis Hyman
Borrow: The American Way of Debt
PR Newswire, March 6, 2012, Tuesday – Israel Hernandez (ILR Alumnus)
MKM Partners Expands TMT Practice With Key Hires in Research, Sales & Trading
New York Times, March 3, 2012, Saturday – Tracy Dolgin (ILR Alumnus)
How to Practice the Reverse Peter Principle
Newswise, March 2, 2012, Friday – Art Wheaton
One Year Later, Impact of ‘Great Tohoku’ Quake Still Being Felt
PR Newswire, March 1, 2012, Thursday – Lance Compa
Labor Law and Security Experts Testify About Workers' Rights Violations at Loomis
February 2012
Bloomberg Businessweek, February 28, 2012, Tuesday – Rebecca Givan
Growing Home Care Industry May Have to Raise Pay
AOL Jobs, February 28, 2012, Tuesday – Risa Lieberwitz
Restaurant Workers Group Targets Darden In Race-Discrimination Lawsuit
The Daily Mail, February 24, 2012, Friday – Harry Katz
NY looks to reform laws governing nonprofits
Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2012, Wednesday – Richard Hurd
Union forges a new alliance with carwash workers
Benzinga, February 21, 2012, Tuesday – Louis Hyman
Louis Hyman, Author of Borrowed, Sees Fundamental Flaws in the American Economy
Marin Independent Journal, February, 17, 2012, Friday – Peter Lazes
Labor-management partnership lauded at Kaiser Permanente in San Rafael
U.S. Official News, February 16, 2012, Thursday – Harry Katz
A.G. Schneiderman Announces Bold Plan to Revitalize and Reform New York's Nonprofit Sector
Energy & Commerce Committee, February 15, 2012, Wednesday – John Abowd
Where the Jobs Are: Employment Trends and Analysis
Bloomberg, February 14, 2012, Tuesday – Lara Skinner
Keystone’s Thousands of Jobs Fall to 20 When Pipeline Opens
Wisconsin State Journal, February 12, 2012, Sunday – Ileen DeVault
About 500 turn out to mark beginning of fight
Huffington Post, February 10, 2012, Friday – Ron Ehrenberg
'Free Market' Will Lead to Lower Tuition? Good Luck.
Wilson Elsner News, February 7, 2012, Tuesday – Abhishek Gupta (ILR Alumnus)
CPR Institute Presents Harold Moskowitz with Distinguished Service Award
Queens Tribune, February 9, 2012, Thursday – Rebecca Givan
Nurses, Hospital Avert Strike
WFIN-AM, February 7, 2012, Tuesday - Ken Margolies
Cooper Lockout: How Negotiations Work
VT Digger, February 6, 2012, Monday - Peter Lazes
Union-management partnership at Fletcher Allen Health Care improves patient care
National Bureau of Economic Research, February 3, 2012, Friday – Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn
Culture and Norms Affect Immigrant Women's Work
New York Times, February 1, 2012, Wednesday – Louis Hyman
The House That George Romney Built
ABC News, February 1, 2012, Wednesday – Linda Barrington
Federal Government Pay Tops Businesses: CBO Report
The American Prospect, February 1, 2012, Wednesday – Jeff Cowie
Where Indiana Goes, So Goes the Nation
WorldatWork's workspan magazine, February 2012 – Kevin Hallock
Go Big – The Firm-Size Pay (and Pay-Mix) Effect
January 2012
Bloomberg BNA, January 30, 2012, Monday – Judy Young
Taking the Pulse on the ADA Amendments Act
NY Daily News, January 29, 2011, Sunday – Louis Hyman
The powerful illusion of thrift
The Telegraph, January 27, 2012, Friday – Jack Goncalo
Power makes people feel taller
YNN, January 18, 2012, Wednesday – Art Wheaton
Gas prices at all-time January high
Fortune, January 25, 2012, Wednesday – Michael Serino
Internal competition at work: Worth the trouble?
In These Times, January 24, 2012, Tuesday – Kate Bronfenbrenner
Center for Union Facts Steps Up $10 Million Ad Campaign Backing Broad Anti-Union Bill
The Maine Campus, January 19, 2012, Thursday – Ron Ehrenberg
Part-time faculty union to enter mediation with system over contract
Los Angeles Times, January 17, 2012, Tuesday – Sean Sweeney
New ads reignite fight over Keystone XL jobs figures
The Courier, January 17, 2012, Tuesday – Harry Katz
NFL Players Association urges Cooper to end worker lockout
Business News Daily, January 17, 2012, Tuesday – Jack Goncalo
Power Makes People Feel Taller
Salon, January 14, 2012, Saturday – Louis Hyman
The evolution of American debt
New York Times, January 13, 2012, Friday – John Abowd
New Laws Now Evaluated by Job Creation
CQ Researcher, January 13, 2012, Friday – Ken Margolies
'Occupy' Movement
Times Ledger, January 13, 2012, Friday – Ken Margolies
Nurses slam Flushing Hospital for suspending pension
WBEN, January 11, 2012, Wednesday – Art Wheaton
In These Times, January 10, 2012, Tuesday – Kate Bronfenbrenner
With Romney’s Backing, New Hampshire GOP Pushes Right to Work Again
Reuters, January 6, 2012, Friday – John Abowd
Economist reflects on the nation's current job landscape
The New York Times, January 6, 2012, Friday – Alex Colvin
Labor Board Backs Workers on Joint Arbitration Cases
The Nation, January 4, 2012, Wednesday – Lance Compa
Labor Takes Aim at Walmart—Again
Daily Mail, January 3, 2012, Tuesday – Jack Goncalo
Powerful people think they're taller than they really are, claim researchers
WorldatWork's workspan magazine, January 2012 – Kevin Hallock
Nothing Lasts Forever - A Different Way to Structure Severance
Clear Waters, January 2012 – Nellie Brown
Shift Work and Working Long Hours: Risks and Risk Reduction