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The salary games some employers play

Marketplace
Chris Collins, associate professor of human resource studies says companies' reluctance to share salaries with applicants has to do with the escalation of commitment.
The salary games some employers play

Tesla hired a PR firm to monitor an employee Facebook group amid unionization effort, report says

Yahoo! Finance
Arthur Wheaton explains that it isn't out of the ordinary for companies facing a union push to surveil both in-person and online conversations among employees.
Tesla hired a PR firm to monitor an employee Facebook group amid unionization effort, report says

Elon Musk's Demand Staffers Stop 'Phoning It in' May Cost Him Talent

Bloomberg
Brad Bell, director of the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, responds to Elon Musk's demands that all Tesla employees return to the office for 40 hours per week.
Elon Musk's Demand Staffers Stop 'Phoning It in' May Cost Him Talent

Frayed by ‘crazy’ pandemic work hours, L.A. physician trainees prep for strike vote

Los Angeles Times
“Residents were always working crazy hours, then the stress of the pandemic hit them really hard,” said John August, a director at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
Frayed by ‘crazy’ pandemic work hours, L.A. physician trainees prep for strike vote

Amazon shareholders to challenge the company on pay and working conditions

Marketplace
Ileen DeVault, who teaches labor history at Cornell, said it’s not often that shareholders and employees are on the same side. “I think it gives another form of pressure against the company, to try to get them to be serious about taking care of workers,” she said.
Amazon shareholders to challenge the company on pay and working conditions

ILR in the News

June 2022

Protocol - June 15 - Ileen DeVault
The real reasons Big Tech hates unions

St. Louis Dispatch - June 15 - Rosemary Batt
Buy and bust: When private equity came for rural hospitals in Missouri

CNN - June 14 - Ileen DeVault
America’s workers gained power during COVID. A volatile economy will put that to the test

CNN - June 13 - Vanessa Bohns
Stressed and burned out? Quitting your job may not help

CNN - June 13 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
'It's war.' Tensions remain high at first Amazon warehouse in US to unionize

Vice - June 9 - John Hausknecht
Tech CEOs Want Every Worker to Have a Permanent, Publicly-Available Job Performance File

Observer - June 9 - Patrica Campos-Medina
Workers at Trader Joe’s, Amazon, and Starbucks Are Unionizing, But Want Their Independence From Organized Labor

Propmondo - June 9 - Chris Collins
Effective Employee Onboarding is Yet Another Perk for the Physical Office

Career Wise - June 9 - ILR Study
Mentorship is critical to support reskilling and upskilling

Boston Globe - June 8 - Risa Lieberwitz
Workers protest Starbucks’ plan to close a unionized store

IT Brew - June 8 - Ileen DeVault
Microsoft pinky-swears not to union bust

AP News - June 8 -  Kate Bronfenbrenner
New report analyzes workers’ organizing activity and identifies what workers really want

Connecticut Public Radio - June 7 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
In Connecticut and across the U.S., undergraduate student employees are forming unions

Detroit News - June 7 - Art Wheaton
UAW flexes muscle with strike pay hike ahead of Detroit Three talks next year

Politico - June 6 - Patricia Campos-Medina & Kate Bronfenbrenner
Unions lobby Biden for bolder approach to student debt relief

Marketplace - June 6 - Chris Collins
The salary games some employers play

Politico - June 6 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Teacher's unions hit the Hill ahead of gun safety votes

Yahoo! Finance - June 3 - Art Wheaton
Tesla hired a PR firm to monitor an employee Facebook group amid unionization effort, report says

Sourcing Journal - June 3 - Jason Judd / Sarosh Kuruvilla
Do Garment Workers Really Have Freedom of Association? Here’s What the Data Says

CNBC - June 2 - Harry Katz
The majority of American workers say they want more unionization at their own jobs

Business Insider - June 1 - Brad Bell
Elon Musk's Demand Staffers Stop 'Phoning It in' May Cost Him Talent

The Washington Post - June 1 - Erica Groshen
Job openings in April remain near record highs, U.S. employers report

The Aspen Institute - June 1 - Courtney McCluney
Strategic Approaches to Racial Equity

USA Today - June 1- The Worker Institute
Nail salon workers fight for safer workplaces, higher pay, full set of changes

May 2022

Clean Clothes Campaign - May 31- Jason Judd
Major university study confirms need for fashion brands to sign a binding global agreement on severance

The Swaddle - May 30 - Devon Proudfoot
Why Women May Resent Compliments About Being ‘Collaborative’ at Work

Salon - May 28 - John August
Burned out by COVID and 80-hour workweeks, resident physicians unionize

Observer - May 28 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
As Apple Store Workers Organize, the Company Pushes an Anti-Union Message

Los Angeles Times - May 26 - John August
Frayed by ‘crazy’ pandemic work hours, L.A. physician trainees prep for strike vote

International Banker - May 26 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Are We About To Witness a Wave of Unionisation Across the US?

Associated Press - May 25 - Risa Lieberwitz
Unionized Starbucks stores face hard work of bargaining

Marketplace - May 25 - Ileen DeVault
Amazon shareholders to challenge the company on pay and working conditions

NPR - May 25 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
After forming a union, negotiating a contract can be an uphill battle

Syracuse Post Standard - May 24 - Risa Lieberwitz
Weeks after opening, Amazon warehouse in Clay already may have a union controversy

WTEN-TV - May 23 - Worker Institute
Rally to empower New York’s nail salon workers

KCUR - May 23 - Risa Lieberwitz
For Kansas City Starbucks workers, ‘lifesaving’ benefits are on the bargaining table

Business Insider - May 22 - Ileen DeVault
Amazon's first warehouse union marked the true turning point towards 'real change' for workers, says a labor-history professor

New York Times - May 22 - Francine Blau
Some abortion opponents make economic arguments. They’re in for a fight.

Agence France-Presse - May 17 - Worker Institute
In New York, nail salon workers fight for their rights

Star Ledger - May 17 - Patricia Campos Medina
When the pendulum of justice moves backward, your generation must resist it | A 2022 commencement essay

Business Insider - May 15 - Labor Action Tracker
The year workers said 'no'

The Washington Post - May 13 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Ask Help Desk: If I take a remote job, can I be forced into an office?

Forbes - May 13 - Vanessa Bohns
Virtual Firings Don’t Need To Lack Compassion

Barron’s - May 13 - ILR Labor Action Tracker
How Workers Gained an Edge—and Why They Won’t Lose It Soon

The Washington Post - May 13 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Ask Help Desk: If I take a remote job, can I be forced into an office?

KPRC - May 13 - Erica Groshen
Remote Work Declining As More People Return To The Office

WIVB - May 12 - Buffalo Co-Lab
Racial profiling in Buffalo traffic enforcement hard to gauge with imperfect data

The Guardian - May 12 - Eli Friedman
Elon Musk praises Chinese workers for ‘burning the 3am oil’ – here’s what that really looks like

The New Yorker - May 11 - Francine Blau
The Devastating Economic Impacts of an Abortion Ban

Business Mayor - May 11 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon faces worker demands — from shareholders

Daily News - May 11 - Worker Institute
Opinion: My job and my seven miscarriages: Nail salon workers need more protections now

The New Yorker - May 11 - Francine Blau
The Devastating Economic Impacts of an Abortion Ban

Wisconsin Public Radio - May 11 - Alex Colvin
Rolling back mandatory arbitration agreements

The Wall Street Journal - May 11 - Cathy Creighton
How union efforts at Amazon and Starbucks are playing out differently

Recode - May 11 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Why unions are growing and shrinking at the same time

The Nation - May 10 - Ariel Avgar
Nurses Are Fighting Back—but the Nightmare Continues

WIVB - May 10 - Russell Weaver
Buffalo Council president says racial disparity in police traffic stops does exist

Mother Jones - May 9 - Rosemary Batt
The Smash-and-Grab Economy

ABC 15 - May 9 - Cathy Creighton
Unionizing efforts continue in states where it was historically difficult

Eater - May 9 - Worker Institute
Delivery Workers Are the Next Frontier of Labor Organizing

Triple Pundit - May 9 - Courtney McCluney
A Return to the Office Is a Chance to Reset DEI Within Companies

LA Progressive - May 9 - Ileen DeVault
Unionized Labor - A Path Forward

Vice - May 5 - Cathy Creighton
The Starbucks Union Push Is So Successful It Could Start a Turf War

Marketplace - May 5 - Erica Groshen
What a dip in productivity tells us about the economy

Rochester Beacon - May 5 - Cathy Creighton
A hard-fought labor victory 

Yahoo! Finance - May 4 - Louis Hyman
This 'rater' gets paid $10 an hour to teach Google's algorithm — and he's not alone

Ratchet + Wrench - May 4 - Vanessa Bohns
The Power of Saying 'No' (and Why It's So Hard)

The Washington Post - May 3 - Lance Compa
Amazon could stymie unions for years by going to the courts

The Wall Street Journal - May 3 - Vanessa Bohns
The Ultimate Self-Care Strategy? Saying No

Yahoo! Finance - May 3 - Harry Katz
Amazon Labor Union says 'the fight has just begun' after defeat in Staten Island

Observer - May 3 - Courtney McCluney
As U.S. Workers Head Back to the Office, One Million Women Are Left at Home

Fortune - May 2 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Workers at a second Amazon facility on Staten Island just voted against unionizing. But that doesn’t mean the movement is slowing down

MSN - May 2 - Patricia Campos-Medina
New York Amazon workers deal setback to union drive

Fortune - May 2 - Harry Katz
Unions are having a moment. Here’s how that can be good for labor and business

Capital & Main - May 2 - Alex Colvin
Forced Arbitration Is Making It Harder for Low-Wage Workers to Seek Justice

News Nation - May 2 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Unions surging nationwide despite Amazon worker setback

Fatherly - May 2 - Vanessa Bohns
The Secret to Being More Charming (Without Being Obnoxious)

The Leader - May 2 - Risa Lieberwitz
Ithaca makes history as all its Starbucks stores form unions. What happens next?

Jacobian - May 1 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Workers Can Win at Starbucks and Amazon and Beyond

April 2022

The Nation - April 30 - Ariel Avgar
Nurses Are Fighting Back—but the Nightmare Continues

Built In - April 29 - JR Keller
How to Ask for a Letter of Recommendation (With Templates)

Bloomberg - April 28 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Cornell University's Bronfenbrenner on Amazon Union Election

Connecticut Post - April 28 - Worker Institute
Opinion: Labor taking lead on green economy

The Science of Happiness - April 28 - Vanessa Bohns
Feel Better About Asking For Help

Observer - April 27 - Nellie Brown
Big Tech and Finance Companies Want Workers to Return, Even If It’s Not Good for Business

Microsoft News - April 27 - Susanne Bruyere
Unique job site can help neurodivergent people find meaningful work — while being themselves

Financial Times - April 26 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
How Amazon’s unlikely union reflects the changing face of US labor movement

Grow - April 26 - Ileen DeVault
40% of women in the U.S. make under $15/hour: ‘Disgusting,’ says expert, but ‘certainly not surprising’

Harvard Business Review - April 25 - Alice Lee
Research: More Powerful People Express Less Gratitude

The Cut - April 25 - The Worker Institute
Can Nail Techs Win Better Working Conditions?

Marketplace - April 25 - Erica Groshen
7 in 10 big firms report wage hikes, survey says. Is it enough to keep up with inflation?

Yahoo! Finance - April 24 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon union could face a tough road ahead after victory

Yahoo! Finance - April 23 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Unions are on the rise. Guess why.

The New York Times - April 22 - Erica Groshen
What Makes a Good Job Good?

Time Magazine - April 21 - Ileen DeVault
American Companies Have Always Been More Anti-Union Than International Ones. Here's Why

The Wall Street Journal - April 20  - Vanessa Bohns
‘Severance’ and ‘Abbott Elementary’ Are Big Hits—and Reveal Our Complicated Feelings About Work

Cultures of Energy - April 20 - Sarah Besky
Episode 208: Sarah Besky

Al Jazeera - April 19 - Jason Judd
Southeast Asia’s fishery workers overlooked in COVID relief: UN

Wired - April 18 - Vanessa Bohns
How to Use Tech to Support Loved Ones in Tough Times

Yahoo! Finance - April 18 - Erica Groshen
What Would Deglobalization Mean for Bitcoin’s Price?

Retail Wire - April 18 - Cathy Creighton
Howard Schultz playing what cards he has to fend off unionized labor

Bloomberg - April 16 - Erica Groshen
The Pandemic Isn’t Over, But Workplace Vaccine Mandates Are Going Out of Style

U.S. News & World Report - April 15 - Erica Groshen
COVID-19 Job Market Wreaks Havoc on Black Women

In These Times - April 15 - Cathy Creighton
Starbucks Keeps Failing at Union-Busting, While Workers Keep Winning

Fortune - April 14 - Cathy Creighton
Is it legal for Starbucks to offer special benefits to non-union employees? It depends

Bloomberg - April 14 - Erica Groshen
Workers Are Getting Angry About Companies Ending Vaccine Mandate

AFT News - April 14 - Risa Lieberwitz
"Gag orders' squelch learning, threaten academic freedom

CNN Business - April 13 - Alex Colvin
Amazon and Starbucks union votes are small wins — but important ones — for US labor

The Wall Street Journal - April 13 - Cathy Creighton
Starbucks prepares to expand worker benefits that might exclude unionized staff

CNN Business - April 13 - Harry Katz
Can Wall Street and labor unions learn to get along?

The Buffalo News - April 13 - Cathy Creighton
Another Voice: Workers awaken to their ability to organize

In These Times - April 13 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon Workers Defied Conventional Wisdom—And Won a Union

Sinclair Broadcast Group - April 13 - Erica Groshen
Energy, food, fuel cause another jump in inflation

CNN Business - April 12 - Ileen DeVault
Wall Street is battling to determine the future of work from home

Yahoo! News - April 12 - Michael Lovenheim
Students of for-profit colleges leave school with more debt than public college students

Vox - April 12 - Harry Katz
Congrats! You formed a union. Now comes the hard part.

Harvard Business Review - April 11 - Vanessa Bohns
The Essentials: Persuading People 

The Social Engineering Podcast - April 10 - Vanessa Bohns
Ep. 167 - Human Element Series - Paying Attention To The Human Side with Vanessa Bohns

The Economist - April 9 - Adam Seth Litwin
Amazon has its first union, but lots more are unlikely to follow

KCBS Radio - April 9 - Jason Judd
Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent food prices to global record highs

MSN Money - April 9 - Esta Bigler
New York Prepares For Billion-Dollar Marijuana Industry, Launches Cannabis Workforce Initiative

The Org - April 9 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
‘Captive Audience’ Meetings are in the NLRB’s Crosshairs. Here’s How a Ban on the Popular Management Tactic Could Impact Union Campaigns.

WJNU (Telemundo) - April 8 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Worker Institute report on NYS nail salon industry report findings shared

The Colorado Sun - April 8 - Art Wheaton
Railroad workers warn that BNSF’s “harsh” new policy may force them to work while sick, exhausted

Syracuse Post Standard - April 8 - Esta Bigler
NY’s Cannabis Workforce Initiative aims to train next generation of entrepreneurs

Graham Media Group - April 8 - Susanne Bruyere
What is neurodiversity, and why has it become so important to employers, educators? 

Democrat & Chronicle - April 8 - Andrew Karhan
Pandemic unemployment slammed people with disabilities; can this program help fix it?

KSL TV 5 - April 8 - Vanessa Bohs
Need a favor? Here’s how to ask that researchers say will get you a ‘yes’ answer

The New York Times - April 7 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon workers who won a union their way open labor leaders’ eyes

The Boston Globe - April 7 - Erica Groshen
Labor shortages across economy are creating opportunities for older workers

Business Insider - April 5 - Labor Action Tracker
Bernie Sanders lays out 2 possible economic futures for the US — powerful billionaire oligarchs or a powerful unionized middle class

WETM TV - April 5 - Esta Bigler
Skill, training gaps are obstacles for NYS cannabis workforce

Rochester Beacon - April 5 - Russell Weaver
New analysis finds eviction filings, crime rates are correlated

Marketplace - April 4 - Adam Seth Litwin
Amazon union showcases the power of grassroots labor organizing, professor says

Yahoo! News - April 4 - Patricia Campos-Medina
A Union Has A Pivotal Decision To Make In This New Play

Marketplace – April 2 – JR Keller
Don’t burn bridges: Companies are welcoming back older workers

NPR – April 2 – Patricia Campos-Medina
He was fired by Amazon 2 years ago. Now he's the force behind the company's 1st union

Vox/Recode – April 2 – Ileen DeVault
They’re young, optimistic and they want a union

WAMC - April 2 - Russell Weaver
Census data: New Yorkers left downstate during COVID's first year

The Daily Beast – April 1 – Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon Workers Claim Historic Union Win in Big Blow to Bezos

Bloomberg – April 1 – Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon NYC warehouse workers support union in historic labor union

Bloomberg Law – April 1 – Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon NYC Warehouse Workers Support Union in Historic Labor Win

NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt – April 1 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Staten Island Amazon warehouse workers unionize

 

March 2022

Yahoo! Finance - March 31 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Amazon union vote in Alabama could drag out amid contested ballots

Albany Times Union - March 31 - Cathy Creighton
Workers at Latham Plaza Starbucks want to unionize

CNBC - March 29 - Cathy Creighton
Covid upended the labor market, and now these workers are using their leverage to push for unions

The Washington Post - March 29 - Erica Groshen
4.4 million Americans quit or changed jobs in February as turnover remained very high

Grow - March 29 - Ileen DeVault
Applebee’s franchise exec calls lower pay an ‘advantage’ of high gas prices in viral email: This ‘shouldn’t shock us,’ says labor expert

Texas Observer - March 28 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
The Battle of Beaumont

Business Insider - March 26 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
A surge in retail union organizing is the surest sign yet that workers are fed up

CT Public Radio - March 25 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Wesleyan student staff form first known undergrad union to win voluntary recognition

Yahoo! Finance - March 25 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon labor organizer optimistic about NYC union vote, hopes for Starbucks ‘domino effect’

Yahoo! Entertainment - March 23 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
International Documentary Association Says Union Is Welcome After Staff Exodus — but First, a Lawyer

AP News - March 22 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Disney finds itself in balancing act with walkout threat

Mashable - March 22 - Louis Hyman
Why Amazon only got a $60,000 fine for a 'serious' labor violation

KTEN 10 - March 22 - Alex Colvin
Union organizers win another Starbucks vote

Mashed - March 22 - The Worker Institute
What It's Really Like To Work For Grubhub?

Bloomberg - March 17 - Lee Adler
A $15 Minimum Wage for State Workers Gets Unlikely Republican Backers

WXXI - March 17 - Risa Lieberwitz
Veterinary workers who want to join a union say local pet hospital owners are stalling on a vote

Yahoo News! - March 16 - Erica Groshen
Federal Reserve Taps Brakes On The Economy To Slow Inflation

Automotive News - March 16 - Art Wheaton
Probe complicates auto legacy of Canadian labor chief Jerry Dias

PBA Health - March 16 - Tae Youn Park
Employee Benefits: The Complete Guide for Independent Pharmacies

Wired - March 14 - Eli Friedman
China’s Gig Workers Are Challenging Their Algorithmic Bosses

The Detroit News - March 14 - Art Wheaton
Jerry Dias, resigned president of Canadian autoworkers union Unifor, under investigation

The Gothamist - March 14 - Art Wheaton
Electric car ownership remains novelty in NYC as infrastructure is slow to come online

The American Prospect - March 14 - Rosemary Batt
Envision Healthcare Hits the Skids

The Guardian - March 11 - Risa Lieberwitz
US workers in new push for level playing field in unionization efforts

The Buffalo News - March 11 - Russell Weaver
NFTA urged to increase drivers' wages, restore bus routes

Inc. - March 10 - ILR Study
4 Things That Will Instantly Attract Job Candidates to Your Company, Backed by Research

Marketplace - March 9 - Erica Groshen
Why do we care about “core” inflation?

Freakonomics Podcast - March 9 - Labor Action Tracker
Do Unions Still Work?

WFBO - March 9 - Art Wheaton
A sign of the times, Lewiston nursing home workers go on strike today

The AP - March 8 - Art Wheaton
Labor relations experts following MLB negotiations from afar

Fast Company - March 8 - The Worker Institute
The 10 most innovative dining companies of 2022

Time - March 7 - Erica Groshen
How Sanctions on Russia Will Hurt—and Help—the World's Economies

CNN Health - March 7 - Vanessa Bohns
Struggling after her son was born with disabilities, a mom learns to ask for help

WBFO - March 6 - Cathy Creighton
Buffalo-area Starbucks workers’ allegations against the company, and how the NLRB might handle it

U.S. News & World Report - March 4 - Erica Groshen
The Great Return: Companies are calling their workers back to the office as COVID-19 fades

Forbes - March 4 - ILR Study
Leadership in tech: How can we get more women to the top?

Financial Times - March 4 - ILR Study
Boomerang employees: returning with new skills and experience

Insight - March 4 - Chris Collins
The effects of workplace change may not be the ones we expect

The Detroit News - March 4 - Art Wheaton
Musk challenges UAW to seek organizing vote at Tesla's California plant

World at Work - March 3 - Stephanie Thomas
Aligning Incentives, Performance Metrics and Strategic Objectives

American Prospect - March 2 - Lance Compa
If Congress Can’t Boost Workers’ Rights, the Administration Will Go It Alone

WIVB4 - March 2 - Russell Weaver
EXCLUSIVE: Critics say Buffalo Police’s traffic enforcement targets minorities – and there’s data that supports their claims

BBC - March 1 - Vanessa Bohns
Work is a prime breeding ground for relationships to blossom – and there are good reasons we often fall for our colleagues, whether in person or virtually.

Yahoo! News - March 1 - Worker Institute
Maine labor unions to form climate change panel

Portside - March 1 - Kate Bromfenbrenner
Amazon Organizers Target a Potent Anti-Union Weapon

February 2022

Barron's February 27 - Erica Groshen
Ukraine War Complicates Fed's Inflation Fighting Effort

Fortune - February 26 - Eli Friedman / Labor Action Tracker
The Bureau for Labor Statistics data only reported 16 strikes in 2021. A new database argues there were 14x as many

Psychology Today - February 26 - Vanessa Bohns
Is Main-Character Syndrome Stressing You Out?

Fortune - February 25 - Desiree LeClercq
How not to impose sanctions

CNN - February 25 - Alex Colvin
Union organizers win another Starbucks vote

Automotive News - February 25 - Art Wheaton
Two contenders emerge in race to replace retiring Canadian union leader Jerry Dias

The Wall Street Journal - February 24 - Erica Groshen
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall Amid Tight Labor Market

The Washington Post - February 23 - Risa Lieberwitz
U.S. Senator warns Activision CEO about undermining unionization efforts as Raven NLRB hearing wraps

Business Insider - February 23 - Labor Action Tracker
The number of major strikes and lockouts doubled in 2021, showing workers aren't accepting the old status quo

Wired - February 23 - Chris Collins
It’s Tough to Build a Corporate Culture in a Remote-Work World

Jacobin - February 23 - Labor Action Tracker
Nonunion Workers Made Up a Surprising Share of Strikers in 2021

Business Insider - February 22 - Labor Action Tracker
140,000 Americans walked out of work last year to strike for higher pay and safer workplaces — and thousands got what they wanted

CBS News - February 22 - Labor Action Tracker
Nearly half of the 140,000 who went on strike in 2021 work in health care

City & State - February 22 - Alex Colvin & Lara Skinner
The 2022 New York State Labor Power 100

Healthline - February 22 - Nellie Brown
How a 4-Day Workweek Could Boost Your Mental Health

HR Drive - February 22 - Alex Colvin
After the #MeToo bill, is the future of mandatory arbitration in question?

City & State - February 22 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Is this the year for gig workers in Albany?

City & State - February 22 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
New York’s new unionization movement

The Conversation - February 21 - Vanessa Bohns
How scammers like Anna Delvey and the Tinder Swindler exploit a core feature of human nature

Spectrum News - February 19 - Russell Weaver
State, local officials call on Gov. Hochul for more child care funding

Yahoo!life - February 18 - Desiree LeClercq
The USDA Just Announced Its Avocado Ban on Mexico Is Over—but What Happens Now?

BBC Sounds - February 18 - Art Wheaton
Canadian police try to end trucker protest

The Washington Post - February 17 - Risa Lieberwitz
Activision Blizzard employees and management clash over union process in Zoom hearing

The Associated Press - February 17 - Desiree LeClercq
Experts see avocado price rise, damage to Mexican producers

Politico - February 17 - Erica Groshen
The Fed is setting out to kill inflation. Brace for collateral damage.

WBFO - February 17 - Cathy Creighton
Even in labor-friendly Canada, Starbucks workers had to wait nearly a year for first contract

The Washington Post - February 17 - Diane Burton
Employers may have a trove of data on job candidates. Here’s how workers can control the narrative.

Vox - February 16 - Erica Groshen
Nice raise. Too bad about inflation.

CNN - February 15 - Alex Colvin
Another key vote due in effort to unionize Starbucks

Australian Broadcast Company - February 15 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Dear White Staffers is lifting the lid on the reality of life as a congressional staffer working on Capitol Hill

Newsday - February 15 - Cathy Creighton
Starbucks union push adds second Long Island location

City & State - February 14 - Nellie Brown
How can New Yorkers return to the office safely? 

American Banker - February 14 - Illeen DeVault
A look at the unionization efforts at two small financial institutions

Built In - February 14 - Hassan Enayati
10 Tips on How to Ask for a Raise

Newsday - February 12 - Art Wheaton
Bill Maher Backs Freedom Convoy Amid Factory Disruptions, Super Bowl Fears

Yahoo! News - February 11 - Art Wheaton
Canada trucker protest - live: Blockade clears one lane on Ambassador Bridge after pressure from Biden

The Guardian - February 11 - Cathy Creighton
‘This is a national movement’: union drives surge at US Starbucks stores

World Economic Forum - February 11 - Vanessa Bohns
Workers are underestimating the power of in-person communication

The New York Times - February 10 - Art Wheaton
Canadian trucker protests snarl an already hobbled auto industry

The Washington Post - February 10 - Louis Hyman
A video game studio moved to a four-day workweek. It ‘saved us,’ employees say.

Newsweek - February 10 - Art Wheaton
Ambassador Bridge Blockade Has Halted $650M of Goods From Coming Into U.S.

Newsweek - February 10 - Art Wheaton
Trucker Blockade at U.S.-Canada Border Causes Over $1B in Losses Daily

Yahoo! News - February 9 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Starbucks Fired Union Leaders In Memphis. Will Labor Law Protect The Workers?

Yahoo! Finance - February 8 - Cathy Creighton
Starbucks unbowed as union movement spreads, some see 'head in the sand' 

Fast Company - February 8 - Cathy Creighton
Starbucks fires the leaders of a unionization effort at a Memphis store

On Contact Podcast - February 6 - Louis Hyman
The Gig Economy 

MSN Money - February 4 - Erica Groshen
Biden's Economy Strengthens Upon Further Review

The Guardian - February 4 - Vanessa Bohns
CNN’s ethical challenge that brought down its President

MSN Money - February 4 - Erica Groshen
Employers Added 467K Jobs in January, Defying Expectations Amid Omicron Surge

ABC News - February 4 - Alex Colvin
Amazon union saga in Alabama spotlights 'David versus Goliath nature' of US labor laws

The Boston Globe - February 3 - The Worker Institute
Labor and environmental coalition calls for R.I. to transition to a clean energy economy

Yahoo! News - February 3 - Cathy Creighton
Starbucks workers file petition to unionize in Rochester

North Country Public Radio - February 2 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
With so many jobs unfilled, workers have more bargaining power

The Economic Times - February 2 - Art Wheaton
Battery-swapping policy interesting but unlikely to succeed without government support, says Cornell scholar

CBS News - February 2 - Worker Institute
New York's food delivery bicyclists and drivers demand more workplace rights

Quartz - February 2 - Art Wheaton
No end to Tesla’s wait, but India is pampering its domestic EV sector

The Conversation - February 2 - Vanessa Bohns
CNN president Jeff Zucker’s resignation shows why even consensual office romances can cause problems

Yahoo! Finance - February 2 - Cathy Creighton
Starbucks baristas behind union drive describe ‘super stressful’ workplace

Fortune - February 2 - Diane Burton
Businesses argue NYC’s groundbreaking new law to require salaries in job postings will hurt the local economy

CNBC - February 1 - Patricia Campos-Medina
The market starts speaking out on a tech worker union effort at The New York Times

Finger Lakes 1 - February 1 - Art Wheaton
Supply chain issues: What is causing shortages in the Finger Lakes and Central New York?

CU Management - February 1 - John Hausknecht
5 tips for getting buy-in to make more data-informed decisions about talent investment

January 2022

ABC 7 News - January 31 - Vanessa Bohns
What's the best way to ask for a favor? Here's how to get what you want

Forbes - January 30 - Vanessa Bohns
Why saying no is not what you should do this year—and what to say instead

Finger Lakes 1 - January 30 - Art Wheaton"
INSIDE THE FLX: Cornell’s Arthur Wheaton on how goods get to market and why sometimes they don’t (podcast)

CNBC - January 28 - Cathy Creighton
A ‘Gen U’ of young Starbucks baristas is powering a growing push to unionize

BBC - January 27 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
The rise of the anti-work movement

Marketplace - January 26 - Erica Groshen
The statistic Fed Chair Powell uses to keep an eye out for wage inflation

The Washington Post - January 25 - Risa Lieberwitz
Raven Software union moves to vote absent Activision Blizzard recognition

Fast Company - January 24 - Cathy Creighton, Ileen DeVault
How do workers take on a national chain like Starbucks? One store at a time

WBFO NPR - January 24 - Cathy Creighton
County, providers say more support needed to cover 'true cost of child care'

The Buffalo News - January 23 - Russell Weaver
Another Voice: Strengthening U.S. democracy can start in cities

The City - January 23 - Worker Institute
Delivery Workers Cheer Restroom Access and Tip Transparency Alongside AOC and Chuck Schumer

The Buffalo News - January 21 - Cathy Creighton
Starbucks workers agree to union in Buffalo, NY

The Washington Post - January 21 - Risa Lieberwitz
Activision Blizzard employees at Raven Software ask management to recognize new union

Vice - January 21 - Cathy Creighton
What the Black Death’s Labor Shortage Can Tell Us About Our Own

The Sentinel - January 21 - Francine Blau, Lawrence Kahn
Community Voices: The weight of the evidence on the gender pay gap

UKTN - January 21 - Cornell Study
Closing the tech gender gap in 2022 – the challenges and opportunities

NBC News - January 20 - Ariel Avgar
Biden’s vow to be ‘most pro-union president’ tested in first year

Spectrum News - January 19 - Cathy Creighton
Erie County points to Cornell analysis in ask for additional child care funding

The Colorado Sun - January 18 – Ileen DeVault
Judge issues temporary restraining order against union as King Soopers strike heads into second week

The New York Times - January 17 – Risa Lieberwitz
Some Colleges Loosen Rules for a Virus That Won’t Go Away
 
Mashable – January 16 – Louis Hyman
Who gets called a 'tech worker' is the big question for 2022
 
NBC Now – January 15 –Risa Lieberwitz
Video game giant Activision Blizzard faces worker walkout
 
The Colorado Sun - January 15 – Ileen DeVault
What’s Working: The King Soopers labor strike isn’t Colorado's first. Here’s why we’ll probably see more.

The Atlantic - January 14 - Vanessa Bohns
I'm Not Sorry for My Delay

The New York Times - January 14 - Erica Groshen
Millions have lost a step into the middle class, researchers say

Fortune - January 14 - Desiree LeClercq
Op-Ed: Biden’s ‘worker-centered’ trade policy fails U.S. workers

Healthline - January 13 - Risa Lieberwitz
Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine or Test Rule, Allows Healthcare Requirement

The Washington Post - January 13 - Adam Seth Litwin
Front-line workers are getting some of the tech (and tracking) of office workers

The Washington Post - January 11 - Erica Groshen
Here’s another thing the pandemic has screwed up: economic forecasts

Vox - January 11 - Cathy Creighton
A new era for the American worker

Forbes - January 7 - ILR Research
Be careful how you reject internal candidates, you may lose them entirely

Inside Higher Ed - January 7 - Ronald Ehrenberg
Income inequality drives up tuition, study argues

KOMO News - January 7 - Russell Weaver
Record year for job growth reaches disappointing end as gains slow in December

CNBC Make It - January 6 - Patricia Campos-Medina
‘All work produces value’: What experts say Eric Adams gets wrong about ‘low skill’ workers

Marketplace - January 6 - Alex Colvin
Employers struggle to hire and retain workers almost two years into the pandemic

Vox - January 5 - Erica Groshen
America doesn’t have enough teachers to keep schools open

Politifact - January 3 - George Boyer
‘Christmas Carol’ character’s wages not the best comparison to today’s minimum wage worker

December 2021

The Financial Times - December 31 - Erica Groshen
US struggles to measure jobs growth as pandemic distorts labour market data

CNBC Make It - December 30 - Vanessa Bohns
Psychologists share top tips on how to hit your career goals in 2022

Grow - December 30 - Ileen DeVault
The Great Resignation is ‘truly a defining moment’ for food services, but it may not result in better restaurant jobs

CNBC Make It - December 30 - Yang Tan Institute EARN program
77% of workers with disabilities say their employer has done a better job supporting them since the pandemic started

The New York Times - December 28 - Nellie Brown
Air Filters and Outdoor Spaces: Office Costs Rise as Workers Return

NBC News - December 28 - Ariel Avgar
From essential status to strikes, 2021 was the 'year of the worker'

Westport News - December 28 - Rosemary Batt
Fast Food Restaurant Owners Are Trying Crazy Stuff to Attract Workers. Here's What's Actually Working.

The Fort Bend Star - December 27 - Erica Groshen
Top 10 stories: 2021 shows area coming together amidst struggles

The Wall Street Journal - December 26 - Diane Burton
In Hot Job Market, Salaries Start to Swell for White-Collar Workers

CNBC Make It - December 26 - Erica Groshen
Why economists say you should ask for a raise in the New Year

Coal Zoom - December 26 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Warrior Met Coal Miners Are Spending Christmas 2021 on Strike

Shape Magazine - December 24 - Vanessa Bohns
The Power of Asking for What You Want, According to a Psychologist

The Wall Street Journal - December 23 - Risa Lieberwitz
Amazon Agrees to Let Workers Organize More Easily

Realtor Magazine - December 23 - Vanessa Bohns
Study: How to Get to ‘Yes’ When Asking for More Business

The Washington Post - December 22 - Risa Lieberwitz
The video game industry is closer to unionization than ever before

Fast Company - December 22 - Vanessa Bohns
Should I email, text, or call? Researchers have discovered the answer to an age-old question

The Wall Street Journal - December 21 - Harry Katz
As inflation rises, cost-of-living raises gain popularity

The Guardian - December 21 - Johnnie Kallas
‘They are fed up’: US labor organizing rises in 2021 after decades of decline

The New York Times - December 21 - Patricia Campos-Medina
The Pandemic Struck Orchestras With Underlying Conditions Hard

CNN - December 21 - Labor Action Tracker
Kellogg strike will end after workers agree to new contract

FOX 40 - December 21 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
What's behind the surge in labor strikes?

Harlem World - December 21 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Mayor de Blasio Announces Additional Actions To Improve Health, Safety, And Working Conditions For 65,000+ Delivery Workers

Harvard Business Review - December 20 - Vanessa Bohns
Need a Favor? Research Suggests It’s Best to Ask In Person.

Modern Retail - December 20 - Cathy Creighton
HelloFresh and Starbucks highlight the challenges of union organizing

The Hill - December 19 - Art Wheaton
Biden's big climate goal faces challenge with federal workforce

The Guardian - December 17 - Bradford Bell
‘It’s a fraught moment’: Omicron puts brakes on US return-to-office plans

Reuters - December 17 - Ileen DeVault
Striking Kellogg workers could return after Christmas as tentative deal reached

Modern Healthcare - December 17 - Adam Seth Litwin
UPMC hopes in-house staffing agency will help solve nursing crisis

HR World - December 17 - Ileen DeVault
Striking Kellogg workers could return after Christmas as tentative deal reached

dot.LA - December 17 - Risa Lieberwitz
Activision Blizzard's Leadership Is As Homogenous As You Might Have Expected

The Washington Post - December 16 - Vanessa Bohns
One reason so many are quitting: We want control over our lives again

The Boston Globe - December 16 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Starbucks workers’ union victory could lead to more coffee shops organizing

Fortune - December 16 - Brittany Bond & Chris Collins
How TikTok became Gen Z’s favorite career coach

Restaurant Dive - December 16 - Kim Cook
Behind the scenes of Starbucks workers' first successful union drive

Axios - December 15 - Brad Bell
Companies give up on return-to-work

The Atlantic - December 14 - Louis Hyman
The future of work is a 60-year career

The Wall Street Journal - December 13 - Erica Groshen
Why U.S. Job Gains Are So Hard to Count During Covid-19

Yahoo! News - December 12 - Bradford Bell
Why consultants love hybrid work

The Buffalo News - December 11 - Cathy Creighton
What to watch for next after Starbucks union election in Buffalo

HuffPost - December 10 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Starbucks Workers Just Unionized. Now The Real Fight Begins.

WIVB - December 10 - Art Wheaton
Art Wheaton, director of Labor Studies at Cornell ILR, speaks on Starbucks vote

The Buffalo News - December 9 - Cathy Creighton
Starbucks workers in Buffalo vote to join union

Yahoo! Finance - December 9 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Starbucks workers at Buffalo store win union victory, the coffee giant's first

Vox - December 9 - Johnnie Kallas
What the first Starbucks union means for workers everywhere

The Boston Globe - December 9 - The Worker Institute
Unions, climate groups call for 'decarbonizing' R.I. public school buildings

WETM - December 9 - ILR School
NYS launches digital equity portal showing gaps in internet access across the state

Newsweek - December 9 - Cathy Creighton
Tall Order: New Tech, Barista Burnout Driving Push for Starbucks Unionization

BBC - December 9 - Vanessa Bohns
How to talk to vaccine-hesitant people

The AP - December 9 - Cathy Creighton
In a first, Starbucks workers agree to union in Buffalo, NY

Al Jazeera - December 9 - Cathy Creighton
Starbucks union vote is latest test of resurgent US worker power

CNBC - December 8 - Cathy Creighton
Starbucks workers in Buffalo to decide this week whether to form coffee chain’s first U.S. union

The Brooklyn Rail - December 8 - ILR Labor Action Tracker
“Striketober” and Labor’s Long Downturn

New York Times - December 8 - Johnnie Kallas
Kellogg workers prolong strike by rejecting contract proposal

Medium - December 6 - Shannon Gleeson
Are Refugee Resettlement Services Doing More Harm Than Good?

Axios - December 4 - The Worker Institute
Game: Could you manage as a food delivery courier?

CNBC Make It - December 3 - Brad Bell
As Google delays return-to-office again, experts say omicron may make it ‘impossible’ to set new dates

Fox Business - December 1 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Local union members demanding — and winning — representation in national organizations

Forbes - December 1 - JR Keller & Rebecca Kehoe
Why Hiring Boomerang Employees Benefits Employers

Harvard Business Review - December 1 - Vanessa Bohns
Be Intentional About How You Spend Your Time Off

November 2021

MarketWatch - November 30 - Brad Bell
Still haven’t returned to the office? The omicron variant could keep you waiting

The Boston Globe - November 30 - Brad Bell
Omicron puts office returns in ‘wait and see’ mode

Daily Kos - November 30 - Ileen DeVault
The Labor Shortage: “Take This Job and Shove It.”

CBS Evening News - November 26 - Johnnie Kallas
Unionized workers fight for better pay and benefits in post-pandemic economy

Bloomberg Law - November 26 - Cathy Creighton
Picketing Alabama Miners Stopped by Rare Non-Federal Court Order

Minnesota Spokesman Recorder - November 26 - ILR Labor Action Tracker
Workers push back against unfair conditions, poor pay

Portside - November 26 - ILR Labor Action Tracker
A Diverse Coalition of Workers Plans to Use Black Friday to Turn Up the Heat on Amazon

Marketplace - November 24 - Johnnie Kallas
How big a year for the labor movement was 2021?

Politico - November 24 - Rosemary Batt
Private equity’s recipe for hospitals? It’s about tech with all the dressing

Times Union - November 24 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Commentary: Union organizing is a human right and a moral imperative

El Pais - November 23 - Patricia Campos-Medina
The Great Resignation: Why four million US workers a month are leaving their jobs

FreightWaves - November 23 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Low Teamsters election turnout may not be what it seems

In These Times - November 23 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
The Union Busters on Starbucks’ Board of Directors

MSN - November 23 - Patricia Campos-Medina
The Great Resignation: Why four million US workers a month are leaving their jobs

WCNY Connect NY - November 22 - Adam Seth Litwin
Vaccine mandate for healthcare workers

Financial Times - November 22 - Alexander Colvin
Corporate America’s parallel justice system is a recipe for unfairness 

The Southern Maryland Chronicle - November 22 - Erica Groshen
Marylanders say they are feeling the pinch of inflation

CNN - November 21 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Here's why Gen Z is unionizing

The Sacramento Bee - November 19 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Striking engineers say Kaiser’s well-crafted messages belie truth about wages, contract talks

The New Yorker - November 19 - Patricia Campos-Medina
“Wokeness” Is Not the Democrats’ Problem

BBC Worklife - November 19 - Vanessa Bohns
People have a hard time saying no, for fear of disagreement. Influencers can use this power for good – or bad.

The Lily - November 19 - Alexander Colvin
This secretive legal process shields serial harassers, experts say. Here’s what you should know.

Edutopiq - November 19 - Vanessa Bohns
How Kids Can Overcome the Awkwardness of Asking for Help 

CNN Business - November 18 - Alex Colvin
Teamsters set to elect successor to Hoffa's son. Here's why it matters to you

The Washington Post - November 16 - Harry Katz
How the pandemic drove John Deere factory workers to demand more

Newsday - November 16 - Jennifer Perry
UBS Arena, Islanders boost parking for fans with disabilities

The Washington Post - November 16 - Erica Groshen
The government dramatically underestimated job growth this summer

WGN Radio - November 16 - Vanessa Bohns
Getting to Yes, And… | Vanessa Bohns – ‘You Have More Influence Than You Think’

The Washington Post - November 15 - ILR Labor Tracker
Takoma Park touts progressive values. What happens when city workers push for higher wages?

Morning Brew - November 15 - Lee Adler
The Starbucks unionization vote could mark a shift for the broader food industry

Business Insider - November 11 - Vanessa Bohns
The way you're using email is stressing out your colleagues, a study says. Here's how to fix it.

The New York Times - November 11 - Erica Groshen
Substitute Teachers Never Got Much Respect, but Now They Are in Demand

Yahoo! News - November 11 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Kaiser faces potentially crippling strike as unions representing about 100,000 plan walkouts

Washington Post - November 11 - Tejasvi Nagaraja
After World War II, tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers mutinied — and won

New York Times - November 11 - ILR School
Outside Climate Summit, Trash in Glasgow Piles High

Portside - November 11 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
How Workers at Beverage Giant Refresco Defeated a “Notorious” Union Buster

AP News - November 10 - Cathy Creighton
Rare Starbucks union vote set to begin in Buffalo

The Buffalo News - November 10 - Harry Katz
After a long strike at Mercy Hospital, how do Catholic Health and union workers repair the relationship?

S&P Global - November 10 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Solving labor, last-mile delivery key to Amazon's 1-day shipping ambitions

RT News - November 10 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Desperate companies lower bar to replace vanishing workers

MSN News - November 9 - Worker Institute
U.S. Taxpayers Bankrolled General Electric. Then It Moved Its Workforce Overseas

Bloomberg Law - November 9 - Ileen DeVault
Unions’ Month of Wins Obscures Challenge of Gaining New Members

Gizmodo - November 9 - New Conversations Project
The Fast Fashion Industry Could Drown Itself

Deseret News - November 9 - Rosemary Batt
Beating the ‘great resignation’ at a family business in Boise

The Wall Street Journal - November 8 - Vanessa Bohns
Don’t Be That Awkward Colleague: A Guide to Office Etiquette

CNBC Make It - November 8 - Erica Groshen
Economists say now might be a good time to ask for a raise

Wired - November 8 - Vanessa Bohns
How To Fix Email … With Science!

Jacobin - November 8 - ILR Labor Tracker
No, Workers Aren’t Striking Because of Vaccine Mandates

Urban Milwaukee - November 8 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
UW Health Resists Nurses Union Campaign

Worcester Business Journal - November 8 - ILR Labor Tracker 
Amid wider trends, employers should expect more worker-led movements for better benefits and working conditions

WTIN - November 8 - Jason Judd 
Asia’s apparel industry faces climate threat

MSN - November 6 - ILR Labor Tracker 
From Striketober to the Great Resignation: Pandemic pushes workers to rise up

Marketplace - November 5 - Harry Katz
Deere union remains on strike, holding out for a better deal

Yahoo! Finance - November 5 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Thousands of Amazon workers in NYC want a union. Will they win?

CNBC Make It - November 5 - Erica Groshen
How inflation is impacting your paycheck: ‘The earnings of workers have eroded in recent months’

Utility Dive - November 5 - Lara Skinner
Unlocking the Transition: Politicians tout renewable energy jobs for ex-fossil fuel workers, but it's not so simple

FDI Intelligence - November 5 - Desiree LeClercq
New Nafta celebrates first birthday amid controversy

Eco Business - November 5 - Jason Judd
Rising sea levels threaten Asia's apparel sector 

NPR - November 3 - Worker Institute
Ordering food on an app is easy. Delivering it could mean injury and theft

Quartz - November 3 - Cathy Creighton
A union vote at Starbucks could be a rare success for organizing franchise workers

Gizmodo - November 3 - ILR Labor Tracker
Striking John Deere Workers Reject Second Contract Offer, Hold the Line

Morning Brew - November 3 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
How companies use predictive analytics to get ahead of union drives

New York Times - November 3 - ILR Labor Tracker
In a ‘Workers Economy,’ Who Really Holds the Cards?

Getting Smart - November 2 - Vanessa Bohns
Fear Factor: Overcoming The Awkwardness of Asking for Help

The New York Times - November 1 - Johnnie Kallas
How the pandemic has added to labor unrest

HR Drive - November 1 - Bradford Bell
What can HR pros learn from #Striketober?

The Wall Street Journal - November 1 - Harry Katz
Deere’s labor dispute resurrects talk of inflation adjustments

Vox - November 1 - Louis Hyman
Service workers are getting paid more than ever. It’s not enough.

The Athletic - November 1 - Erica Groshen
Minor leaguers cite Steve Cohen tweet in class action bid to force MLB to produce back pay

October 2021

Business Insider - October 31 - ILR Labor Tracker
I talked to workers for the last 6 months and one thing has become clear: employees are sick of being treated like crap and are fighting back

The Buffalo News - October 31 - Cathy Creighton
As Mercy Hospital strike nears one-month mark, both sides report progress toward a deal

Australian Broadcast Corporation - October 31 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
What is 'Striketober'? Americans are fed up and walking off the job — and more are likely to follow

Wall Street Journal - October 30 - Worker Institute
Gig Companies Can’t Take Everyone for a Ride

Cortland Standard - October 30 - Esta Bigler
Weed and the workplace

Yahoo! News - October 29 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Democrats Are Close To Implementing Big Fines For Illegal Union Busting

Bloomberg Law - October 28 - Alex Colvin
Mandatory arbitration at work surges despite efforts to curb it

Newsday - October 28 - Bradford Bell
Former Lord & Taylor store in Manhasset to become SaksWorks co-working space

Planet Money Podcast - October 27 - Ileen DeVault
Nice work week, if you can get it

Today - October 27 - Erica Groshen
Starbucks is raising its minimum wage across the country to $15 an hour

MedicineNet - October 27 - Nellie Brown
Stressful Jobs With Little Control/Shorter Life Spans?

Psychology Today - October 25 - Vanessa Bohns
You Have More Power Over Others Than You Realize

BNN Bloomberg - October 25 - Ron Ehrenberg
One Thing That Hasn’t Kept Up With Inflation This Year: College Tuition

Quartz - October 25 - Brian Lucas
Why people tend to give up on creative projects too early

NBC News - October 24 - Ariel Avgar
Biden on the sidelines of 'Striketober,' with economy in the balance

Bloomberg - October 24 - Adam Seth Litwin
CityLab Daily: The Meaning of Striketober

Business Insider - October 23 - ILR Labor Tracker
Over 500,000 healthcare workers quit in August and thousands more have gone on strike as the industry deals with burnout and staff shortages

The Boston Globe - October 23 - ILR Labor Tracker / Johnnie Kallas
Workers became more willing to go on strike during the pandemic, citing burnout, being underpaid

The Buffalo News - October 22 - Cathy Creighton
Another Voice: Starbucks saga shows that labor law stops workers from organizing

ABC News - October 22 - Alex Colvin
What to know about 'Striketober': Workers seize new power as pandemic wanes

The Philadelphia Inquirer - October 21 - Art Wheaton
PHL-based flight attendants authorize a strike at a regional carrier for American Airlines

Yahoo! Finance - October 21 - ILR Labor Tracker / Johnnie Kallas
‘Strikes are contagious’: Wave of labor unrest signals crisis in tight job market

NY Post - October 21 - Art Wheaton
Southwest mass cancellations debacle cost $75M, company says

NBC News - October 19 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
What is the 'two-tiered wage system' fueling worker strikes?

CBC Radio One - October 20 - Vanessa Bohns
People have more influence than they know

Politico - October 20 - ILR Labor Tracker
Walkouts and strikes hit hospitals in pandemic hot spots

Bloomberg - October 20 - ILR Labor Tracker / Johnnie Kallas
MapLab: Documenting the Real Scope of U.S. Labor Strikes

12 News Now - October 20 - Art Wheaton
USW union votes 'no' to ExxonMobil's latest offer. What will it take to end the lockout?

The Food Institute - October 20 - ILR Labor Tracker
Why Worker Strikes Are Running Rampant Throughout America

Today - October 19 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
From Kellogg's to John Deere, who is striking right now — and why?

The Daily Record - October 19 - Patricia Campos-Medina
State Lawmakers Voice Support for Striking Kellogg’s Workers

Vice - October 19 - Alex Colvin
‘Our Future Is Not for Sale’: America Is Witnessing the Biggest Strike Wave in a Generation 

In These Times - October 19 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
How Workers at Beverage Giant Refresco Defeated a “Notorious” Union Buster

KRIS 6 News - October 19 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Workers using "Strike-tober" to demand better benefits

Marketplace - October 19 - Alex Colvin
2-tiered wage systems test today’s labor relations

The Sacramento Bee - October 18 - Adam Seth Litwin
US labor unions are having a moment

Reuters - October 18 - ILR Labor Tracker
Tight U.S. job market triggers strikes for more pay

Kare 11 - October 18 - Ileen DeVault
From local nurses to national factory workers, here's what's driving 'Striketober'

Spectrum News - October 18 - ILR Labor Tracker
'They’re trying to starve us out': Heaven Hill strike enters week six

Ignites - October 18 - Adam Seth Litwin
Inside Infosys: Vanguard’s 1,300-Staffer Lift Out, a Year Later

Fox Business - October 18 - ILR Labor Tracker
Thousands of workers remain on strike for higher pay

The Washington Post - October 17 - ILR Labor Tracker
Strikes are sweeping the labor market as workers wield new leverage

Time - October 17 - Adam Seth Litwin
U.S. Labor Unions Are Having a Moment

MSNBC - October 17 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
John Deere workers on strike are part of a strengthening labor movement

Agence France-Presse - October 16 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Frustrated and weary over pandemic slog, more US workers are striking

CNN Business - October 16 - Alex Colvin
Labor flexes its muscle as leverage tips from employers to workers

Bloomberg - October 15 - Adam Seth Litwin
U.S. Labor Unions Are Having a Moment

Quartz - October 15 - JR Keller
Why rejection stings so hard for internal job applicants

Gizmodo - October 15 - Johnnie Kallas
Instacart's Embattled Gig Workers Are Going On a Nationwide Strike

NPR - October 14 - Alex Colvin
More than 10,000 John Deere workers go on strike as labor actions heat up in the U.S.

Yahoo! News - October 14 - Kate Bronfenbrenner / Johnnie Kallas
As 'striketober' momentum builds, what's behind the recent spate of worker strikes?

NBC News - October 14 - ILR Labor Tracker / Johnnie Kallas
Striketober' signals 'tremendous sacrifice' — but workers say it has been a long time coming

CBS News - October 14 - Worker Institute
Delivery workers band together in New York City to fend off violent attacks

The Buffalo News - October 8 - Art Wheaton
Strike benefits kick in for Mercy Hospital workers

Forbes - October 12 - ILR Study
Mobility is a good thing, so don’t scrimp on employee development

New York Post - October 12 - Art Wheaton
DOT to audit FAA staffing challenges after Southwest Airlines chaos

New York Times - October 12 - Worker Institute
A Neighborhood Watch to Keep New York’s Delivery Workers Safe

WBFO - October 12 - Art Wheaton
WBFO Brief 

The Counter - October 12 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Unionized Kellogg’s food production workers are on strike at four plants over contract disputes

ABC 7 Buffalo - October 12 - Art Wheaton
Union says Catholic Health can end strike with right deal

CNBC - October 12 - Cornell Study
Drop in U.S. birth rates amid Covid-19 could have lasting economic impact

Forbes - October 11 - Vanessa Bohns
Secrets To Influencing At Work, According To A Social Psychologist

Time - October 8 - ILR Labor Tracker / Johnnie Kallas
U.S. Workers Are Realizing It's the Perfect Time to Go on Strike

The Buffalo News - October 8 - Cathy Creighton
'We definitely do have leverage,' Mercy Hospital nurses say amid strike, labor shortage

Bloomberg Law - October 7 - Risa Lieberwitz
Activision Bias Settlement Draws Challenge From California

AP News - October 6 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Fed up by pandemic, US food workers launch rare strikes

North Jersey Media Group - October 6 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Worker advocates demand transparency in Port Authority's million-dollar deal with Amazon

Bloomberg Law - October 5 - ILR Labor and Employment Program
Black Lives Matter Protests Protected, Top NLRB Lawyer Says

The Sourcing Journal - October 5 - Jason Judd / Sarosh Kuruvilla
Apparel and Footwear Titans are Centralizing Suppliers, Research Shows

Health & Safety Magazine - October 5 - Ileen DeVault
Study explores ‘harrowing’ safety risks mobile app-based delivery workers face

Forbes - October 4 - Vanessa Bohns
How To Confidently Say No In A Business Environment

The Buffalo News - October 3 - Russell Weaver
WNY's suburbs are diversifying, but at different rates 

Wall Street Journal - October 2 - Vanessa Bohns
The Curse of Off-Hours Email 

Quartz - October 1 - Courtney McCluney
Business schools are getting more progressive. These 8 courses show how

The Buffalo News - October 1 - Cathy Creighton
How long could Mercy Hospital strike last? Progress so far has been elusive

September 2021

Slate - September 30 - Worker Institute
New Laws in California and NYC Aim to Keep Delivery and Warehouse Workers From Having to Pee in Bottles

Syracuse.com - September 30 - Russell Weaver
Central New Yorkers ditch the boss to work for themselves: Pandemic fuels a rise in self-employment 

Cortland Standard - September 29 - Ariel Avgar
SUNY, Guthrie almost completely vaccinated

The Star Gazette - September 29 - Ariel Avgar
NY vaccine mandate: Will there be a health care worker shortage in Southern Tier?

Spectrum News - September 28 - Adam Seth Litwin
New York COVID-19 vaccine mandate could jumpstart local employer efforts to enact their own

Marketplace - September 27 - Tae Youn Park
Higher salaries and signing bonuses make it a good time to be a new employee

The Fort Bend Star - September 27 - Erica Groshen
Even after benefits end, many businesses still can’t find employees

WICZ 40 - September 27 - Ariel Avgar
Willow Point Nursing Home Loses Staff Over Vaccine Mandate

Patch - September 27 - Ariel Avgar
As COVID Vaxx Mandate Looms, HV Hospitals Prep, Fire Some Staff

HR Drive - September 27 - Bradford Bell
Is climate change a worker safety issue?

Podcast: Behavioral Grooves - September 26 - Vanessa Bohns
Why You Don't Need to be Powerful to be Influential 

Business Insider - September 26 - Erica Groshen
Here's why you're having trouble finding work — or workers — during the labor shortage, economists say

New York Times - September 24 - Patricia Campos-Medina
New York passes sweeping bills to improve working conditions for delivery workers

Yahoo! Finance - September 24 - Worker Institute
NYC Legislation Establishes Minimum Payment Per Trip For Delivery Drivers

CBS News - September 24 - Patricia Campos-Medina
New York City moves to improve life for food delivery workers

MarketWatch - September 24 - Worker Institute
DoorDash, other delivery workers receive sweeping protections under New York City laws

Forbes Alert - September 24 - Worker Institute
For Food Deliverers, the Promise of Better Pay

Marketplace - September 23 - Worker Institute
NYC passes new protections for delivery app workers

Gizmodo - September 23 - Worker Institute
New York City Council Passes Historic Protections for App Delivery Workers

Forbes - September 23 - Worker Institute
NYC Council Approves Sweeping New Working Standards For Food Delivery Drivers In First-Of-Its-Kinds Move

Law360 - September 23 - Worker Institute
NYC Passes Laws To Better Food Delivery Worker Conditions

BNN Bloomberg - September 23 - Worker Institute
NYC Poised to Improve Food-Delivery Driver Working Conditions

Grub Street - September 22 - Worker Institute
What You Need to Know About NYC’s New Delivery-App Laws 

Business Insider - September 21 - Erica Groshen
The labor shortage is actually 3 mismatches between workers and employers

The City - September 21 - Worker Institute
NYC Set to Pass Food Delivery App Laws Securing Workers Minimum Pay, Bathrooms and More

USA Today - September 21 - Erica Groshen
Fact check: Viral claim exaggerates increase in home prices since 1970

Psychology Today - September 21 - Vanessa Bohns
Overcoming the Awkwardness of Asking for Help

S&P Global Market Intelligence - September 21 - Erica Groshen
US job growth prospects strengthen as COVID-19 vaccine mandates expand

The Philadelphia Inquirer - September 20 - Vanessa Bohns
Fear factor: Overcoming the awkwardness of asking for help

The Guardian - September 20 - Lara Skinner
How the US labor movement is getting to grips with the climate crisis

WBEN 930 AM - September 20 - Art Wheaton
CWA Local 1133 and Catholic Health to avoid strike at Mercy Hospital.

The Nevada Independent - September 19 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
‘What’s the endgame?’ No resolution projected as decades-long feud between Culinary and Station Casinos continues

Marketplace - September 17 - Art Wheaton
What's behind the chip shortage?

Washington Post - September 16 - Erica Groshen
Fast-food customers are back, but workers are not. It’s triggering major change. 

The New York Times - September 16 - Erica Groshen
Will the bus driver ever come? Or the substitute teacher or cafeteria worker?

The Wall Street Journal - September 16 - Eli Friedman
China casts itself as ally to workers in battle with big tech

The Gothamist - September 15 - Worker Institute
Report: NYC food delivery workers face low pay, high risks

Gizmodo - September 14 - Worker Institute
App Delivery Workers in NYC Are Underpaid, Mistreated, and Often Injured, New Report Finds

The Buffalo News - September 14 - Cathy Creighton
Starbucks seeks vote on union at all 20 Buffalo stores

Eater - September 14 - Worker Institute
Sweeping Industry Survey Details Hellish Conditions Endured by NYC’s Delivery Workers

Forbes - September 14 - Vanessa Bohns
Can You Influence Others? Your Self-Perception Really Matters

Yahoo - September 14 - Erica Groshen
Over 100 economists urge Democrats to include affordable childcare in their $3.5 trillion spending plan

NPR - September 14 - Erica Groshen
The pandemic labor market through the eyes of Philly’s immigrant restaurant workers

Forbes Alert - September 13 - Worker Institute
Revolt of the delivery workers

Syracuse Post Standard - September 13 - Russell Weaver
Self-employment took off during the pandemic. Did you become your own boss? We want to hear from you

Bloomberg - September 12 - Worker Institute Study
New York Delivery Drivers Face Low Pay Even as Risks Mount

AP News - September 12 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Unions split on vaccine mandates, complicating Biden push

Capitol Pressroom - September 10 - Russell Weaver
Bracing for fallout from changes to unemployment benefits

Podcast: Something You Should Know - September 10 - Vanessa Bohns 
Why It Doesn't Hurt to Ask

WBJL ABC 7 - September 9 - Vanessa Bohns
The power of persuasion and asking for what you want (without fear)

NonProfit Pro - September 9 - Vanessa Bohns
Volunteer Fundraisers could Be Twice as Persuasive as They Think

CNBC - September 8 - Vanessa Bohns
The most persuasive people do these 3 things differently to get what they want, says social psychologist

The James Altucher Show - September 8 - Vanessa Bohns
Vanessa Bohns (Part 1) | Vanessa Bohns (Part 2)

Thrive Global - September 8 - Vanessa Bohns
Successful People Know How To Say No - Here's How

Fast Company - September 7 - Vanessa Bohns
What to say when you’re asked an overly personal interview question

MSN - September 6 - Vanessa Bohns
The reasons you’re more persuasive face-to-face than on email

CNN Business - September 6 - Alex Colvin
US unions are better off, but still a long way from their former might

BYU Radio - September 6 - Shannon Gleeson
Immigrants and Labor

Inside Sources - September 6 - WORK! Podcast
New AFL-CIO Leadership Should Orient to Worker Recruitment Strategies, Not Politics and Laws

NPR - September 4 - Ileen DeVault
Here Are 3 Pivotal Moments In Workers' History To Remember This Labor Day

LA Times - September 3 - Erica Groshen
U.S. hiring slows sharply, casting long shadow on recovery from pandemic

Newsmakers - September 3 - Nellie Brown & Russell Weaver
School Masks

Bloomberg Quint - September 2 - Cornell Study
A Big Fight Lies Ahead for U.S. Labor to Lock In Pandemic Gains

PBS Future of Work - September 1 - Louis Hyman
The Gig Economy

August 2021

Lifehacker - August 31 - Vanesa Bohns
Why We Shout During an Argument (and Why It's Not Effective)

Quartz - August 30 - Patricia Campos-Medina
A strike at Nabisco is testing the power of unions in the pandemic 

Harvard Business Review - August 27 - Vanessa Bohns
How to Ask a Colleague to Mask Up

Good Morning America - August 26 - Adam Seth Litwin & Ron Ehrenberg
Professor spends 2 years secretly improving his health to donate kidney to colleague

Entrepreneur - August 25 - Rosemary Batt
Fast Food Restaurant Owners Are Trying Crazy Stuff to Attract Workers. Here's What's Actually Working.

Reuters - August 24 - Ileen DeVault
First woman AFL-CIO president hopes her historic election inspires other women

The Wall Street Journal - August 21 - Vanessa Bohns
Why Do We Shout When We Argue? Lack of Confidence

Politico - August 19 - Ileen DeVault
Trumka era ends, and union tactics may be in for a makeover

Gizmodo - August 18 - Worker Institute
'Everyone Wants a Good Job': The Texas Unions Fighting for a Green New Deal

Business Insider - August 17 - Vanessa Bohns
Working from home has made us all paranoid 

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - August 16 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Delaying labor talks is a classic strategy in union negotiations. It seems to be at play in Pittsburgh-area hospitals

Forbes - August 15 - Vanessa Bohns
Successful People Know How To Say No – Here's How

The Washington Free Beacon - August 15 - Ileen DeVault
New Leader, Same Leadership For AFL-CIO

Buffalo News - August 14 - Russell Weaver
Buffalo's population growth outperformed other upstate cities – and more census takeaways

The Ithaca Voice - August 13 - Ian Greer
'Labor shortage' really something more

Forbes - August 11 - Brian Lucas
Keep brainstorming—your best ideas are still to come

Yahoo! - August 10 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Today’s special: Angry diners. What’s a restaurant to do?

CNN Business - August 10 - Vanessa Bohns
Want a more flexible work schedule? Here's how to ask for it

Yahoo! - August 10 - Art Wheaton
Chip shortage could hurt autoworkers' profit sharing, pay raises

Yahoo! Finance - August 9 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Teamsters Election May Hold Cards For Upcoming UPS Contract Talks

Portside - August 9 - Worker Institute
EPA Approval of PFAS for Fracking May Spell a New Health Crisis for Communities

AP News - August 4 - Alex Colvin
NLRB preliminary finding revives labor organizing at Amazon

Bloomberg Law - August 3 - Patricia Campos-Medina
New York Gig Workers Turn to Grassroots Employment Strategies

Quartz - August 3 - Erica Groshen 
Can mandatory vaccinations bring back restaurant workers?

HR Drive - August 2 - Patricia Campos-Medina
10 ways the PRO Act could change the game for employers and organized labor

The Wall Street Journal - August 1 - Diane Burton
Companies pay new workers higher wages, and current employees ask, ‘what about us?’

MSN - August 1 - Vanessa Bohns
The instant mood-boosting hack that's now backed by science

July 2021

AP News - July 30 - Adam Seth Litwin & Ron Ehrenberg
Cornell professor surprises colleague with kidney donation

Freakonomics - July 30 - Brian Lucas
Sendhil Mullainathan Explains How to Generate an Idea a Minute (Part 2) 

Grist - July 30 - Lara Skinner
Why Texas fossil fuel unions signed onto a climate plan

Reuters - July 29 - Lance Compa
ANALYSIS-Mexico's ban on subcontracting aimed to help workers: Is it succeeding?

Vice - July 29 - Risa Lieberwitz
What can Activision's own investigation of harassment actually accomplish?

The American Prospect - July 28 - Zach Cunningham, Kate Bronfenbrenner, Lee Adler
Canary in the Mine: Striking Miners in Alabama

BBC - July 27 - Vanessa Bohns
Why we don't dole out many compliments - but should 

Bloomberg Businessweek - July 26 - Brad Bell
The Remote-Work Czar Is the New Shortcut to the C-Suite

Houston Chronicle - July 26 - Lara Skinner
Energy transition could create 1.1 million jobs in Texas, report says

Raconteur - July 26 - Sarosh Kuruvilla
Fashion brands struggle to balance profit and principle in China

The Guardian - July 25 - Susanne Bruyere
I struggled with office life. Now others are alive to benefits of remote working

Vice - July 23 - Patricia Campos-Medina
'WE ALL QUIT': How America's Workers Are Taking Back Their Power

Bloomberg Law - July 23 - Risa Lieberwitz
Scabby the Rat Ruling Revives Free Speech Debate at Labor Board

NJ Spotlight News - July 23 - The Worker Institute
Laundry workers essential in pandemic but shut out from benefits 

Marketplace - July 22 - Russell Weaver
When economic predictions are wrong

Harvard Business Review - July 22 - JR Keller
Research: Why Rejected Internal Candidates End Up Quitting

WWNO 89.9 - July 22 - Erica Groshen
As the Clock Runs Out on $300 Unemployment Benefits, A New Orleans Waitress is Left in Limbo

Syracuse Post Standard - July 22 - Nellie Brown
What will NY schools look like? Cuomo, districts face key Covid issues on masks, vaccines

The Hill - July 21 - Russell Weaver
Many New Yorkers are going back to work — but on their own terms

Bloomberg Law - July 21 - Lee Adler
As Offices Reopen, State Laws Thread Worker Privacy and Safety

Eater - July 19 - Maria Figueroa
Food delivery gig workers earned less than minimum wage in NYC, survey says

The Guardian - July 18 - Rosemary Batt
Wisconsin workers fight factory move to Mexico: ‘Anxiety is through the roof’

Reuters - July 16 - Jason Judd
Asia's apparel industry threatened by rising sea levels, study warns

WIVB - July 16 - Art Wheaton
Vehicle inventories nationwide are in short supply, but this problem is creating WNY job opportunities

Yahoo News! - July 16 - Maria Figueroa
They Risked Their Lives During COVID. They Still Don't Earn Minimum Wage.

The Business Journals - July 15 - Courtney McCluney
Microaggressions, work stress more manageable for women of color working remotely 

Forbes - July 14 - Cornell Study
Women Need Mentors Now More Than Ever

Washington Post - July 14 - Alex Colvin
Biden once again bungles a story about low-wage noncompete agreements

Nevada Current - July 14 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
How despite losing multiple rulings, Station keeps fending off a Culinary contract 

USA Today - July 14 - Erica Groshen
Fact Check: COVID-19 deaths didn't cause U.S. labor shortage

Buffalo News - July 14 - Arthur Wheaton
Automakers cope with chip shortage amid strong demand for vehicles

Sinclair Broadcast Group - July 13 - Tae Youn Park
McDonald's shakes up fast-food industry, offers new benefits to employees

Forward - July 13 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Protestors angry about anti-Israel union statement vote with their feet – and wallets

Associated Press - July 12 - Arthur Wheaton
Volvo Trucks to restart Virginia factory as strike continue

Albany Times Union - July 11 - Ian Greer
Local businesses face the reality of rising wages

Agence France-Presse - July 9 - Erica Groshen
Fact check: graphic misleadingly compares job numbers under Trump and Biden

Yahoo! Money - July 9 - Alex Colvin
Biden's latest executive order empowers workers in 3 key ways

Marketplace - July 7 - Erica Groshen
U.S. job openings high for second consecutive month

Business Insider - July 6 - Vanessa Bohns
5 things managers can do to stop the return-to-work burnout wave from hitting their teams

Explica - July 6 - Maria Figueroa
The law that protects employees of the fast food industry in NYC enters into force 

The Story Exchange - July 6 - Diane Burton
Rethinking the 40-Hour Work Week

Ithaca Times - July 4 - Ian Greer
Report: Ithaca economy shouldn't return to business as usual 

Marketplace - July 2 - Erica Groshen
How worried should we be about the COVID-19 Delta variant?

Harlem World - July 2 - Maria Figueroa
Fast Food Workers Just Cause Job Protections From Harlem To Hollis

Buffalo Rising - July 2 - Russell Weaver
A Preliminary Geographical Breakdown of Buffalo's 2021 Democratic Mayoral Primary Election 

Sinclair Broadcast Group - July 2 - Erica Groshen
June jobs report shows strong gains despite persistent hiring challenges

BBC World Service - July 1 - Emily Zitek
Emily Zitek discusses entitlement

June 2021

Podcast: Managing the Future of Work - June 30 - Erica Groshen
Infrastructure: Upgrading the US labor statistics system

S&P Global - June 30 - Lara Skinner
DOE's Granholm highlights need for 'place-based' climate investments

CNN - June 29 - Erica Groshen
Millions of jobs and a shortage of applicants. Welcome to the new economy

Business Insider - June 28 - Courtney McCluney
'How Black can I be in this moment?' Black professionals describe the profound psychological toll of code-switching while working from home

The New York Times - June 27 - Francine Blau
Where Jobless Benefits Were Cut, Jobs Are Still Hard to Fill

Big Easy Magazine - June 25 - Vanessa Bohns
Enclothed Cognition and Its Effect on Your Life

USA Today - June 24 - Erica Groshen
White House, Federal Reserve push back on inflation concerns as prices shift

MPR News - June 24 - Erica Groshen
Why is it so hard to find workers right now?

Bored Panda - June 24 - Vanessa Bohns
96 Extremely Awkward Situations That We Can All  Relate To, As Shared In This Thread

AP News - June 23 - Alex Colvin
Teamsters aim to step up efforts to unionize Amazon workers

The New York Times - June 23 - Courtney McCluney
Return to Office? Some Women of Color Aren't Ready

Business Insider - June 22 - Vanessa Bohns
America's top business leaders are trying to solve the country's burnout crisis. But workers say they aren't doing enough. 

Syracuse Post Standard - June 21 - Erica Groshen
Can the NYS Fair find up to 6,000 workers for an 18-day run amid a labor shortage?

Toronto Star - June 21 - Sarosh Kuruvilla
Inspections were promised to stop the rampant abuse inside sweatshops. So why are workers' conditions 'worse than ever before?'

Cortland Standard - June 19 - Ian Greer
Pandemic recovery

Advisor Smith - June 17 - Nellie Brown
Expert Commentary: AdvisorSmith spoke with the following experts to provide critical insight on Workers’ Compensation and worker safety.

Marketplace - June 16 - Erica Groshen
How hard is it to get cost-of-living raises during times of inflation?

Quartz - June 16 - Erica Groshen
Covid-19 OSHA complaints by essential workers are down 85%

After Market News - June 15 - Art Wheaton
EV Sales: Key Metals & Global Supply Chain Realities

Jacobin - June 10 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Noam Chomsky: The Elites Are Fighting a Vicious Class War All the Time

The Wall Street Journal - June 9 - Francine Blau & Lawrence Kahn
Biden Administration Says Child-Care Assistance Will Help Economy Grow

Bloomberg Businessweek - June 8 - Erica Groshen
Quitting Your Job? Finding a New Career Path Can Be a Challenge

ABC News - June 8 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Oregon legislative employees' historic union vote could pave way for nation 

CNBC - June 7 - Erica Groshen
Is there a labor shortage? What the May jobs report tells us

NPR - June 6 - Lee Adler
Alabama Coal Workers Strike For Better Wages, Fair Treatment

Times Union - June 5 - Russell Weaver
Unemployment benefits are giving workers more time to find a better job

New York Times Dealbook Newsletter - June 4 - Louis Hyman
Bill Ackman’s SPAC may have found a dance partner 

Latin America Advisor - June 2 - Desiree LeClercq
Do New Labor Suits Mean Changes for Mexico Employers?

Rochester Democrat & Chronicle - June 1 - Rosemary Batt
Employees at a coffee shop formed a union. Here's what happened next.  

May 2021

Daily Kos - May 29 - ILR Labor Action Tracker
CEO pay rises, average worker pay stagnates, this week, year, decade in the war on workers

The Washington Post - May 28 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Why restaurant workers are demanding better wages and working conditions 

Thrive - May 28 - ILR Study
Create a ripple effect. Why more women should mentor others.

AP News - May 27 - Lars Vilhuber
Census Bureau's use of 'synthetic data' worries researchers

Labor Notes - May 26 - Johnnie Kallas, Eli Friedman, Dana Trentalange
How Many Strikes Are There in the U.S.?

HR Drive - May 25 - Patricia Campos Medina
What Biden's worker organizing task force could mean for non-union employers

The Sourcing Journal - May 21 - Sarosh Kuruvilla
New Book Highlights Flaws of Private Regulation

Marketplace - May 20 - Francine Blau
Why long-term unemployment starts at 27 weeks 

The City - May 19 - Maria Figueroa
Gig Workers Inch Toward Right to Unionize in New York - But There's a Catch

CNBC - May 18 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Early loss of extra unemployment benefits leaves many families in a panic

Sinclair Broadcast Group - May 18 - Art Wheaton
Biden pushes $174B electric vehicle investment to beat China, boost US manufacturing

Democrat & Chronicle - May 17 - Vanessa Bohns
Look the other way: The reason for persistent sexual harassment is a support system

Brink - May 16 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Is Organized Labor Making a Comeback?

Christian Science Monitor - May 14 - Eli Friedman
Beijing embraces gig workers' cause - but not their activities

Bloomberg Law - May 13 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Cannabis Industry Peace Laws Spread, Fertilizing Union Growth

WIVB - May 12 - Art Wheaton
Trouble finding a new car? Microchip shortage could be the cause

Marketplace - May 11 - Linda Barrington
Small business pessimism abounds

Truthout - May 11 - Worker Institute
Despite Weeks of Union-Busting, Workers at Imperfect Foods Vote to Unionize

Inside Climate News - May 9 - Lara Skinner
A Just Transition? On Brooklyn's Waterfront, Oil Companies and Community Activists Join Together to Create an Offshore Wind Project - and Jobs

Marketplace - May 6 - Alex Colvin
"The future of work is flexibility." Discuss

Podcast: Hello Monday - May 3 - Courtney McCluney
Courtney McCluney on the cost of code-switching

The Courier - May 1 - Erica Groshen
Help wanted: Here, there, everywhere

April 2021

The Washington Post - April 30 - Louis Hyman
Six things to know about the latest efforts to bring unions to Big Tech

Tablet - April 30 - Kheel Center
Rokhl’s Golden City: What a dog named Labzik can teach us about communism

HR Report - April 30 - Vanessa Bohns
Many employers not responding to burnout concerns

The Daily Utah Chronicle - April 30 - Risa Lieberwitz
The University of Utah is Not a Democracy, but it Can Be

Ms. - April 29 - Worker Institute
The Nation's Moment of Truth: America's Legacy of Devaluing Care

Portside - April 29 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Building Communities of Solidarity

Gothamist - April 28 - Maria Figueroa
New Legislation Would Require Restaurants To Let Delivery Cyclists Use Their Restroom

The New York Times - April 27 - Harry Katz
A $7 Billion Mistake? New York Seeks to Curb New Hotels.

New York Daily News - April 27 - Maria Figueroa
Restaurants would be required to allow NYC's 80,000 food delivery workers to use restrooms under proposed legislation 

90.5 WBCE - April 27 - Courtney McCluney
DEI: Needed Conversations And Understanding

The City - April 27 - The Worker Institute
Food Delivery Workers Could Get Relief From Council Bills to Open Restaurant Bathrooms and Regulate Apps

Phil Simon Podcast - April 27 - Rebecca Kehoe
Organizational Rock Stars With Dr. Rebecca Kehoe

New York Post - April 27 - Maria Figueroa
Bill would force NYC restaurants to let delivery workers use bathroom

The Wall Street Journal - April 26 - Wendy Strobel Gower
Can My Boss Force Me Not to Wear a Face Mask at Work?

The New York Times - April 26 - Louis Hyman
A New Benefit Raises an Old Question: Which Mothers Should Work?

The Star - April 26 - Brian Lucas
Big Smile, No Teeth: First, 'kill all your darlings'

South China Morning Post - April 25 - Jason Judd
Xinjiang cotton: why it is so hard to find out the truth about forced labour claims

Vice - April 23 - Maria Figuroa
NYC Gig Workers Are Organizing Against Rampant E-Bike Theft and Assault

Supply Chain Management Review - April 23 - Sarosh Kuruvilla
Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining in Global Supply Chains

Business World - April 23 - Alex Colvin
How HR must handle all employee issues

Explica - April 21 - Worker Institute Study
Delivery men will take to the streets of New York after murder of Mexican

The Nevada Independent - April 21 - Risa Lieberwitz
Higher education faculty push to expand collective bargaining rights

AP News - April 20 - Alex Colvin
Union accuses Amazon of illegally interfering with vote 

BBC - April 20 - Brian Lucas
How the 'creative-cliff illusion' limits our ideas

The American Prospect - April 19 - Kate Griffith
How the Powerless Win Power

Quartz - April 18 - Alex Colvin
Uber drivers in Africa are taking notes from their triumphant British peers

The New York Times - April 16 - Alex Colvin
Why Amazon Workers Sided With the Company Over a Union

Fast Company - April 15 - Courtney McCluney
Should I have my Zoom Camera on at work?

U.S. News & World Report - April 15 - Erica Groshen
Covid-19 Job Market Wreaks Havoc on Black Women

Restaurant Business - April 15 - Maria Figueroa
Carjacking Spike Puts Delivery Workers In Harm's Way

AL.com - April 15 - Patricia Campos-Medina
After Amazon Bessemer vote, what's next for unions?

AP News - April 14 - Vanessa Bohns
McDonald's to mandate anti-harassment training worldwide

Marketplace - April 14 - Bradford Bell
Can company culture survive Zoom?

Harvard Business Review - April 13 - Vanessa Bohns
Savvy Self-Promotion

Fast Company - April 13 - Courtney McCluney
The challenges and benefits of remote work for employees of color

Fortune - April 13 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Amazon workers can still fight for better conditions, even if union efforts fail. Here's how.

NPR - April 13 - Eli Friedman
He Tried To Organize Workers In China's Gig Economy. Now He Faces 5 Years In Jail

The Hill - April 12 - Alex Colvin
Labor advocates float new strategies after Amazon's victory

Huffpost - April 12 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
How Amazon Crushed The Union Effort In Alabama

Buffalo News - April 12 - Cathy Creighton
Another Voice: Congress must protect workers' right to organize

NPR - April 12 - Eli Friedman
China Detains Delivery Worker Who Tried To Improve Working Conditions

WRVO - April 12 - Russell Weaver
Unemployment rate in New York remains higher than the national average

Fortune - April 10 - Patricia Campos-Medina
How Google's workers are pushing for a better Google

MSN - April 9 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
What Spotify Ratifying Ringer & Gimlet Unions Means for Music's Labor Movement

Wired - April 9 - Alex Colvin
As Amazon Workers Organize, They Stress: 'We Are Not Robots'

Yahoo! Finance - April 9 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon Prevails in Vote Count as Union Alleges Interference

Yahoo! Finance - April 9 - Ileen DeVault
Amazon union in Alabama warehouse headed for defeat with half the ballots counted

The Financial Times - April 8 - Desiree LeClercq
The challenge of blocking Chinese cotton to help the Uyghurs

Yahoo! Finance - April 8 - Kate Griffith
Amazon pressured USPS for a mailbox ahead of union vote, raising labor violation concerns

Sourcing Journal - April 8 - Jason Judd & Sarosh Kuruvilla
These 3 Sourcing Nations Flagged for 'Unreliable' Factory Audits

Yahoo! News - April 8 - Worker Institute Study
What is the bystander effect? How to safely intervene when you see someone in need of help

Capitol Pressroom - April 7 - Russell Weaver
New York's economic recovery trails the nation

New York Daily News - April 6 - Susanne Bruyere
COVID has hit disabled people especially hard

I100 FM - April 6 - Russell Weaver
Cornell Expert: Optimism grows as US economy adds more jobs in March

CNN - April 4 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon is on edge of Alabama union vote

New York Intelligencer - April 4 - Worker Institute Study
Can 'Bystander Intervention Training' Stop Hate Crimes?

Business Insider - April 3 - Art Wheaton
Tesla is on a collision course with Germany's biggest union and neither side is likely to back down

The Economic Times - April 2 - Erica Groshen
Robust American employment growth expected in March, jobs deficit remains large

The Real Deal - April 2  - Russell Weaver
Construction, leisure & hospitality jobs rebound in March

U.S. News & World Report - April 2 - Erica Groshen
916,000 Jobs Added in March

March 2021

ABC News - March 30 - Alex Colvin
Landmark Amazon union vote count begins in Alabama

Penn Live - March 30 - Erica Groshen
Help Wanted: Central Pa. restaurants and bars desperate to fill positions

Yahoo! News - March 29 - Art Wheaton
Despite corruption scandal and pandemic, UAW membership steady

The Washington Post - March 29 - Alex Colvin
Amazon union FAQ: Voting ends Monday, but expect a long and contentious count

Business Insider - March 29 - Tae Youn Park
Starbucks' benefits boss explains how delivering unique incentives will motivate its 350,000 employees — and boost the company's bottom line

Automotive News - March 29 - Nellie Brown
Work from anywhere - but it won't be easy to manage

Quartz - March 28 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Will Amazon Unionize?

MSN - March 25 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Secretly Group Recognizes New Union. Could More Music Unions Follow?

Newsday - March 25 - Maria Figueroa
Shared Work Program keeps New York employees on the job

Inverse - March 25 - Rebecca Kehoe
Who is the 'Lebron' of your office? Star employees bring 1 weird benefit

The American Prospect - March 24 - Lara Skinner
The Promise of Offshore Wind

NPR - March 23 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
President Biden's Next Big-Ticket Item: A Transformational Infrastructure Plan

Reuters - March 23 - Lance Compa
Mexican women say gender discrimination plagues U.S. temporary work programs

The Hill - March 23 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Unions eager for swift action from new Labor secretary

Bloomberg - March 19 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon Workers Consider Unionizing at Several More U.S. Sites

Marketplace - March 19 - Erica Groshen
As restaurants and bars reopen, some find workers are scarce

Bloomberg - March 17 - Maria Figueroa
Uber's U.K. Defeat Won't Be Blueprint for Global Labor Fight

Lekh Podcast - March 12 - Sarah Besky
Tasting Qualities

Marketplace - March 10 - Alex Colvin
The PRO Act may protect workers even if it doesn't pass

The Hill - March 10 - Nicholas Occhiuto
PAC donations aren't just about money, they're about the time they buy

Bloomberg Businessweek - March 10 - Sally Klingel
For Amazon Workers, Winning Union Vote Would Be Just a First Step

Bloomberg - March 9 - Alex Colvin
Dismissed Goldman Trader Loses Finra Fight Over Windhorst Trades

Forbes - March 9 - Rebecca Kehoe
4 Ways To Become A Star Employee In The Workplace

Fortune - March 8 - Worker Institute Study
Biden Gender Policy Council leaders: We must fix the caregiving crisis COVID has created for women

NPR - March 8 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Biden Faces 'Balancing Act' Advancing Clean Energy Alongside Labor Allies

Marketplace - March 5 - Erica Groshen
For the long-term unemployed, jobs report is not so upbeat

Al Jazeera - March 4 - Adam Seth Litwin
Medical technicians' strike in Oregon could be the first of many 

Conversations in Anthropology - March 4 - Sarah Besky
Episode #40: Sarah Besky and Mythri Jegathesan

The Signal - March 4 - Rosemary Batt
Shadow Business

The Buffalo News - March 3 - Russell Weaver
Another Voice: To build back better, Buffalo needs a people-centered charter

NBC News - March 2 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Organizers hope Biden's support of Amazon unionization advances broader efforts

Star-Gazette - March 2 - Nellie Brown
How have our offices changed? Businesses large and small take similar approach during COVID

WNYC Radio - March 1 - Maria Figueroa
Delivery Apps

Gothamist - March 1 - Maria Figueroa
Pandemic-Scarred Restaurants And Gig Workers Fight Back Against The Delivery Apps

City - March 1 - Lee Adler
From social club to obstacle to police reform. How the Locust Club came to be. 

February 2021

CNN Business - February 28 - Ileen DeVault
Here's why 2021 could be a big year for labor unions

ABC News - February 26 - Workers Institute
Texas federal judge rules CDC's pandemic eviction moratorium unconstitutional

Fair - February 26 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
'Workers Are Increasingly Required to Sign Away Their Rights'

The Washington Post - February 25 - Francine Blau & Lawrence Kahn
Opinion: Why pro-work Republicans should support the Biden economic agenda

Harvard Business Review - February 24 - Vanessa Bohns
A Simple Compliment Can Make a Big Difference

Nonprofit Quarterly - February 24 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Could an Alabama Union Election at Amazon Start a Labor Wave?

The Guardian - February 23 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
'We deserve more': an Amazon warehouse's high-stakes union drive

Ladders - February 23 - Brian Lucas
This is what Cornell scientists say is the secret to hiring more women

Fast Company - February 22 - Courtney McCluney
The toll of code switching and the tyranny of culture fit

PS News - February 22 - Brian Lucas
Reduce Gender Bias: Make hiring shortlists longer

GCN - February 20 - Gene Carroll
What America's LGBTQ Workers Expect from Biden

Sourcing Journal - February 19 - Jason Judd & Saroush Kurvilla
Why Aren't We Making Progress on Labor Conditions?

The Wall Street Journal - February 19 - JR Keller
After Covid, Should Companies Rehire Ex-Employees?

Times Union - February 18 - Erica Groshen
Coronavirus 'she-cession' affecting Capital Region workers

Yahoo! News - February 18 - Art Wheaton
What U.S. autoworkers want from the new Biden administration

Forbes - February 18 - Courtney McCluney
Pancakes With A Side Of Racism

Bloomberg Law - February 17 - Nellie Brown
Amazon Covid-19 Lawsuit Spotlights State Regulatory Power

The Uncertain Hour - February 17 - Kate Griffith
To suffer or permit to work

Ladders - February 17 - Rebecca Kehoe
New study reveals what knocks a star employee off their pedestal

Ithaca Times - February 17 - Ian Greer
An unequal recession: Women bear the brunt of job loss in the COVID-19 pandemic

Eight Fold - February 16 - JR Keller
7 Tips for Making Internal Talent Shifts During Lean Times

Science Daily - February 16 - Rebecca Kehoe
Star employees get most of the credit - and blame

The Diplomat - February 13 - Eli Friedman
Could Biden Make US-China Trade Better for Workers?

CNN - February 12 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
This is one of the fastest growing jobs at Walmart

Bloomberg - February 12 - Shannon Gleeson
Biden Urged to Legalize Migrants as Part of Infrastructure Plan

Agence France-Presse - February 10 - Bradford Bell
With flexible policy, Salesforce says 9-5 workday is 'dead'

The New York Times - February 10 - Louis Hyman
The New Deal's Capitalist Lessons for Joe Biden

S&P Global - February 10 - Maria Figueroa
FTC's Amazon settlement signals wider focus on worker protections, gig economy

Wired - February 8 - Patricia Campos-Medina
A Historic Union Vote Gets Underway at Amazon

The Economist - February 6 - Harry Katz
The struggle over reopening Chicago's schools 

Fox 5 - February 6 - Maria Figueroa
Should food delivery drivers be considered essential workers?

Cortland Standard - February 6 - Vanessa Bohns
Feeling all sorts of stress

CNBC Make It - February 6 - Alex Colvin
Union enrollment has declined for decades, but union workers still earn 19% more

Huffington Post - February 5 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Why Amazon Insisted On An In-Person Union Election During A Raging Pandemic

Healthcare Dive - February 5 - Erica Groshen
Healthcare lost 30K jobs in January in first setback since pandemic hit

Huffington Post - February 4 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Congressional Democrats are Pushing for the Biggest Labor Reform in Generations

Syracuse.com - February 3 - Fred Kotler
Commentary: Why we need a project labor agreement on Interstate 81

Financial Times- February 1 - Desiree LeClercq
The EU's quixotic plan to shame China over labour rights

January 2021

The Wall Street Journal - January 31 - Art Wheaton
Amazon Faces Familiar Opponent in Alabama Union Election

Newsday - January 30 - Lee Adler
Laura Curran in 'tight spot' over police contracts, reform plans

The Economist - January 27 - Eli Friedman
The gig economy challenges China's state-run labour unions

The Detroit News - January 27 - Art Wheaton
Stellantis admits FCA broke U.S. labor laws. Here's what's next.

The Guardian - January 26 - Alex Colvin
US companies using pandemic as a tool to break unions, workers claim

The Washington Post - January 26 - Louis Hyman
What you need to know about the latest efforts to bring unions to Big Tech

Harvard Business Review - January 26 - Brian Lucas
Your Best Ideas Are Often Your Last Ideas

MSN.com - January 24 - Francine Blau
Immigration Reform Will Upend the Childcare Industry

BBC - January 22 - Louis Hyman
Organised labour comes to Silicon Valley

Quartz - January 22 - Erica Groshen
Can you quit and file for unemployment if your workplace is unsafe about Covid-19?

BBC - January 21 - Courtney McCluney
Why it's hard for people of colour to be themselves at work

South China Morning Post - January 21 - Sarosh Kuruvilla
Bribes, fake factories and forged documents: the buccaneering consultants pervading China's factory audits

Finger Lake Times - January 21 - Yang Tan Institute
Northeast ADA Center Launches Disability Employment Toolkit for Small Businesses

NPR - January 15 - Art Wheaton
Amazon Warehouse Workers To Decide Whether To Form Company's 1st U.S. Union

City & State - January 15 - Maria Figeuroa
After Prop 22, New York is still split on gig worker reforms

The Indypendent - January 5 - Shannon Gleeson
The Liberal Plan: Fighting COVID One Moral Failing at a Time

Inside Higher Ed - January 14 - Shannon Gleeson
Just Futures

SCIENMAG - January 14 - Michele Belot
The Richer You Are, The More Likely You'll Social Distance, Study Finds

S&P Global - January 9 - Erica Groshen
Hospitality industry drives US job losses in December 2020 amid COVID-19 spike

National Herald - January 9 - Erica Groshen
Listed Indian companies rake in record profit but still cut wages and sack workers

Marketplace - January 8 - Ileen DeVault
How much can a union help Google workers push for social justice?

LA Times - January 8 - Erica Groshen
2020 ends with unexpected job losses, raising worries about a longer economic winter 

The New York Times - January 8 - Erica Groshen
Job Report Shows Economy Backsliding as Pandemic Worsens: Live Updates

ABC News - January 8 - Erica Groshen
Unemployment rate remains at 6.7%, employers cut 140,000 jobs last month

Marketplace - January 8 - Erica Groshen
Will January bring more hiring?

WRVO Public Media - January 6 - Esta Bigler
New state paid leave law could help NY slow spread of COVID-19

Yahoo! Finance - January 5 - Alex Colvin
Alphabet union has a 'long way to go' before it can force Google to bargain, expert says

Planet Labor - January 5 - Ileen DeVault
United States: Google gets a trade union

Agence France Presse - January 4 - Art Wheaton
Google employees form new labor union in United States

Marketplace - January 4 - Louis Hyman
What Google's union means for Silicon Valley


December 2020

The New York Times - December 28 - Louis Hyman
The Year Inequality Became Less Visible, and More Visible Than Ever

Business Insider - December 27 - Brad Bell
Amazon Engineers Ask Why They Need to Come into Work

NJ.com - December 27 - Patricia Campos-Medina
What 2020 taught us

Marketplace - December 21 - Francine Blau
Teachers move near the front of the line for vaccine

Automotive News - December 21 - Art Wheaton
GM-FCA Feud exposed new chapter in scandal

The Wall Street Journal - December 16 - Pam Tolbert
Pinterest pledges to change workplace culture after discrimination settlement

The Wall Street Journal - December 16 - Maria Figueroa
Amazon faces unionization push in Alabama, a test in labor organizing bid

Home Health Care News - December 16 - Ariel Avgar
Disease-Specific Training for Home-Based Care Workers Can Improve Staffing, Boost Quality

Quartz - December 15 - Erica Groshen
How much is the government to blame for the drop in US business revenue?

The Wall Street Journal - December 14 - Art Wheaton
UAW Reaches Settlement With Feds in Multiyear Corruption Probe

The Detroit News - December 14 - Art Wheaton
UAW deal with feds to emerge from corrupt era offers members opportunity at a cost

WJR News Talk 760 - December 14 - Art Wheaton
UAW, feds agree to reforms amid long-running corruption investigation 

The Herald Scotland - December 12 - Ian Greer
Why on earth would Scotland want to be part of the EU anyway?

Marketplace - December 11 - Francine Blau
Which essential workers should be prioritized for vaccines?

The Guardian - December 11 - Brad Bell
The end of the office holiday party - or simply time to get creative?

The Troy Record - December 10 - Hassan Enayati
New York sees jump in new unemployment claims

Business of Fashion - December 10 - Jason Judd
Why Protecting Fashion's Factory Workers Is Harder Than Ever

Healthcare Drive - December 9 - Erica Groshen 
As healthcare job growth slows, some look to restructure long-term operations

Mecklenburg Sun - December 9 - Erica Groshen
Unemployment rate plummets in October as Mecklenburg adds jobs

CNBC Make It - December 8 - Erica Groshen
The U.S. still has 10 million fewer jobs now than before the pandemic

Jacobian - December 8 - Lara Skinner
New York's Building Trades Unions Are Showing the Way Forward on Green Jobs

Pagosa Daily Post - December 8 - Louis Hyman
EDITORIAL: Why Can't Johnny Read? Part Eight

Capital Tonight - December 7 - Russell Weaver
Economist: Loss of Government Jobs "Telling Sign" of Pending Crisis

The New York Times - December 5 - Francine Blau
The Elderly vs. Essential Workers: Who Should Get the Coronavirus Vaccine First?

Yahoo! News - December 4 - Erica Groshen
Weak jobs report points to faltering recovery and race for a vaccine

Sinclair Broadcast Group - December 4 - Russell Weaver
As job growth slows, Biden warns of 'bleak' future without further stimulus

WHCU - December 4 - Russell Weaver
November jobs report expected to show stalls in economic recovery

New York Times - December 3 - Erica Groshen
Up to 30 Million in U.S. Have the Skills to Earn 70% More, Researchers Say

Pagosa Daily Post - December 3 - Louis Hyman
EDITORIAL: Why Can't Johnny Read? Part Five

Supermarket Guru - December 3 - Maria Figueroa
So Here's The COVID Dichotomy ... 

Bloomberg - December 2 - Maria Figueroa
Rights for Gig Workers Are a Political Issue Now, But Many of Them Can't Vote

BBC Thinking Allowed - December 2 - Sarah Besky
Podcast: Tea

Bill of Health - December 2 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
COVID-19 Immunity as Passport to Work Will Increase Economic Inequality

CNBC - December 1 - Erica Groshen
Nine months after the health and economic crisis began, unemployment claims near record high

The Washington Post - December 1 - Vanessa Bohns
He didn't take covid-19 seriously. Being hospitalized 'made a believer' out of him.

Sourcing Journal - December 1 - Jason Judd/Sarosh Kuruvilla
Does Private Labor Regulation Work? Probably Not


November 2020

The New York Times - November 30 - Maria Figueroa
Food delivery apps are booming. Their workers are often struggling.

The Wall Street Journal - November 29 - Vanessa Bohns
Do you have e-charisma on Zoom? Here's how to get it

News10 Albany - November 24 - Emily Zitek
Cornell: ‘Entitled people’ less likely to follow COVID guidelines

NBC News - November 24 - Adam Seth Litwin
Need a COVID-19 Nurse? That’ll Be $8,000 a Week

Ms. Magazine - November 20 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
How COVID-19 Could Enable the Inclusion of Women in the Workplace

Bloomberg Law - November 18 - Alex Colvin
Cities, states prevail in early legal clashes with police unions

Truthout - November 17 - Shannon Gleeson
Op-Ed | After Trump, the Fight for Immigrant Rights Will Continue Under Biden

Retail Dive - November 16 - Diane Burton
'It's a violation of an implicit psychological contract': Why DTC culture issues hit hard

Albany Times Union - November 14 - Erica Groshen
Holiday sales jobs shifting from storefront to warehouse and van

The Hill - November 13 - Vanessa Bohns
How American life is fueling the COVID-19 surge

Albany Times Union - November 13 - Lee Adler
Albany plans to fire officer over racist rant; releases video of remarks

MSN - November 12 - William Sonnenstuhl
Safe social distancing depends on students' decisions

New York Business - November 12 - Ifeoma AJunwa
City picks up effort to crack down on AI hiring bias

Senior Living - November 12 - Ariel Avgar
Heart failure training increases home care worker job satisfaction: Cornell study

The New York Post - November 11 - Emily Zitek/ILR Research
Sense of 'entitlement' linked to taking COVID-19 risks

Newsy - November 11 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
How Will The Biden Administration Shape America's Workforce?

The Ithaca Voice - November 10 - Russell Weaver
Cornell launches new COVID-19 school district tracking tool

CNY Central - November 9 - Russell Weaver
New interactive map tracks NY school district COVID-19 cases

Bloomberg Law - November 5 - Patricia Campos-Medina
New Jersey Pursues Lyft on Taxes, Keeping Pressure on Gig Model

The Marshall Project - November 5 - Lee Adler
These Federal Prison Guards Are Desperate for Trump to Lose

Aljazeera - November 5 - Maria Figueroa
California Prop 22 rewrites road map for gig workers' rights

WHCU - November 4 - Russell Weaver
Cornell develops COVID tracker for school district boundaries

Press & Sun Bulletin - November 4 - Russell Weaver
Layoff notices skyrocket in NYS amid pandemic 

Tompkins Weekly – November 4 – ILR School
Cornell's ILR School at 75: Outreach near and far


October 2020

Aljazeera – October 30 – Risa Lieberwitz
Move over, toxic bosses: Politics has US workers wanting to quit

The Lily - October 30 - Harry Katz
The Postal Service is in trouble. These women on remote islands show what we could lose. 

Democrat & Chronicle - October 29 - Russell Weaver
Layoff notices hit New York at a record rate, data show. Here's where

The Capitol Pressroom – October 28 – Russell Weaver
New York State Lags the U.S. in Economic Recovery

Marketplace – October 28 – Art Wheaton
As companies like Boeing go, so goes the U.S. economy

Ithaca.com - October 26 - Ian Greer
Ithaca Employment Largely Rebounds, But Weaknesses Linger According to Local Officials

Bloomberg Law - October 22 - Vanessa Bohns
'Love Contracts' Go Mainstream as Employers Track Office Romance

San Francisco Chronicle - October 22 - Erica Groshen
As California shelter-in-place rules ease, unemployment claims dip

USA Today - October 21 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Worked to death: Latino farmworkers have long been denied basic rights. COVID-19 showed how deadly racism could be.

The Durango Herald - October 21 - Louis Hyman
David Brooks: Is this the new future of American liberalism?

WSYR 9 - October 19 - Lara Skinner
New York State turns to 4 Cornellians for climate advisory panels

New York Times - October 18 - Susanne Bruyère
Remote but Inclusive for Years, and Now Showing Other Companies How

Forbes - October 15 - Ronald Ehrenberg
How America's Richest Colleges Are Getting Away With Charging More While Providing Less During Covid

The Counter - October 15 - Ian Greer
Servers and bartenders bet their futures on getting out the vote

Sourcing Journal - October 15 - Jason Judd/Sarosh Kuruvilla
Data Shows an Industry Slow to Improve

National Law Review - October 15 - Lisa Nishii
Inclusivity and High Performance Begins with Psychological Safety

The Globe and Mail - October 14 - Sam Nelson
U.S. election 2020: Harris, Pence lay out two visions of America in debate that plays to their supporters 

WSYR 9 - October 14 - Nellie Brown
Indoor dining in the winter: How safe is it?

Commercial Appeal - October 13 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
FedEx employee health plan: Contribution increases, HSA option among changes for 2021

WHCU - October 13 - Russell Weaver
'Recession economy' hitting minorities harder than general population

Marketplace - October 12 - Erica Groshen
How many people are unemployed right now?

Democrat and Chronicle - October 12 - Linda Donahue
Workplace: Bring 'all stakeholders to the table to discuss the implications of new ideas'

WHCU - October 9 - Russell Weaver
Cornell expert: Don't bet on stimulus relief

CXP - October 9 - Vanessa Bohns
When Customers Don't Ask For Help

Truthout - October 6 - Russell Weaver
Trump Halts Work on New Stimulus Bill, Says It Will Resume After He's Reelected

Science for the People Podcast - October 5 - Sarah Besky
Tasting Qualities 

WHCU - October 5 - Russell Weaver
Economic geographer with Cornell says economic recovery coming to a halt

60 Minutes - October 6 - Yang Tan Institute
Recruiting for Talent on the Autism Spectrum

The New York Times - October 2 - Erica Groshen
Job Gains Are Waning, a Blow to Economic Recovery

ABC News - October 2 - Erica Groshen
Unemployment rate slips to 7.9% in last jobs report before election

ABC News - October 1 - Erica Groshen
Some 837,000 Americans filed jobless claims last week as pandemic layoffs continue

Marketplace - October 1 - Erica Groshen
COVID economy fallout keeps hitting already impoverished neighborhoods hardest

Sinclair Broadcast Group - October 1 - Russell Weaver
With time running out, Pelosi and Mnuchin struggle to find compromise on stimulus

Al Jazeera - October 1 - Maria Figueroa
Winter is coming: Small businesses brace for cold and COVID

American Psychological Association - October 1 - Erica Groshen
Economic uncertainty: How COVID-19 has hit psychologists
 

September 2020

The Globe and Mail - September 30 - Sam Nelson
2020 U.S. election debate: Key takeaways from a chaotic evening with little policy substance

ProPublica - September 30 - Rose Batt
Investors Extracted $400 Million From a Hospital Chain That Sometimes Couldn't Pay for Medical Supplies or Gas for Ambulances

Spectrum News - September 30 - Sam Nelson
Professors Reflect on First Presidential Debate

Citizen Times - September 30 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Mission Hospital RNs have voted to unionize. What happens now?

Business Insider - September 29 - Sam Nelson
The 6 fundamental skills you need to win any argument, according to the coach of one of the world's best college debate teams

Newsday - September 29 - Art Wheaton
New paid and unpaid sick-leave law offers protections to NY workers

Jacksonville Free Press - September 29 - Courtney McCluney
White Coats, Black Scientists

The Wall Street Journal - September 24 - Erica Groshen
Jobless Claims Keep Rising in New York, New Jersey

CNBC Make It - September 23 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
As Ellen DeGeneres fights claims of a toxic workplace, here are 3 signs you work in one

The Wall Street Journal - September 20 - Vanessa Bohns
The Science Behind WFH Dressing for Zoom

Citizen Times - September 17 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Union prevails in Mission nurses' election. National Nurses United to represent workforce

Marketplace - September 14 - Courtney McCluney
Black women are thriving in Detroit's business ecosystem

The New Republic: Sold/Short - September 11 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
There Is No Such Thing as a Conservative Workers' Movement

The Daily Californian - September 10 - Shannon Gleeson
After Supreme Court win, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy still faces challenges, experts say

Bloomberg Law - September 9 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
Canceling Anti-Racism Training Weakens Agency Liability Shields

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - September 7 - Kheel Center
U.S. fashion industry's history is steeped in labor unions

WITF - September 7 - Patricia Campos-Medina
This Labor Day, unions face new pressure and possibilities due to COVID-19

NJ.com - September 7 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Op-Ed: On Labor Day let's honor workers by protecting their lives

Forbes - September 5 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
10 Reasons Why Anti-Racism Training Is Not The Problem

Bloomberg - September 4 - Erica Groshen
The Fed Has a Credibility Issue on Inflation (Podcast)

Newsmakers - September 4 - Alex Colvin
A look at how COVID has changed the American workforce

Healthcare Dive - September 4 - Erica Groshen
Healthcare jobs inch back to pre-pandemic levels, adding 75K in August

The Daily World - September 4 - Erica Groshen
U.S. job growth slows further in August

The Wall Street Journal - September 3 - Erica Groshen
Jobless Claims Hold Steady in New York, New Jersey

Slush - September 3 - Cornell Study
How to Foster Diversity, Inclusion, and Psychological Safety in E-Learning

Syracuse Post Standard - September 2 - Russell Weaver
Inside CNY's job disaster: What industries fell off a cliff? What's coming back? What's the next crisis?

Sinclair Broadcast Group - September 2 - Erica Groshen
With elections and shutdown risk looming, pressure grows for stimulus deal

Forbes - September 2 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
Why Empowerment, Not Monitoring, Will Drive Success In The Remote Work Age

 

 

August 2020

The Mercury - August 31 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
At the mercy of the machine

Weight Watchers - August 31 - Nellie Brown
How to picnic in a pandemic, according to experts

The Washington Post - August 28 - Ileen DeVault
Strike? Boycott? When athletes stopped playing, the arguments of wording began.

CNBC - August 27 - Alex Colvin
Why experts say the NBA protest is a strike, not a boycott

Bloomberg - August 27 - Erica Groshen
U.S. Government Acts to Reduce Distortion in Jobless-Claims Data

Bloomberg Law - August 26 - Maria Figueroa
Uber, Lyft Won't Eliminate Legal Fights With New Business Models

Machine Design - August 25 - Cornell Study
Goldilocks' Automation: Not Too Much, Not Too Little

WITF - August 25 - Erica Groshen
Locked out of the economy: Unemployed workers face mounting fiscal, emotional stress

Democrat & Chronicle - August 21 - Russell Weaver
New York begins slow job recovery. What the latest data reveals.

Yahoo! Finance - August 19 - ILR Study
Too many diversity initiatives are neglecting junior Black employees. We can fix that.

WBUR - August 19 - Lee Adler
How Police Union Embezzlement, Including A $83,000 Theft In Somerville, Affects Public Trust

Univision Noticias - August 18 - Patricia Campos-Medina 
Non-working parents can receive up to $200 to care for their children during the pandemic

Health Medicine Network - August 17 - Seth Sanders
Desire to be in a group leads to harsher judgment of others

The Wall Street Journal - August 16 - Russell Weaver
Black workers in Buffalo face bigger share of coronavirus impact 

Marketplace - August 13 - Brad Bell
Some companies help employees cover costs of working from home

Axios - August 13 - Erica Groshen
The statistics crisis

Bloomberg - August 11 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
MLB Teams Explore Using Cameras to Detect Maskless Fans at Games

The Business of Fashion - August 11 - Worker Institute
The Future of the Modelling Industry

Bloomberg - August 10 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Do-It-Yourself Contact Tracing for 1.3 Million: A Union Jumps In

CGTN - August 10 - Cornell Study
Pathogeny for U.S. withdrawal fever

The Buffalo News - August 8 - Russell Weaver
Another Voice: Government subsidization requires representation

Customer Experience Insight - August 7 - Vanessa Bohns
Why customers don't ask for help when they should

The Ithaca Voice - August 7 - Nellie Brown
The Ithaca Voice's Guide to Tompkins County school reopening

Healthcare Drive - August 7 - Erica Groshen
Healthcare gains jobs in July, but still down 800K from February

Labor Press - August 7 - Workers Institute
Returning Workers Still Question Workplace Safety As Pandemic Continues

Bloomberg Law - August 3 - Ariel Avgar
EEOC Pilot Programs to Resolve Bias Complaints Raise Questions

Cortland Standard - August 1 - Nellie Brown
School districts prep for fall and potential reopening

 


July 2020

The Atlantic - July 31 - Francine Blau
There Are Other Options Besides Reopening Schools

The Counter - July 31 - Nellie Brown
Tyson announces it will test employees in all facilities

New York Times - July 30 - Louis Hyman
The Future of American Liberalism

San Francisco Chronicle - July 30 - Erica Groshen
California jobless claims reach 9 million since mid-March amid record-shattering economic plunge

Capitol Pressroom - July 29 - Maria Figueroa
Little known unemployment program is helping businesses avoid layoffs

LA Times - July 28 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Op-Ed: Coronavirus is unleashing righteous worker anger and a new wave of unionism

CNBC - July 28 - Hassan Enayati
How we ranked the top 50 U.S. colleges that pay off the most in 2020

The Good Men Project - July 26 - Yang-Tan Institute
Why Disability Employment Is Good Business

Health IT Answers - July 26 - Adam Seth Litwin
New Report Shows How COVID-19 Could Impact Tech in Healthcare

Bored Panda - July 23 - Vanessa Bohns
101 People Share What Simple, Obvious Things They've Learned Too Late

The Business of Fashion - July 23 - Sarosh Kuruvilla
Fashion Says It Can Police Its Supply Chain. So Why Are There So Many Scandals?

CNN - July 20 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Retailers are canceling coronavirus hazard pay. That's a mistake. 

The Phil Ferguson Show - July 19 - Rose Batt
The One About Private Equity

Buffalo News - July 19 - Russell Weaver
Hundreds of free Uber e-bikes coming to WNY for proposed 'transportation libraries'

Bloomberg - July 18 - Thomas Golden
Disabled Workers, Already in a Tough Spot, Now Have It Worse

Newsmakers - July 17 - Nellie Brown
Challenges facing schools in order to open this fall

Ithaca Times - July 17 - Ian Greer & Russell Weaver
Survey highlights wage inequality for workers of color in Tompkins County

Syracuse Post Standard - July 17 - Russell Weaver
$600 bump in jobless benefits to end; for CNY workers and employers, it's a new world

The New York Times - July 16 - Vanessa Bohns
Should You Say Yes To That Favor? Well ... 

Bloomberg Law - July 16 - Lee Adler
When Uncle Sam's Your Boss, Returning to Work Isn't the Same

OneZero - July 16 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
I Got a Job at an Amazon Warehouse Without Talking to a Single Human

Fox 40 - July 16 - Lee Adler
What Issues Face Schools In Planning To Reopen?

Fox 40 - July 15 - Nellie Brown 
State Guidelines For Reopening Schools Are "A Skeleton" To Be Adapted To Specific Buildings

Cortland Standard - July 15 - Lee Adler 
Questions remain on school reopening plans

ABC News Channel 9 - July 15 - Nellie Brown
Can schools safely reopen? Cornell University Health and Safety Director weighs in

Spectrum News - July 14 - Lee Adler
Can Schools Afford to Reopen?

Ithaca Voice - July 14 - Russell Weaver
New research shows 3/4 of black workers in Tompkins earn less than a living wage

CNY Central - July 14 - Nellie Brown
How will schools enforce social distancing?

Ithaca.com - July 14 - Nellie Brown
Back to School?

ISHN - July 14 - Vanessa Bohns
Let's meet, but not in person

Eater - July 14 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
They Tried to Start a Union During a Pandemic, But They Were Fired. What's Next?

Syracuse Post Standard - July 13 - Nellie Brown
NY’s detailed school rules: Masks, temperature checks, 6-foot distance, sports on hold

Healthcare Drive - July 13 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Pandemic spurs national union activity among hospital workers

Electronic Health Reporter - July 11 - Adam Seth Litwin
Report Shows How COVID-19 Could Impact Technology in Healthcare

CNBC - July 10 - Ronald Ehrenberg
Here's how to go to college for free

Bloomberg - July 10 - Ronald Ehrenberg
Harvard Goes Slow, Purdue Buys Plexiglass: Covid Upends Colleges

Yahoo! News - July 10 – Vanessa Bohns
Can an email always replace a meeting?

Syracuse Post Standard - July 10 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
In a scene from the past, factory workers walk a picket line outside a Syracuse company

The Atlantic - July 9 - Francine Blau
This Isn't Sustainable for Working Parents

Axios - July 9 – Fran Blau
Coronavirus squeezes the "sandwich generation"

CNBC - July 7 - Erica Groshen
13 million gig workers getting unemployment benefits, 41% of the total

The San Diego Union-Tribune - July 6 - Lance Compa
There’s a new trade agreement in town

Times Union - July 5 - Nellie Brown
Cuomo studies, malls wait for instructions on air filters

Healthcare Dive - July 3 - Erica Groshen & Adam Seth Litwin
Healthcare sector added 358K jobs, hospitals had first gains in 2 months

FiveThirtyEight - July 2 - Erica Groshen
The Unemployment Rate Is Falling, But More People Are Losing Their Jobs Permanently

The Chronicle of Philanthropy - July 2 - Shannon Gleeson
Philanthropy Must Continue Its Support for Young Migrants - Even With the Supreme Court DACA Victory

CNN - July 1 - Erica Groshen
America's job market is starting to recover. But don't hold your breath.

Seattle PI - July 1 - Nellie Brown
Cuomo studies, malls wait for instructions on air filters

June 2020

The Detroit News - June 30 - Art Wheaton
UAW meets with feds to avert racketeering takeover, oversight

CNYCentral - June 30 - Nellie Brown
Experts: COVID-19 outbreaks at processing plants affect the whole community

BBC - June 30 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
Coronavirus: How much does your boss need to know about you?

NPR - June 29 - Eli Friedman
Some of China's Freed Labor Activists Start New Lives, But State Pressure Lurks

Newsmakers - June 26 - Lee Adler
Education expert Lee Adler talks possible return to classrooms in the fall

Time - June 25 - Verónica Martínez-Matsuda
21 Lessons From America's Worst Moments

The Wall Street Journal - June 25 - Rose Batt
The Mixed Case for Private Equity in Retirement Plans

Newsday - June 25 - Nellie Brown
Mall owners, officials angry at Phase 4 delay

Vox - June 24 - Ifeoma Ajunwa, Virginia Doellgast, Shannon Gleeson, Kate Griffith, and Verónica Martínez-Matsuda
How police unions became so powerful - and how they can be tamed

The New York Times - June 24 - Erica Groshen
Why Do We Pay So Many People So Little Money?

The New York Times - June 24 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
The Jobs We Need

The Hill - June 23 - Adam Seth Litwin
Let COVID show us how health care can best harness new technologies

Grist - June 22 - Nellie Brown
Clean clothes, or clean oceans? Now you don't have to choose. 

Marketplace - June 17 - Erica Groshen
Which jobs are coming back first? Which may never return?

Business Insider - June 17 - Rose Batt
10 books to read if you want to learn about the future of work

Harvard Business Review - June 17 - Courtney McCluney
Working from Home While Black

CNBC - June 16 - Erica Groshen
There are more people getting unemployment benefits than there are unemployed workers

SHRM - June 16 - Erica Groshen
Can You Trust the U.S. Unemployment Rate?

Herald-Tribune - June 15 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Amazon Venice plans moving along despite pandemic 

Star Ledger - June 14 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Op-Ed: Latinos stand with #BlackLivesMatter because we both fight for justice and equality

The Good Men Project - June 14 - Courtney McCluney
How Managers Can (And Should) Address Race and Violence in the News

Portland Press Herald - June 12 - Emily Zitek
Bill Nemitz: Do you follow Maine's COVID-19 rules, or are you 'entitled' to ignore them? 

Emporium - June 12 - Adam Seth Litwin
Why many employees feel devalued in booming job market 

KQED - June 11 - Erica Groshen
Federal Preserve Projects Longterm Unemployment From Coronavirus Crisis

Politico - June 11 - Patricia Campos-Medina
State unveils 'right to refuse work' guidance amid Covid-19-related job safety concerns 

Star Ledger - June 11 - Patricia Campos-Medina
When N.J. reopens offices and businesses, they'll have set standards to keep workers safe, Murphy says

The Guardian - June 11 - Alex Colvin
"They don't belong": calls grow to oust police from US labor movement 

Washington Post - June 10 - Erica Groshen
What the Labor Department is doing about the error that led to a lower employment rate

Bloomberg - June 10 - Erica Groshen
U.S. Jobs Focus Shifts Back to Losses After May's Surprise Gain

CNBC - June 9 - Erica Groshen
There's a conspiracy theory about the unemployment numbers. Labor experts call it baseless.

Baltimore Sun - June 9 - Erica Groshen
No, the jobs report wasn't rigged. Here's what happened.

City Lab - June 9 - Louis Hyman
City Lab University: A Timeline of U.S. Police Protests

Marketplace - June 8 - Erica Groshen
Why was the May unemployment number wrong?

Bloomberg - June 8 - Erica Groshen
The Shock U.S. Jobs Report Raised Questions. Here Are Some Answers.

Harvard Business Review - June 8 - Vanessa Bohns
3 Myths That Stop People from Asking for Help at Work

Financial Times - June 7 - Erica Groshen
Doubts remain over true scale of US jobless crisis

Quartz - June 6 - Alex Colvin
When everyone can work from home, who goes back to the office?

The Washington Post - June 6 - Erica Groshen
A 'misclassification error' made the May unemployment rate look better than it is. Here's what happened.

Newsday - June 5 - Nellie Brown
Occupancy limits and no fitting rooms: Shopping in the COVID-19 era

AP on YouTube - June 5 - Erica Groshen
US unemployment drops to a still-high 13.3%

The Hill - June 5 - Erica Groshen
Shocking job numbers raise homes for quicker recovery

San Francisco Chronicle - June 5 - Erica Groshen
Unemployment rate drops to 13.3% in May, in a hopeful sign for the economy

Sinclair Broadcast Group - June 5 - Erica Groshen
Trump predicts rocket-like recovery after jobs report, but experts still have concerns

AP News - June 4 - Erica Groshen
Unemployment rate falls to 13.3%, US adds 2.5 million jobs

Los Angeles Times - June 4 - Erica Groshen
For night-shift workers, curfews can be costly

BBC - June 4 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
Is your boss spying on you as you work from home?

The Guardian - June 3 - Francine Blau
The pandemic exposes US childcare for what it is: 'a crisis within a crisis'

May 2020

Democrat & Chronicle - May 28 - Russell Weaver
Unemployment rates in New York: See how your region fared

WalletHub - May 28 - Hassan Enayati
States hit Most by Unemployment Claims 

Capitol Pressroom - May 27 - Russell Weaver
Latest unemployment figures paint grim picture for NY

Law360 - May 27 - Erica Groshen
DOL Shuts Down Media's Pre-Release Access To Jobs Data

13WHAM - May 26 - Chris Collins & Nellie Brown
The New New York: A Special Report

Newsday - May 25 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
Expected boom in workplace health monitoring, clashes with privacy fears

The Toronto Star - May 25 - Vanessa Bohns
Going to work sick was a sign of loyalty. Now that it's 'reckless' companies need to rethink their policies.

NewsDio - May 25 - Nellie Brown
How will COVID change the workplace?

Al Jazeera - May 24 - Rose Batt
Hospitals not making money on COVID-19

RTL Today - May 24 - Brad Bell
The end of the company office?

ABC News - May 23 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
As employee monitoring extends to workers' homes and health, some see civil rights threat

LA Times - May 22 - Nellie Brown
Businesses are reopening. If you're older or sick, what happens to your job?

PBS News Hour - May 21 - Rose Batt
How the pandemic has pushed U.S. retail toward the brink of collapse 

US News & World Report - May 21 - Alex Colvin
Could Coronavirus Help Amazon Workers Unionize?

Newsday - May 21 - Nellie Brown
NY, lifeguards wrangle over safety issues as beaches prepare to open

The Wall Street Journal - May 21 - Wendy Strobel Gower
My Boss Wants Me Back At Work. How Do I Keep My Family Safe?

The Hill - May 20 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Unions worry Congress is one step closer to a liability shield 

EdSurge - May 20 - Nellie Brown
Health Experts Say Schools Can Reopen in the Fall - But With Some Big Changes

South China Morning Post - May 20 - Erica Groshen
Asian-Americans hit hard by job losses in New York, raising questions of racial discrimination 

The Hill - May 19 - Lance Compa
Unions file complaint over 'systemic sexual harassment' across McDonald's restaurants

Marketplace - May 18 - Art Wheaton
As carmakers restart factories, they look at steps to protect workers from COVID-19 

The Guardian - May 18 - Lance Compa 
McDonald's accused over 'systemic sexual harassment' of employees worldwide

Barron's - May 18 - Lance Compa
McDonald's Target of Sexual Harassment Complaints by Labor Unions to OECD

Newsday - May 16 - Nellie Brown
LI Firms shut down since mid-March will reopen to a world with new rules

CNA Undercover Asia - May 16 - Jason Judd
Episode 10: Slavery at Sea

The New York Times - May 15 - Brian Lucas
To Build Resilience in Isolation, Master The Art of Time Travel

SHRM- May 15 - Chris Collins
Immunity Certificates: An Idea Whose Time Hasn't Arrived

Marketplace - May 14 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Hazard pay ends soon at Amazon and other major companies

The New York Times - May 14 - Virginia Doellgast
Amazon's Showdown in France Tests Its Ability to Sidestep Labor

International Business Times - May 13 - David Matteson
Coronavirus US Update: Social Distancing Has Merely Stabilized Covid-19 Spread

MarketWatch - May 13 - Vanessa Bohns
'All the days are blurring together': How to battle burnout and find a healthy work-life balance during the pandemic

I100 Rock - May 13 - Nellie Brown
Cornell expert says workplace changes will protect against more than Covid-19

The Progressive - May 12 - The Worker Institute
The Fight for Workplace Safety

GQ - May 12 - The Worker Institute
Model Workers: Labor Activism Comes to Fashion Modeling

Cortland Standard - May 12 - Russell Weaver
Cortland County jobless rate could hit 20%

Spectrum News - May 12 - Nellie Brown
How Employers Can Make Workplaces Safe to Open

HR Drive - May 11 - Rose Batt
As Amazon VP departs over employee firings, HR departments should be 'very concerned'

CNN Tonight - May 10 - Nellie Brown
More Than 1,300,000 Cases of Coronavirus in U.S., Nearly 80,000 Deaths

The Washington Post - May 10 - Francine Blau
Women hit hardest by job losses

The New York Times - May 8 - Erica Groshen
Coronavirus Deals U.S. Economy Great Depression-Like Job Losses, High Unemployment

US News and World Report - May 8 - Erica Groshen
Great Depression-Like U.S. Job Losses, Unemployment Rate Expected in April

BBC News - May 8 - Erica Groshen
Coronavirus: Pandemic sends US jobless rate to 14.7%

The New York Times - May 8 - Nellie Brown
Two White House Coronavirus Cases Raise Question of if Anyone Is Really Safe

NPR - May 8 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
Your Boss May Soon Track You At Work For Coronavirus Safety

FiveThirtyEight - May 8 - Erica Groshen
Politics Podcast: How Long The Unemployment Pain Could Last

CGTN America - May 8 - Brad Bell
Future of office layouts challenged by COVID-19

S&P Global - May 8 - Erica Groshen
Consumer sector pummeled in wave of US job losses in April

Syracuse Post Standard - May 8 - Russell Weaver
Coronavirus in NY: How many people are out of work in each region?

Newsmakers - May 8 - Russell Weaver
Economic geographer breaks down unemployment numbers

Capitol Pressroom - May 8 - Lee Adler
Schools could be 'dangerous breeding grounds' for COVID-19 if opened early 

ROI NJ - May 8 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Here are members of Murphy's Restart and Recovery Advisory Council

MSN - May 7 - Erica Groshen
Great Depression-like U.S. job losses, unemployment rate expected in April

NPR - May 7 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
Some Companies Are Turning To Tracking Technologies To Ensure Safe Reopening

Democrat & Chronicle - May 7 - Russell Weaver
Widespread joblessness in New York will raise unemployment rate to Depression-era levels

The Epoch Times - May 7 - Erica Groshen
Virus Fallout Destroys 20.5 Million US Jobs, Unemployment Rate Shatters Record

WICZ - May 7 - Lee Adler
Ensuring Safety Of Students And Staff When Reopening Schools

New York Times - May 6 - Erica Groshen
The Jobs Numbers Will Be Terrible. Here's How to Interpret Them. 

Bloomberg - May 6 - Erica Groshen
'What'd You Miss'

MSN Money - May 6 - Erica Groshen
ADP: More Than 20 Million People Lost Their Jobs in April 

The Hill - May 6 - Erica Groshen
Private sector lost 20.2 million jobs in April: ADP

ABC6 - May 6 - Erica Groshen
Trump pushes payroll tax cut, but Dems and some GOP remain skeptical

Marketplace - May 5 - Nellie Brown
For retailers, reopening means rethinking everything about a store

US News and World Report - May 5 - Brad Bell
The End of the Open Plan Office? Workspaces Get Post-Pandemic Makeovers

Supply Chain Dive - May 5 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
Wearables could be key for worker safety as warehouses, manufacturers eager to reopen

Harvard Business Review - May 4 - Vanessa Bohns
Starting a New Job - Remotely

The Hill - May 4 - Adam Seth Litwin
Our hospitals' outsourced janitors make us all sicker

Common Dreams - May 3 - Russell Weaver
True Resilience Involves Pushing Forward From COVID-19, Not Just Bouncing Back  

AOL - May 2 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Coronavirus update: US states map out reopen strategy as fear creeps back into market  

NBC News - May 1 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Labor unions are on the front lines in battle over worker protections

AOL - May 1 - Ileen DeVault
'This is life or death': Workers at Amazon, Target, Instacart hold nationwide strike on International Workers Day

Yahoo! Finance - May 1 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Coronavirus protests put into perspective how vulnerable some workers are: Worker Advocate

Yahoo! News - May 1 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Inside the underground labor revolution brewing within Big Tech

Bloomberg Law - May 1 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
Contact Tracing Poses 'Pandora's Box' for Reopening Businesses
 

April 2020

The Conversation - April 30 - Jason Judd & Sarosh Kuruvilla
Why apparel brands' efforts to police their supply chains aren't working

Bloomberg Businessweek - April 30 - Louis Hyman
The U.S. Needs Way More Than a Bailout to Recover From Covid-19

The Guardian - April 30 - Francine Blau
Politics drive Georgia's reopening gamble as coronavirus cases rise  

Who.What.Why - April 30 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Could A Pandemic Spur The Resurgence Of Labor Unions?

Tribune - April 30 - Alex Colvin
Nearly half of global workforce risks job losses - ILO

CNY Central - April 30 - Lee Adler
Will schools throughout New York state remain closed for the rest of the school year?

WGRZ - April 30 - Lee Adler
Coronavirus Virtual Town Hall

Daily Messenger - April 30 - Lee Adler
Schools await state's guidance on reopening

Jacobin - April 29 - Eli Friedman
Socialists Should Side With Workers - Not the Chinese or American Ruling Class

WHCU - April 29 - Lee Adler
Cornell expert says schools should remain closed

Bloomberg Law - April 28 - Nellie Brown
Distancing at Reopened Offices Will Mean Long Elevator Lines

The AP - April 25 - Louis Hyman
Out of a pandemic crisis, what could a new New Deal look like?

PBS News Hour - April 23 - Francine Blau
Why the pandemic is making U.S. economic inequality even worse

CNN Business - April 23 - Nellie Brown
Stores want shoppers to wear masks. But some customers refuse.

Capital Pressroom - April 23 - Ian Greer
How the unemployment insurance system works

Medium - April 23 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
If You're a Remote Worker, You're Going to Be Surveilled. A Lot.

Houston Chronicle - April 23 - Rose Batt
As frontline emergency doctors risk all to fight COVID-19, their pay is slashed

CNBC Make It - April 22 - Alex Colvin
What's it like being unemployed because of coronavirus

New York Times - April 22 - The Workers Institute
The State of Fashion Models in a Pandemic

CNN - April 20 - Vanessa Bohns
You can burn out when you're working from home, too

San Francisco Chronicle - April 19 - Alex Colvin
SFO workers still on the job face coronavirus risks

Axios - April 19 - Francine Blau
Parents' stress levels spike as pandemic drags on

The Hill - April 18 - Rose Batt
Importance of ongoing contact for prisoners

The Wall Street Journal - April 18 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
You're Working From Home, but Your Company Is Still Watching You

The Post Standard - April 18 - Russell Weaver
Coronavirus shut down like a bomb on Central New York workers: 'I am terrified'

Concord Monitor - April 17 - ILR School
Assessing N.H. 'gig' economy

Bloomberg - April 16 - Alex Colvin
American Jobs Collapse Worsens With Gig Workers Stuck in Limbo

Baldwinsville Public Access - April 16 - Nellie Brown
Ask the Expert - Hand Washing, with Nellie Brown & Lisa Saunders

U.S. News and World Report - April 15 - Ronald Ehrenberg
College Board Ready to Offer At-Home SAT

Marketplace - April 14 - Sam Bacharach
It was supposed to be Tax Day tomorrow

The Baltimore Sun - April 14 - Erica Groshen
Be prepared: 7 things you can do during coronavirus lockdown to improve your employment prospects

Adweek - April 14 - Ileen DeVault
Q&A: Ex-Amazon Employee Chris Smalls on What's Really Happening Inside Those Warehouses

CNN - April 13 - Patricia Campos-Medina
How to be a more ethical Amazon shopper during the pandemic

CNN - April 10 - ILR School
Color of Covid: The racial justice paradox of our new stay-at-home economy

SHRM - April 10 - Rose Batt
Supporting Employees with Coronavirus

Newsmakers - April 9 - Alex Colvin
Alexander Colvin on impact of coronavirus on workers, companies

The New Yorker - April 9 - Rose Batt
How Private Equity Firms Squeeze Hospital Patients for Profits 

First Coast News - April 9 - Erica Groshen
Going beyond the numbers: Expert weighs in on unemployment increase

Al Jazeera - April 9 - Maria Figueroa
US gig workers confused by coronavirus financial relief aid 

ProPublica - April 9 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Inside the Union Where Coronavirus Put 98% of Members Out of Work

WRVO - April 8 - Russell Weaver
Pandemic puts New York college towns at risk of losing population, funding

Asian Review - April 8 - Maria Figueroa
'Gig economy' workers fall on hard times in Singapore and Australia

History News Network - April 5 - Veronica Martinez-Matsuda
Pandemic Exposes Vulnerabilities of Workers on Farms

New Statesman - April 4 - Ian Greer
The US's week of strikes

S&P Global - April 3 - Erica Groshen
Consumer sector drives US job losses in March but worse days ahead - experts

AlterNet - April 3 - Rose Batt
Here's what Wall Street doesn't want you to know about its grip on emergency rooms.

Ledger-Transcript - April 3 - ILR School
COVID-19 and the gig economy: Who's a gig worker and what benefits can they get now?

Harvard Business Review - April 3 - Vanessa Bohns
3 Tips to Avoid WFH Burnout 

CNN Business - April 3 - Francine Blau
Millions of dads are stuck at home - which could be a game changer for working moms

Marketplace - April 3 - Paul Davis
Pay cuts spreading beyond executive suite

The American Prospect - April 2 - Rose Blatt
Hospital Bailouts Begin - for Those Owned by Private Equity Firms

Business Insider - April 2 - Louis Hyman
'This is why people are so angry': Tech giants like Google, Facebook and Uber built their empires on the backs of contractors. A pandemic is showing just how horrifically that model failed American workers.  

Star Gazette - April 2 - Erica Groshen
New jobless claims skyrocket in coronavirus' wake: Here's the breakdown by NY region

Fashionista - April 2 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Former Everlane Employees Claim They Were Unlawfully Fired After They Tried To Unionize

The Good Men Project - April 2 - Vanessa Bohns
Don't Make Me Say No More Than Once

The Atlanta Voice - April 2 - Cornell ILR Research Studies
How COVID-19 could redefine labor in America 

Observer - April 1 - Alex Colvin
Grocery Chain Workers Demand Coronavirus Protection Measures for Their Health - And Yours

 

March 2020

Grub Street - March 31 - Vanessa Bohns
Just Be Kind to the People Who Ensure You Get To Eat

New York Times - March 30 - Alex Colvin
They Don't Want to Risk Their Lives to Flip Your Burger

Marketplace - March 30 - Nellie Brown
Gas stations depend on getting customers inside. Is that a problem right now?

TRTWorld Roundtable - March 30 - Brad Bell
Coronavirus: Remote Working Revolution

City & State - March 28 - Fred Kotler
Prevailing wage expansion still in the works for budget

Gotham Gazette - March 27 - Fred Kotler
Prevailing Wage is Economic Stimulus - New York Should Expand It Now

AP News - March 27 - Louis Hyman
Staying afloat: $2.2 trillion bill offers economic lifeline

MarketWatch - March 27 - Erica Groshen
Record-shattering 3.3 million jobless claims is just the start: Millions more jobs are at risk. 

CBS News - March 26 - Erica Groshen
Senate stimulus package "unemployment on steroids" for millions of jobless

The New York Times - March 26 - Nellie Brown
How Should I Do Laundry Now?

Washington Times - March 26 - Erica Groshen
Jobless claims spike to 3.28 million as coronavirus impact spreads

The Atlantic - March 26 - Erica Groshen
All the Coronavirus Statistics Are Flawed

WCNY Capitol Pressroom - March 26 - Erica Groshen
Coronavirus' impact on rising unemployment

San Francisco Chronicle - March 26 - Erica Groshen
'It's brutal': 3.3 million file for unemployment

Newsweek - March 26 - Erica Groshen
As Jobless Claims Surge By 3 Million, Unemployment May Soon Be Highest Since Financial Crisis

Business Insider - March 26 - Louis Hyman
The tech world relies on contractors, temp and gig workers to power its billion-dollar enterprises. Experts argue it's a sign of how the economy has failed American workers. 

CNBC Make It - March 26 - Alex Colvin
Can you be fired for working from home?

Bloomberg Law - March 25 - Lance Compa
Covid-19 Forces Employers to Weigh Layoffs Versus Furloughs

Newsday - March 25 - Nellie Brown
Grocery stores take steps to protect cashiers and customers

The Hill - March 25 - Erica Groshen
Economists fear downturn will be worse than Great Recession

CNN - March 23 - Patricia Campos-Medina
Bonuses and pay hikes: How grocery stores keep workers on the front lines 

The Wall Street Journal - March 22 - Brad Bell
With Business Turned Upside Down, CEOs Face Monumental Leadership Challenge

Syracuse Post Standard - March 22 - Maria Figueroa
Coronavirus: Which workers get hurt worst, least due to state-ordered business shutdowns

Syracuse Post Standard - March 22 - Lou Jean Fleron
Coronavirus damage to CNY's economy? Imagine the unemployment rate tripling.

The Hill - March 20 - Vanessa Bohns
Op-Ed: Why so many people are still going out and congregating in groups: It's not selfishness

The Hill - March 20 - Rose Batt
Op-Ed: COVID-19 patients should not face surprise medical bills

Marketplace - March 20 - Art Wheaton
Boeing is in line for a bailout under "too big to fail" theory

The Guardian - March 19 - Paul Davis
'Suddenly I have no paycheck': layoffs and cuts for workers rocked by coronavirus

WGRZ - March 19 - Nellie Brown
Buffalo-area cashiers, stores receive guidance amid coronavirus outbreak 

Star Tribune - March 19 - Maria Figueroa
Minnesota medical groups have fits and starts with working from home

Bloomberg Law - March 19 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
Forced Worker Microchipping Faces Growing Preemptive Strike

Marketplace - March 18 - Erica Groshen
More and more people are being laid off. How far might unemployment go?

Los Angeles Times - March 17 - Alex Colvin
Coronavirus strikes at Amazon's operational heart: its delivery machine

NJ.com - March 17 - Patricia Campos Medina
Opinion: To stop the spread of coronavirus, we must help all workers, including the undocumented

Buffalo News - March 17 - Art Wheaton
Service workers brace of layoffs, cut hours: "It's super scary out there."

Salon - March 16 - Maria Figueroa
The coronavirus pandemic is heightening the class divide in the Bay Area

The Hill - March 14 - Rose Batt
Op-Ed: Paid Sick Leave is a Universal Right: The Time Has Come

Al Jazeera - March 13 - Maria Figueroa
Coronavirus highlights lack of safety net for gig workers

Bloomberg Law - March 13 - Maria Figueroa
Disney, Two NBA Teams Promise Ongoing Pay For Workers

Cornell Chronicle - March 12 - Nellie Brown
Cornell experts view coronavirus via multidisciplinary lens

The University Network - March 10 - Nellie Brown
How College Students Can Keep Themselves & Others Coronavirus Free

The Guardian - March 9 - Erica Groshen
Lack of paid leave will leave millions of US workers vulnerable to coronavirus

Los Angeles Times - March 9 - Kati Griffith
Op-Ed: A bad rule lets fast-food chains off the hook for workers' rights

HR Drive - March 9 - Brad Bell
Disruption is coming. Is L&D ready for the 2020s

The Detroit News - March 5 - Art Wheaton
Jones breached trust, showed need for reforms, say UAW members

Medium - March 5 - Vanessa Bohns
Don't Make Me Say No More Than Once

CNBC - March 4 - Alex Colvin
Coronavirus highlights the inequity of who can - and can't - work from home

Los Angeles Times - March 4 - Eli Friedman
Your Apple phone, Adidas shoes and Sony TV may have been made in China by forced Uighur labor

February 2020

Quartz - February 28 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Regulators around the world are coming for the gig economy 

The Washington Post - February 27 - Alex Colvin
New database aims to expose companies that make employees arbitrate sexual harassment claims

Marketplace - February 26 - Alex Colvin
NLRB rule could make it harder for millions of workers to organize

NPR's The Hidden Brain Podcast - February 24, 2020 - Vanessa Bohns
The Influence You Have: Why We're Blind To Our Power Over Others

The Buffalo News - February 24 -  Cornell Northeast ADA Center
Accessibility issues with East Aurora bank development stir debate 

Civil Eats - February 21 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
The Powerful Culinary Union at the Center of the Medicare for All Debate

Tompkins Weekly - February 19 - Russell Weaver
Communities share small business appreciation 

Bloomberg Law - February 18 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Unions Elbow Into Pot Industry With State-Backed 'Peace' Deals

The Detroit News - February 17 - Art Wheaton 
As teamsters exit government oversight, possibility looms over UAW

BBC Sounds - February 17 - Vanessa Bohns
My Name is ... Hayley: Asking for Rejection

Vice - February 12 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
Cost Cutting Algorithms Are Making Your Job Search A Living Hell

Marketplace - February 11 - Alex Colvin
Is two weeks' notice outdated?

I100 Rocks - February 11 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Cornell announces winner of George D. Levy Faculty Award 

Los Angeles Times - February 8 - Devon Proudfoot
Op-Ed: A scientific reason for Greta Gerwig’s Oscar snub: The creativity of women is judged more harshly

Time Magazine - February 7 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Retail Workers Are Trying to Escape the 'Merry-Go-Round' As Jobs Disappear and Prospects Dim

Forge Medium - February 7 - Brian Lucas
An Embarrassing Story Is a Secret Weapon at Work

Orleans Hub - February 5 - Nellie Brown
Air-quality survey of Albion elementary building shows no significant issues tied to cancer concerns

Medium - February 5 - Lara Skinner
Power - An introduction to Scenario Journal’s special issue on physical and social dimensions of energy infrastructure and climate change

Marketwatch - February 4 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
States are cracking down on companies microchipping their employees -- how common is it?

January 2020

CNN - January 29 - Louis Hyman
Uber is retooling its app for California drivers. Lyft isn't

Fortune - January 28 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
The A.I. in your workplace

The Hill - January 22 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Union membership falls to record low of 10.3 percent

The New York Times - January 21 - Francine Blau
Women's Gains in the Work Force Conceal a Problem

Fortune - January 20 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
A.I. is transforming the job interview -- and everything after

The Atlantic - January 18 - Francine Blau
The Working-to-Afford-Child-Care Conundrum

New York Times - January 17 - Joe Grasso
A New Generation Seeks to Give It All Away Now

Bloomberg Law - January 17 - Kate Griffith
Worker Centers Primed to Test We're-Not-Unions Stance in Court

Salon - January 15 - Vanessa Bohns
Weinstein jurors must differentiate between consent and compliance - which research shows isn't easy

The Washington Post - January 14 - Maria Figueroa 
Can California rein in tech's gig platforms? A primer on the bold state law that will try. 

U.S. News and World Report - January 13 - Lee Adler 
'National Parents Union' to Challenge Political Influence of Teachers Groups 

Mashable - January 13 - Louis Hyman
Tech exceptionalism is over, and now things need to change

CNN Business - January 9 - Louis Hyman
California's new gig economy law was meant to help workers. But it will likely hurt them instead. 

PBS News Hour - January 9 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Is this Las Vegas hospitality workers union the future of American labor?

Reuters - January 9 - Eli Friedman
Hong Kong workers flock to labour unions as new protest tactic

The Wall Street Journal - January 7 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
Waze for Work? Navigation Apps Come to Mazelike Offices
 
WQRIUS - January 2 - Brian Lucas
Having a Brainstorm Session? Here's Why You Should Begin With an Embarrassing Story

December 2019

Forbes - December 26 - Vanessa Bohns
Three Actions For Becoming More Persuasive And Influential

Jacobin - December 24 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
The Loophole that Stole Christmas for Movie Theater Workers

Bloomberg Businessweek - December 19 - Alex Colvin
Wall Street's Machine of Silence Stopped a #MeToo Movement

The Washington Post - December 15 - Eli Friedman
They built a Chinese boomtown. It left them dying of lung disease with nowhere to turn. 

City & State - December 13 - Maria Figueroa
New York wants to write its own rules for the gig economy

NPR - December 12 - Alex Colvin
McDonald's Not Responsible For How Franchisees Treat Workers, U.S. Agency Rules

The Philadelphia Inquirer - December 11 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Philly's Einstein Medical Center spent 1.1 million on 'union avoidance.' It isn't alone.  

Institutional Investor - December 10 - Alex Colvin
Noncompete Agreements Have Become 'Ubiquitous' in Financial Services and Elsewhere

Detroit News - December 10 - Art Wheaton 
Strong support for UAW-Fiat Chrysler deal at major assembly plants

Kokomo Tribune - December 10 - Art Wheaton
Local UAW workers approve new contract

The Daily Sun - December 10 - Alex Colvin
ILR Dean Delves Into World of Work in New Podcast

Jacobin - December 5 - Eli Friedman
Why Leftists Should Support Hong Kong's Fight for Democratic Rights

CBS News - December 5 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
AMC Theatre workers press for holiday and overtime pay

Fast Company - December 5 - Tae-Youn Park
How to deal with the problem of needing another offer to get a raise

Bloomberg Law - December 4 - Lance Compa
'Culture of Fear' Grips UPS; Workers Say injuries Underreported

November 2019

The New York Times, November 23- Risa Lieberwitz
Our Professor's Views are Vile, University Says, But We Can't Fire Him

Huffington Post - November 22 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
Why Some Brands are Leading a Black Friday Boycott

CNBC Nightly Business Report - November 22 - Art Wheaton
GM Racketeering Lawsuit Complicates FCA Merger Plans, UAW Talks

The Detroit News - November 21 - Art Wheaton
Leadership Unclear as UAW Faces its 'Most Critical Moment'

Newsweek - November 20 - Erica Groshen
At Tonight's Debate, Democrats Will Offer Silver Bullets. But These Alone Will Not Solve Inequality 

Forbes - November 20 - JR Keller
LinkedIn For the Working Class

The New Republic - November 19 - Louis Hyman
How to Break Up Corporate Giants

Bloomberg - November 18 - Vanessa Bohns
MeToo Encourages Companies to Re-evaluate Workplace Policies, Says Cornell Professor

BNN Bloomberg - November 18 - Art Wheaton
Fiat Chrysler Clashes With Union Spoiling For Another Strike 

The GW Hatchet - November 17 - Risa Lieberwitz
The Board of Trustees Task Forces Behind GW's Top Initiatives, Explained

The Detroit News - November 17 - Art Wheaton
Temps, Former Tier 2 Biggest Challenge for FCA in Labor Talks

The Detroit News - November 14 - Art Wheaton
UAW Expected to Ratify Contract with Ford

Bloomberg, November 12 - Art Wheaton
Ford Workers Embracing New Union Contract as Deadline Nears

NewsGram, November 10 - Louis Hyman
Reasons For Bigger Houses In America

NewsGram, November 9 - Louis Hyman
Fastest Growing Jobs in America Continue To Shrink for The Middle Class. 

The Economist, November 9 - Vanessa Bohns
McDonald’s fires its boss over a workplace romance

The New Zealand Herald, November 9 - Vanessa Bohns
Police office romance in the MeToo era

The Guardian, November 8 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
The rise of microchipping: are we ready for technology to get under the skin?

The Ithaca Times, November 6 - Ian Collin Greer
Union Fever: Local organizing is spreading in Ithaca

Ladders, November 5 - Francine Blau
"Millennial women are twice as likely as their mothers to make more money than their partners"

The Detroit News, November 5 - Art Wheaton
"Pending Fiat Chrysler merger could complicate UAW talks"

The LA Times, November 4 -Vanessa Bohns
Fired McDonald’s CEO gets to keep $37 million in stock awards

Chicago Tribune, November 4 - Vanessa Bohns
"McDonald's fired its CEO for sleeping with an employee – research shows why even consensual office romances can be a problem"

U.S. News and World Report, November 1 - Lee Adler
"Striking for the Common Good"

October 2019

The New York Times, October 31 - Ileen DeVault 
Chicago Teachers’ Strike, Longest in Decades, Ends 

Detroit Free Press, October 31- Harry Katz
"Ford's former violent, thuggish relationship with UAW has completely flipped"

HR Dive, October 31 - KC Wagner
1 in 10 New Yorkers say they've experienced 'quid pro quo' sexual harassment

BoulderWeekly.com, October 30 - Lance Compa
"U.S. being treated like a developing nation"

BBC News, October 30 - Ileen DeVault
"Why US teachers have been walking out of schools nationwide"

Phys.org, October 30 - Ariel Avgar
"Firm's strategic orientation shapes how it resolves workplace dispute"

WBUR, October 30 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Your AI Interviewer Will See You Now"

Business Insider, October 30 - Francine Blau
"Millennial women are twice as likely as their mothers to make more money than their partners"

The Guardian, October 30 - Art Wheaton
"'Bosses take note': why GM's strike could inspire more collective action"

WBFO88.7, October 29 - Art Wheaton
"As GM workers get back to work, Ford bargaining expected to be less adversarial"

MSN, October 28 - Art Wheaton
"With GM contract set, UAW takes its fight to Ford and Fiat Chrysler"

Lincoln Journal Star, October 27 - Harry Katz
"Waiting for ratification, UAW workers reflect on America's anxiety about overall economy"

WBEN, October 25 - Art Wheaton
"Wheaton on the UAW GM ratification votes"

NY Daily News, October 25 - Art Wheaton
"Early UAW voting leans toward ratification, but there is still a long way to go" -- First citation.

The Crescent News, October 25 - Art Wheaton
"Early UAW voting leans toward ratification, but there is still a long way to go" -- Second citation.

The Wesleyan Argus, October 25 - Eli Friedman
"US Educational Engagement with China: Looking at Three Universities' Attempted Ventures"

Norwalkreflector.com, October 24 - Harry Katz
"Waiting for ratification, UAW workers reflect America's anxiety about overall economy"

Market Research Feed, October 24 - Art Wheaton
"GM strike: The deal for workers is far from perfect"

Detroit Free Press, October 24 - Art Wheaton
"Early UAW voting leans toward ratification, but there's still a long way to go"

Deccanherald.com, October 24 - Ariel Avgar
"Bridging Theory and Practice in B-Schools"

Wyomingpublicmedia.org, October 23 - Art Wheaton
"'It's Time To Get Something Back': Union Workers' Voices Are Getting Louder"

TDS, October 23 - Harry Katz
"Waiting for ratification, UAW strikers reflect America's anxiety about overall economy" -- First citation.

Herald Courier, October 23 - Harry Katz
"Waiting for ratification, UAW strikers reflect America's anxiety about overall economy" -- Second citation.

Detroit Free Press, October 23 - Harry Katz
"Waiting for ratification, UAW strikers reflect America's anxiety about overall economy" -- Third citation.

Scienmag.com, October 22 - Thomas Golden
"Promising lessons learned from PROMISE"

WBFO88.7, October 22 - KC Wagner
"Workplace Sexual Harassment Widespread in NYS, According to Cornell Report"

WSKG, October 21 - KC Wagner
"Cornell Report: Workplace Sexual Harassment Widespread in New York"

Saulkvalley.com, October 21 - Harry Katz
"UAW workers may yet strike at Ford and Fiat"

Detroit Free Press, October 21 - Harry Katz
"It's 'possible' UAW workers will strike Ford, FCA if pushed for contract concessions"

EUTC.org, October 21 - Lance Compa
"These European Corporations Abuse the Rights of Working People in America's Southern States"

MSN - Money, October 21 - Art Wheaton
"Federal corruption probe, strike loom over UAW’s voting on proposed labor contract with GM" -- First citation.

CNBC -NBR, October 21 - Art Wheaton
"Federal corruption probe, strike loom over UAW’s voting on proposed labor contract with GM" -- Second citation.

Automotive News, October 19 - Art Wheaton
"What the GM deal means for Ford, FCA talks"

Techtarget, October 16 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"A backlash emerges over automated interviewing"

Capital Public Radio, October 16 - John Abowd
"Census Bureau Asks States For Driver's License Records To Produce Citizenship Data"

Employment Screening Resources News, October 16 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Expert Warns Using Automated Hiring with AI to Avoid Human Bias is Misguided"

CNBC, October 16 - Art Wheaton
"GM, UAW agree on tentative labor contract that could end a monthlong strike by 48,000 workers"

Vox, October 11 - Alex Colvin
"Hollywood and Silicon Valley can no longer silence women with this contract clause"

The New York Times: Newsedge, October 8 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Beware of Automated Hiring"

Forbes, October 4 - Louis Hyman
"Down 29%, Here’s Why Uber’s Staffing Gambit Won’t Make Its Stock Pop"

Voanews, October 3 - Louis Hyman
"How Sears Catalog Fought White Supremacists"

Bloomberg Law, October 2 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Facebook Job Ad Bias Claims Would Be Touch to Prove, Lawyers Say"

CNBC, October 1 - Art Wheaton
"GM lays off 6,000 additional workers in Mexico due to UAW strike"

September 2019

Forbes, September 30 - Louis Hyman
"California’s Gig Worker Law … Is Going To Fail"

CNBC, September 30 - Art Wheaton
"‘Strike pay’ kicks in at $250 a week for GM union members as work stoppage hits home"

The Guardian, September 30 - Harry Katz
"A strike for the little guy: auto workers hope a deal will change the industry"

Automotive News, September 29 - Art Wheaton
"A lengthy strike adds to ratification challenges"

Breitbart, September 28 - Art Wheaton
"General Motors strike approaches third week"

Jalopnik, September 27 - Harry Katz
"GM Backs Down On Cutting Off Healthcare For Its Striking Workers"

Detroit Free Press, September 26 - Harry Katz
"GM tells striking union members it will continue their health coverage"

Chicago Tribune, September 26 - Harry Katz
"GM dumped health care for striking workers. That poured gas on fire, expert says" -- First citation.

Standard Examiner, September 20 - Louis Hyman
"Worried about unlivable wages and job security, Weber State guest lecturer shares solutions with business students"

Vox, September 20 - Alex Colvin
"The House just passed a bill that would give millions of workers the right to sue their boss"

USA Today and Detroit Free Press, September 18 - Harry Katz
"GM dumped health care for striking workers. That poured gas on fire, expert says" -- Second citation.

The Wall Street Journal, September 17 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Do Messaging Apps Fit Into the Workplace? Not Always Comfortably"

Newmarkettoday, September 16 – Marya Besharov
“BEYOND LOCAL: Balancing social gains and business revenue in the non-profit sector”

Washington Post, September 16 – Harry Katz
“GM strike lurches on as Trump and other political leaders watch and wait”

Economist, September 12 – Harry Katz
“Beleaguered unions seek members beyond the factory floor”

NJTV News, September 11 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
“Newark conference raises awareness about AI algorithmic bias”

The Atlantic, September 10 - Louis Hyman
“STEM is Overrated; College is not just job prep, and the job market changes constantly"

TPM, September 9 – John Abowd
“Census Bureau Offers New Clues About Plan To Collect Data For GOP Power Grab”

Breitbart, September 8 – Art Wheaton
“UAW scandal, weakening car sales means tough contract talks”

Axios, September 7 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"What your office knows about you"

The New York Times, September 1 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Cooking Eggs in the Morning and Shucking Oysters at Night, Thanks to an App"

Des Moines Register, September 1 - Louis Hyman
"You just don't know what to expect': The freedom and fights of Iowa's gig economy"

Atlanta Journal Constitution, September 1 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
"Union fight puts Delta in spotlight amid tense political climate"

August 2019

Los Angeles Times, August 30 – Louis Hyman
"Opinion: What does Labor Day mean in a gig economy?"

Prince George Citizen, August 30 – Marya Besharov
"How Non-profits can do business"

CNBC, August 30 - Art Wheaton
"Federal raids on auto union set stage for unprecedented contract talks with Ford, GM, Fiat Chrysler"

WSAZ-TV, August 30 – Lee Adler
"Students document life in West Virginia for Cornell University class"

Worth.com, August 29 - Marya Besharov
"How Non-Profits Can Use Business as a Force for Good"

CNBC, August 29 - Rosemary Batt
"Panera is losing nearly 100% of its workers every year as fast-food turnover crisis worsens"

Thehour.com, August 27 – Marya Besharov
“Why Charities are Launching For-Profit Businesses”

Entrepreneur, August 26 – Marya Besharov
“Why Charities Are Launching For-Profit Businesses”

Entrepreneur, August 23 – Samuel Bacharach
“Agile Leaders Help Organizations Thrive”

Stanford Social Innovation Review, August 22 - Marya Besharov
“Promises and Pitfalls of Earned-Income Business Models”

San Marcos Corridor News, August 22 – John Abowd
“Where Do College Graduates Go For Jobs”

Stanford Social Innovation Review, August 20- Marya Besharov
"Nonprofits’ Many Roads to Revenue Generation"

The New York Times, August 19 - Adam Seth Litwin
"Shareholder Value Is No Longer Everything, Top C.E.O.s Say"

NY Times -Opinion, August 10 – Louis Hyman
“E-Commerce Promised the World. Are We Happy With Our Purchase?”

Vox, August 8, 2019 - Louis Hyman
“Why Amazon pays warehouse employees to tweet about their jobs”

MarketWatch, August 4 – Ifeoma Ajunwa
“Your employer has more confidential data on you than Amazon, Apple or Facebook”

July 2019

TechCrunch, July 30 – Louis Hyman
“Inside the history of Silicon Valley labor”

The College Fix, July 29 - Risa Lieberwitz
"Nationwide faculty group comes out against new campus free speech law"

Business Insider, July 28 - Ileen DeVault
"A tweet from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez convinced me I've been using the wrong word to describe waitresses.  Here's why I'll never call them 'unskilled' again"

Bloombergenvironment.com, July 27 – Ariel Avgar
"Labor Dispute Between EPA, Workers’ Union Heats Up"

Money - MSN.com, July 26 - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Your employer has more intimate data on you than Amazon, Apple, Facebook"

The New York Times, July 24 – Maria Figueroa
"My Frantic Life as a Cab-Dodging, Tip-Chasing Food App Deliveryman"

Inthesetimes.com, July 18 - Kate Bronfenbrenner
A Quiet Trump Administration Rule Change Could Allow a Federal Union-Busting Spree

Automotive News, July 15 – Art Wheaton
"Automakers aim to curb health-care costs"

The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 10 - Rosemary Batt
“The health care industry is growing, but not all jobs are equal. For Hahnemann workers, what are the prospects?”

Vox, July 10 - Fran Blau and Larry Kahn
"Kamala Harris’s new paid family leave plan is the most generous yet"

July 8, 2019, Podcasts.com – Ifeoma Ajunwa
“Ethical Challenges with Technology in the Workplace”

CNBC, July 23 - Art Wheaton
"Disruption, corruption loom over UAW union talks with Big Three Detroit automakers"

June 2019

Voanews.com, June 4, Tuesday - Eli Friedman
"30 Years After Tiananmen, China Still Suspicious of Student Labor Ties"

Apple Podcasts, June 4, Tuesday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Ifeoma Ajunwa on Quantifying Workers"

Poughkeepsie Journal.com, June 3, Monday - Melissa DeRosa, ILR alumna
"Cuomo's right hand Melissa DeRosa is unapologetically fierce"

May 2019

Cornell Chronicle, May 13, Tuesday - Brian Lucas
"Brian Lucas: Studying motivation in and out of the workplace"

MSN, May 12, Monday - Lance Compa
"Delta told workers to save up for football, beer and video games instead of joining a union"

Apple Podcast, May 11, Saturday - Louis Hyman
"Louis Hyman on the Rise of the Gig Economy; Who Makes Cents?: A History of Capitalism Podcast"

Fordham Law News, May 10, Friday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Algorithmic Injustice in the Age of the Digital Poorhouse"

"A quarter of Americans don't trust Census on citizenship: Reuters/Ipsos poll"

The Conference Board, May 10, Friday - Susanne M. Bruyère
"Disability in the Workplace in China: How to Move the Needle"

Cheddar, May 8, Wednesday - Maria Figueroa
"Nearing Uber IPO, Ride-Hailing App Drivers Go on Strike"

Cheddar, May 8, Wednesday - Maria Figueroa
"Drivers Protest for Better Pay as Uber Prepares to go Public"

Portside, May 4, Saturday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
"Trump Labor Board Postpones VW Vote: Company Manufactures Climate of Fear" -- First citation.

Ocnus.net, May 4, Saturday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
"Trump Labor Board Postpones VW Vote: Company Manufactures Climate of Fear" -- Second citation.

Tompkins County Workers Center, May 3, Friday - Ian Greer
"Tompkins County Living Wage Updated Today - Now $15.37"

The Cornell Daily Sun, May 3, Friday - Nellie Brown
"Sheriff, District Attorney Weigh In on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana"

The Washington Post, May 3, Friday - Ileen DeVault
"Trump’s fight with Biden over union endorsement foreshadows a fierce battle over labor votes in 2020"

The Guardian, May 3, Friday - Lee Adler
"It's because we were union members': Boeing fires workers who organized" -- First citation.

Equities.com, May 3, Friday - Lee Adler
"It's because we were union members': Boeing fires workers who organized" -- Second citation.

Sage Journal, May 1, Wednesday - Rachel Aleks
"What Professionals Want: Union and Employer Tactics in Representation Elections of Professional Workers"

Harvard Business Review, May-June 2019 Issue - JR Keller
"Your Approach to Hiring Is All Wrong"

April 2019

Newswise, April 30, Tuesday - Linda Donahue
"Gig company workers classified as contractors have no protections"

Buffalo Law Journal, April 30, Tuesday - Alex Colvin, Catherine Creighton
"Panel brings prominent labor law figures together"

The New York Times, April 30, Tuesday - Vanessa Bohns
"Would You Let the Police Search Your Phone?"

Globenewswire.com, April 30, Tuesday - Kheel Center
"City of Workers, City of Struggle Opens at the Museum of the City of New York on May 1"

The Wall Street Journal, April 30, Tuesday - Erica Groshen
"Government Economists Turn to Big Data to Track the Economy"

Cornell Chronicle, April 26, Friday - Sam Bacharach
"Leading Cornell renamed in honor of Sam Bacharach"

Cornell Chronicle, April 26, Friday - Kheel Center
"Exhibit on labor movements features Kheel Center artifacts"

Forbes.com, April 24, Wednesday - Alex Colvin
"Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela"

Casetext.com, April 23, Tuesday - Vanessa Bohns
"Is It Time To Talk Instead Of Text?"

Money, April 12, Friday - Art Wheaton
"Robots Are Coming to Walmart And Making Employees Scared for Their Jobs" -- First citation.

Yahoo Finance, April 12, Friday - Art Wheaton
"Robots Are Coming to Walmart And Making Employees Scared for Their Jobs" -- Second citation.

The Detroit News, April 12, Friday - Art Wheaton
"Robots Are Coming to Walmart And Making Employees Scared for Their Jobs" -- Third citation.

Cyberharvard.edu, April 9, Tuesday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"The Quantified Worker and Worker Surveillance" -- First citation.

Soundcloud.com, April 9, Tuesday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"The Quantified Worker and Worker Surveillance" -- Second citation.

SSRN, April 9, 2019, Tuesday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Limitless Worker Surveillance?"

Playerfm, April 9, 2019, Tuesday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"The Quantified Worker and Worker Surveillance with Ifeoma Ajunwa"

The Detroit News, April 9, Tuesday - Art Wheaton
"Ford, GM and Toyota collaborate for self-driving safety rules" -- First citation.

Cornell Chronicle, April 9, Tuesday - Eli Friedman
"Social Scientists analyze the dynamics shaping China's cities"

Cyber.Harvard.edu, April 8, Monday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Cornell Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa Discusses Artificial Intelligence Used In Hirings" -- First citation.

Northcountrypublicradio.org, April 8, Monday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Cornell Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa Discusses Artificial Intelligence Used In Hirings" -- Second citation.

Nevada Public Radio, April 8, Monday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Cornell Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa Discusses Artificial Intelligence Used In Hirings" -- Third citation.

Wnyc.org, April 8, Monday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Cornell Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa Discusses Artificial Intelligence Used In Hirings" -- Fourth citation.

Gpbnews.org, April 8, Monday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Cornell Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa Discusses Artificial Intelligence Used In Hirings" -- Fifth citation.

kuow.org, April 8, Monday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Cornell Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa Discusses Artificial Intelligence Used In Hirings" -- Sixth citation.

NPR, April 8, Monday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Cornell Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa Discusses Artificial Intelligence Used In Hirings" -- Seventh citation.

The Cornell Daily Sun, April 7, Sunday - ILR School
"GUEST ROOM | ‘Singling Out’ President Pollack’s Divestment Confusion"

The Cornell Sun, April 7, Sunday - Risa Lieberwitz
"Indonesian Union Leaders, Slated to Speak at ILR Union Days, Denied Visas to Travel"

The Washington Post, April 5, Friday - Erica Groshen
"The U.S. added 196,000 jobs in March as economy shows signs of spring bounce"

Bloomberg, April 5, Friday - Erica Groshen
"U.S. Jobs Rebound Reassures on Growth But Comes With Caveats"

The Detroit News, April 3, Wednesday - Art Wheaton
"Ford, GM and Toyota collaborate for self-driving safety rules" -- Second citation.

Cornell Chronicle, April 3, Wednesday - Alex Colvin
"Forced arbitration a growing problem, says ILR interim dean"

PBS.org, April 2, Tuesday - Fran Blau
"Could this House bill close the pay gap between women and men?"

March 2019

Law.yale.edu, March 29, 2019, Friday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Ifeoma Ajunwa on the Paradox of Automation as Anti-Bias Intervention"

HRExecutive.com, March 28, 2019, Thursday - Ileen DeVault
"3 Women Who Changed the Workplace"

Cornell Chronicle, March 27, 2019, Wednesday - ILR Union Days Keynote
"Many factory workers denied basic human rights, says ILR event speaker"

Princeton University Industrial Relations Section, March 25, 2019, Monday - Mallika Thomas
"The Impact of Mandated Maternity Benefits on the Gender Differential in Promotions: Examining the Role of Adverse Selection"

Cornell Chronicle, March 21, 2019, Thursday - Alan Krueger '83 dies at 58
"Economics pioneer Krueger ’83 dies at 58"

Soundcloud.com, March 19, 2019, Tuesday - Shannon Gleeson
"Immigrant Workers' Rights with Shannon Gleeson, Cornell University"

Jacobin Magazine, March 19, 2019, Tuesday - Alan Krueger and Louis Hyman
"Just How Precarious Is the US Economy?"

Vox, March 14, 2019, Thursday - Lawrence Kahn
"The GOP's deeply flawed paid family leave plan, explained"

Cornell Chronicle, March 14, 2019, Thursday - Alice H. Cook
"Cornellians win Cook Awards for improving campus climate for women"

Quality Digest, March 13, 2019, Wednesday- Louis Hyman
"Work Quality and Life Quality, Digitalization Lefts Them Both"

The Cornell Daily Sun, March 12, 2019, Tuesday - Louis Hyman
"Are Robots Competing For Your Job?"

Cornell Chronicle, March 6, 2019, Wednesday - 570 Lexington
"ILR School celebrates opening of NYC headquarters"

The New Yorker, March 4, 2019, Monday - 570 Lexington
"NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Christens New ILR Outpost in Midtown"

February 2019

The Cornell Daily Sun, February 28, 2019, Thursday - ILR School
"GUEST ROOM|A Call for Transparency and Labor Focus in the ILR Dean Search"

WGNTV.com, February 27, 2019, Wednesday - Louis Hyman
"How the Sears catalog revolutionized the way blacks shopped"

The New York Times, February 21, 2019, Thursday - Louis Hyman
"Out of the Shadows"

The New York Times, February 21, 2019, Thursday - Louis Hyman
"The New Labor Movement Fighting for Domestic Workers' Rights"

Rewire.com, February 18, 2019, Monday - Sam Nelson
"The Key to Winning an Argument Isn’t What You Think"

The New Yorker, February 18, 2019, Monday - Nick Salvatore
"Eugene V. Debs And The Endurance Of Socialism" -- First citation.

Hrmorning.com, February 15, 2019, Thursday - Stephanie Thomas
"Pay transparency: A new tool to boost employee engagements"

Boston Globe, February 14, 2019, Wednesday - Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn
"The glass ceiling is even higher in the penthouse."

The Buffalo News, February 13, 2019, Thursday - Linda Barrington
"Pay transparency: A new tool to boost employee engagementis"

Cornell Chronicle, February 13, 2019, Wednesday - Ifeoma Ajunwa and Martin Wells
"Social scientists take on data driven discrimination"

Axios.com, February 13, 2019, Wednesday - Louis Hyman
"1 big thing: Walmart — the anti-Amazon"

Buffalo News, February 13, 2019, Wednesday - KC Wagner and Linda Barrington
"Study polls New Yorkers on workplace 'quid pro quo' sex harassment"

Washington Post, February 13, 2019, Wednesday - Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn
"The glass ceiling is even higher in the penthouse. Among the 1 percent, women are scarce."

Local 3 IBEW, February 12, 2019, Tuesday - Lois Gray
"Local 3 Remembers Lois Gray"

Forbes, February 12, 2019, Monday - Louis Hyman
"Eugene V. Debs And The Endurance Of Socialism" -- Second citation.

Slate Magazine, February 12, 2019, Tuesday - Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn
"America's Insanely Expensive Child Care Is a Serious Economic Problem"

Newstral, February 12, 2019, Tuesday - Louis Hyman
"What it's like to work inside Apple's 'black site''"

Bloomberg, February 11, 2019, Monday - Louis Hyman
"What It's Like to Work Inside Apple's 'Back Site'"

Forbes, February 11, 2019, Monday - Louis Hyman
"The Long Road To The Future Of Work'"

Wall Street Journal, February 9, 2019, Saturday - Ileen DeVault
"Number of Workers Striking Across the US Jumped in 2018"

Cornell Chronicle, February 7, 2019, Thursday - Diane Burton
"Experts: Update the social contract to protect all workers"

The Ithaca Voice, February 6, 2019, Wednesday - Worker Institute
"Wage theft is criminal and should be prosecuted, says Tompkins DA says"

WHEC.com, February 1, 2019, Friday - Nellie Brown
"Health experts: Hard to pinpoint cause of cancer in Albion Schools"

The Cornell Daily Sun, February 1, 2019, Friday - Evan Riehl
"Cornell Received $3.5 Million in 2018 Application Fees, Highest Among Ivy League Schools"

Baltimore Sun, February 1, 2019, Friday - John Abowd
"In Maryland census trial, Trump administration tries to show citizenship question would not harm the 2020 count"

Pressreader, February 1, 2019, Friday - John Abowd
"Government attorneys argue that it would not harm count accuracy"

January 2019

newsarticleinsiderss.com, January 31, 2019, Thursday - Eli Friedman
"Student protests in the people's Republic of: China's new Marxists"

www1.nyc.gov, January 31, 2019, Thursday - KC Wagner
"Department of Consumer Affairs Releases Second Annual Report on the State of Workers' Rights in New York City"

Rochesterfirst.com, WROC Channel 8, January 31, 2019, Thursday - Nellie Brown
"Albion Central Schools brings in expert to talk about cancer cluster"

Time Business, January 29, 2019, Tuesday - Erica Groshen
"'We're Flying Blind.' The Shutdown Is Making it Harder for Economists to Understand the Shutdown"

Ithaca Journal, January 28, 2019, Monday - Shannon Gleeson
"Tompkins County Workers Center to hold informational session to fight wage theft" -- First citation.

Ithaca Journal, January 28, 2019, Monday - Shannon Gleeson
"Tompkins County Workers Center to hold informational session to fight wage theft" -- Second citation.

Nytimes.com, January 25, 2019, Friday - Fran Blau, Lawrence Kahn
"When Paid Leave, Gates Foundation Says There Can Be Too Much of a Good Thing"

Bloomberg, January 25, 2019, Friday - Erica Groshen
"The Shutdown Is Driving the Government's Data Wonks to the Private Sector"

Bloomberg, January 24, 2019, Thursday - Alex Colvin
"This Is What Happens When You Try to Sue Your Boss"

Cornell Chronicle, January 23, 2019, Wednesday - ILR School
"Historic building is hub for Cornell in NYC"

Cornell Chronicle, January 23, 2019, Wednesday - Brian Lucas
"What happens when bosses don't practice what they preach?"

Businesswire.com, January 22, 2019, Tuesday - Susanne Bruyere
"Are Cities Ready for the Next Wave of Technology Disruption? Oliver Wyman Leads the Discussion"

Drdianehamilton.com, January 22, 2019, Tuesday - Samuel Bacharach
"Mentoring Communities with Dondi Scumaci and Dealing With Organizational Inertia with Dr. Sam Bacharach"

Idahostatejournal.com, January 18, 2019, Friday - K. Lisa Yang
"Autism Speaks elects three business leaders to its national board"

Cornell Chronicle, January 18, 2019, Friday - Kevin Hallock
"Well-being fair teaches skills, highlights Cornell resources"

Americanprogress.org, January 18, 2019, Friday - Alex Colvin
"How Workers Get Paid Is Changing: Consumer Protections Need to Catch Up"

MarketWatch, January 16, 2019, Wednesday - Ron Ehrenberg
"One year after offering free tuition, applications to NYU medical school surge" -- First citation.

Newswise.com, January 15, 2019, Tuesday - Lara Skinner
"New York 'Green New Deal' and marijuana legalization in the spotlight"

MarketWatch, January 15, 2019, Tuesday - Ron Ehrenberg
"One year after offering free tuition, applications to NYU medical school surge" -- Second citation.

Newswise.com, January 15, 2019, Tuesday - Lee Adler
"Teachers union strike counters efforts to 'charterize' LA schools"

NPR.com, January 12, 2019, Saturday - Yang Tan Institute
"Deaf and Unemployed: 1,000+ Applications But Still No Full-Time Job"

Inthesetimes.com, January 11, 2019, Friday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
"Disaster Averted: How Unions Have Dodged the Blow of Janus (So Far)"

Courthousenews.com, January 11, 2019, Friday - John Abowd
"Scientist Defends Commerce Secretary's 'Open Mind' On Census Question"

Nydailynews.com, January 8, 2019, Tuesday - Louis Hyman
"How the Sears catalog dominated the market and influenced American history"

FoxNews, January 8, 2019, Tuesday - Vernon Briggs
"Tucker Carlson: Rich, white people benefit most from low-wage immigration. That why they call walls racist"

Bloomberglaw.com, January 7, 2019, Monday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"DNA Testing? You Might Want to Wait for More Legal Protection"

Cornell Chronicle, January 3, 2019, Thursday - Louis Hyman
"As the digital economy grows, home becomes the workplace of the future"

USA Today, azcentral, January 3, 2019, Thursday - John Abowd
"2020 Census:  Changes to guard privacy could make it less useful to researchers, businesses"

Los Angeles Review of Books, January 2, 2019, Wedsday - Louis Hyman
"The Death of Job Stability"

December 2018

Google Scholar, December 30, 2018, Sunday - Evan Riehl
"Fairness in college admission exams: From test score gaps to earnings inequality"

Swimming World Magazine, December 20, 2018, Thursday- Rachel Aleks
"ISL London Summit Sees 30-Plus Elite Swimmers Gather"

The Australian, December 20, 2018, Thursday- Rachel Aleks
"Swimmers 'missing out on millions'"

Swimswam, December 20, 2018, Thursday- Rachel Aleks
"After Closed-Door Meeting, Athletes in London Ready to Organize"

Herald Sun, December 20, 2018, Thursday- Rachel Aleks
"International swimming stars say they are being denied chance to earn millions"

Cornell Chronicle, December 19, 2018, Wednesday - Harry Katz
"New center improves employment relations in hospitality"

CNBC, December 19, 2018, Wednesday - Linda Barrington
"Women who attend elite colleges earn more and marry less, new research shows"

Cornell Chronicle, December 19, 2018, Wednesday - Louis Hyman
"History of Capitalism initiative takes big-picture approach"

The London School of Economics and Political Science, Business Review, December 19, 2018, Wednesday - Lowell Turner
"Can millennials save the labour movement?" -- First citation.

QRIUS, December 18, 2018, Tuesday - Lowell Turner
"Can millennials save the labour movement?" -- Second citation.

The New Yorker, December 17, 2018, Monday - Rosemary Batt
"Can The Deal To Compensate Toys R Us Workers Be Replicated at Sears?"

CNBC, December 15, 2018, Saturday - Ron Ehrenberg
"Free college is now a reality in nearly 20 states"

Slate.com, December 12, 2018, Wednesday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Spy and Conquer; The new Roger Ailes documentary shows just how much employers can use technology to surveil their workers."

Cornell Chronicle, December 12, 2018, Wednesday - Matthew Nagowski '05
"Matthew Nagowski receives NYS Hometown Alumni Award"

The New York Times, December 7, 2018, Friday - Lawrence Kahn
"The Heisman Vote Is Filled With Homers"

Journal Sentinel of USA Today, December 4, 2018, Tuesday - Louis Hyman
"Milwaukee's 800-CEO-READ names 8 finalists for Business Book of the Year"

Forbes, December 4, 2018, Tuesday – Louis Hyman
“Warning: AI May Be Hazardous to Employee Health”

The New York Times, December 4, 2018 – Louis Hyman
“Times Critics Discuss the Year in Books, From Triumphs to Disappointments”

Media File, December 3, 2018, Monday – John Abowd
”Media divided over controversy of 2020 Census citizenship question”

November 2018

Inthesetimes.com, November 30, 2018, Friday – Risa Lieberwitz
“How Graduate Unions Are Winning—and Scaring the Hell out of Bosses—in the Trump Era”

United Federation of Teachers, November 30, 2018, Friday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
"Trouble in paradise"

Cornell Chronicle, November 29, Thursday - Vanessa Bohns
"Provost Research Innovation Award winners announced"

New York Business Journal, November 29, 2018, Thursday – Gary Bettman, Rob Manfred, Mark Tatum
“Industry’s elite talk gambling at sports summit”

Cornell Chronicle, November 29, 2018, Thursday – Esta Bigler
"ILR program helps people with criminal records return to workforce"

Huffingtonpost.com, November 29, 2018, Thursday – John Abowd
“Trump's Census Citizenship Question Was Put On Trial And Now It Looks Even Shadier”

Ward’s Auto, November 29, 2018, Thursday – Art Wheaton
“UAW Caught in Industry Turmoil Again”

Washington Post, November 28, 2018, Wednesday – John Abowd
“Trial over census citizenship question closes with arguments over government's motives”

Cornell Chronicle, November 28, 2018, Wednesday – ILR School
“ILR sports summit draws hundreds in New York City”

Cornell Chronicle, November 28, 2018, Wednesday – Barry Beck
“Convergence of ideas is focus of Entrepreneurship Summit”

Breitbart.com, November 26, 2018, Monday — Eli Friedman
“Foreign Policy Mag: It’s Time To Talk About Academic Freedom in China”

Kjzz.org, November 22, 2018, Thursday – Louis Hyman
“When Did The Gig Economy Begin?”

The College Fix, November 20, 2018, Tuesday – Eli Friedman
“Professor: American universities must reexamine relationships with China because of threats to academic freedom”

The Cornell Daily Sun, November 20, 2018, Tuesday – ILR and Hotel
“The Marriott Strike: A Call to Action for Cornellians”

Huffingtonpost.com, November 19, 2018, Monday – John Abowd
“Top Census Scientist's Testimony Casts Doubt On Motives For Study On Citizenship Question” -- First citation.

Universityworldnews.com, November 19, 2018, Sunday – Eli Friedman
“Universities involved in crackdown on student activism”

Seenthis.net, November19, 2018, Sunday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
“Productivity Monitoring Platforms and Wearable Technology as the New Data-Centric  Research”

The Cornell Daily Sun, November 17, 2018 - Louis Hyman
“Cornell Professors Contribute to the Growing Narrative on Slavery and Capitalism”

Minnesota Lawyer, November 16, 2018, Friday - John Abowd
“Census Scientist: Citizenship question ill-advised”

Talkingpointsmemo.com, November 16, 2018, Friday - John Abowd
“Census Official: Sessions Used 'Political Influence' in Handling Of Citizenship Request”

U.S. News World Report, November 15, 2018, Thursday - John Abowd
“Citizenship Query Will Not Cause US Census Undercount: Official”

Standard-Examiner, November 15, 2018, Thursday - Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn
“Persistence of gender wage gap”

The Cornell Daily Sun, November 15, 2018, Thursday - George Boyer, Kati Griffith
“Cornell Profs Awarded Annual Grants for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching”

Huffingtonpost.com, November 15, 2018, Thursday - John Abowd
“Top Census Scientist's Testimony Casts Doubt On Motives For Study On Citizenship Question” -- Second citation.

The Buffalo News, November 14, 2018, Wednesday - Nellie Brown
“Experts paint bleak picture of what Tonawanda Coke left behind”

Thehour.com, November 14, 2018, Wednesday - John Abowd
“Trump administration's citizen question is ill-advised, top census scientist says”

Wsau.com, November 14, 2018, Wednesday – John Abowd
“Citizenship query will not cause U.S. census undercount: official”

Talkingpointsmemo.com, November 13, 2018, Tuesday - John Abowd
“Trial Testimony Of Top Census Scientist Undercuts Ross Memo OKing Citizenship Question”

Bloomberg, November 10, 2018, Saturday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
“Software Startup Accused of Union-Busting Will Pay Ex-Employees”

Thetimes.co.uk, November 11, 2018, Sunday
“Why the Silicon Valley titans who got our kids addicted to screens are sending their own children to tech‑free Waldorf schools”

Axios, November 9, 2018, Friday - Louis Hyman
“The next eight retailers at risk of Sears' fate”

Longisland.com/news, November 9, 2018, Friday - Lara Skinner
“Governor Cuomo Issues New York's Large-Scale Offshore Wind Solicitation”

The Cornell Daily Sun, November 8, 2018, Thursday - Kevin Hallock/ILR
“Guestroom|Help Wanted: ILR's Next Dean”

The Cornell Daily Sun, November 7, 2018, Wednesday - Alex Colvin
“ILR Sports Leadership Summit to Bring Industry Leaders Together in New York City”

Courthouse News Service, November 6, 2018, Tuesday - John Abowd
“Top NYC Demographer Says Census Faces Multiple Threats”

The New York Times, November 6, 2018, Tuesday - Louis Hyman
“Give Gig Economy Workers Equity? The S.E.C. Is Considering It”

Tanfonline.com November 5, 2018, Monday - Shannon Gleeson
“From here and there: diaspora policies, integration, and social rights beyond borders”

Versobooks.com, November 5, 2018, Monday - Louis Hyman
“Who Makes Cents: A History of Capitalism Podcast Episode 51- Louis Hyman on the Rise of the Gig Economy”

Wfae90.7, November 5, 2018, Monday - John Abowd
“How The 2020 Census Citizenship Questions Ended Up in Court”

Abajournal.com, November 5, 2018, Monday - John Abowd
“Supreme Court allows trial in challenge to census citizenship question; three justices dissent”

The Guardian, November 4, 2018, Sunday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
“US retail workers face long hours, poor pay and 'anxiety through the roof' on Black Friday”

ProPublica, November 2, 2018, Friday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
“A Trash Industry Union Thrives, and Employees Say They Are Left Holding the Bag”

Wsaufm, November 2, 2018, Friday - John Abowd
“Citizenship question could hamper U.S. Census response: official”

China Digital Times, November 2, 2018, Friday -  Eli Friedman
“Students Assaulted Amid Crackdown on Marxist Activism”

Cornell Chronicle, November 1, 2018, Thursday – ILR School
“ILR sports summit, ILR event to feature alums in sports industry leadership”

The Washington Post, November 1, 2018, Thursday - Cornell University
“Cornell University suspended two exchange programs with China’s Renmin University. Here’s why”

The Cornell Daily Sun, November 1, 2018, Thursday – ILR School
“ILR School Suspends Exchange Program with Chinese University”

The Straits Times, November 1, 2018, Thursday - ILR School
“Student crackdown: Cornell suspends Chinese uni exchange programmes”

October 2018

Money.usnews.com, October 31, 2018, Wednesday - Vanessa Bohns
"The Right Way to Ask for Help at Work"

Ecsn.com, October 31, 2018, Wednesday - Eli Friedman
"U.S. trade friction hitting academia: experts"

Business Wire, October 31, 2018, Wednesday - Louis Hyman
"New 5th Annual “Freelancing in America” Study Finds That the U.S. Freelance Workforce, Now 56.7 Million People, Grew 3.7 Million Since 2014"

The Tribune, October 31, 2018, Wednesday - Eli Friedman
"Cornell cuts ties with China's Renmin University over student crackdown" -- First citation.

HR.com, October 31, 2018, Wednesday - Sam Bacharach
"The Best Leaders Scan for Information"

Marketplace.org, October 31, 2018, Wednesday - Louis Hyman
"Why do we have a 30-year mortgage, anyway?"

Dailycaller.com, October 30, 2018, Tuesday - Vernon Briggs
"Harry Reid Once Wanted To End Birthright Citizenship For Children Of Illegal Immigrants, Too"

Mailaymail.com, October 30, 2018, Tuesday - Alex Colvin
"Cornell cuts ties with China's Renmin University over student crackdown" -- Second citation.

Globaltimesscn.com, October 30, 2018, Tuesday - Eli Friedman
"US trade friction hitting academia: experts; Chinese overseas students contributing to American economy"

China Morning Post, October 30, 2018, Wednesday - ILR School
"Cornell decision adds to growing climate of fear on Chinese campuses."

Financial Times, October 30, 2018, Wednesday - Eli Friedman
"Cornell halts China university ties over curbs on academic freedom"

The New York Times, October 29, 2018, Monday - Eli Friedman
"Cornell Cuts Ties With Chinese School After Crackdown on Students"

Insidehighered.com, October 29, 2018, Monday - Eli Friedman
"Cutting Ties"

CNBC, October 29, 2018, Tuesday - Louis Hyman
"4 gig economy trends that are radically transforming the US job market"

Boston Herald, October 29, 2018, Tuesday - Gary Bettman
"NHL partners with MGM to share data for sports betting"

Forbes, October 29, 2018, Tuesday - Gary Bettman
"NHL's Historic Deal With MGM Resorts Completes Gary Bettman's U-Turn On Sports Betting"

NBC Sports, October 29, 2018, Tuesday - Gary Bettman
"How sports betting partnership with MGM Resorts could impact NHL and teams like Blackhawks"

NPR, October 27, 2018, Sunday - John Abowd
"Jeff Sessions Told DOJ Not To Discuss Citizenship Question Alternatives"

Sacramento Bee, October 26, 2018, Saturday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
"Health care workers claim victories in 3-day strike; UC leaders say no deal"

Digitaljournal.com, October 25, 2018, Friday - Francine Blau
"Rahul Manchanda Analyzes the Importance of Business Immigration for US Economy"

WNHN94.7, October 25, 2018, Friday - Rose Batt
"Rosemary Batt discusses her recent piece at American Prospect"

Thenation.com, October 25, 2018, Friday - Louis Hyman
"Ad Hoc Nation; The unmaking of the steady job"

The Wall Street Journal, October 24, 2018, Thursday - Alex Colvin
"Supreme Court to Weigh Workers’ Right to Sue Their Employers"

Glamour.com, October 24, 2018, Thursday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"'Hiring Bots' Might Be Responsible For You Getting Your Dream Job—Here’s How to Use Them to Your Advantage"

Arkansas Business, October 23, 2018, Wednesday - Louis Hyman
"A Poor Man Rejoices"

Cornell Chronicle, October 23, 2018, Wednesday - Dave Matteson
"Harnessing machine learning and big data to fight hunger"

Wired.com, October 22, 2018, Tuesday - Louis Hyman
"An Alternative History of Silicon Valley Disruption"

The New York Times, October 20, 2018, Sunday - Louis Hyman
"Back When Sears Made Black Customers a Priority"

politics.myajc.com, October 19 2018, Saturday - Louis Hyman
"How Sears and its catalog helped subvert Jim Crow in the South"

Wlrn.org, October 19, 2018, Saturday - Louis Hyman
"And one-time retail giant Sears filed for bankruptcy this week. On Twitter, historian Louis Hyman weighed in on what you may not know about the store’s legacy"

Economist, October 18, 2018, Thursday – Louis Hyman
“The Collapse of an American Retail Giant”

Timeshighereducation.com, October 18, 2018, Thursday – Louis Hyman
“The entrepreneurial chemist talks about molecular tools, batteries in the walls and a three-slice secret to success”

Thediplomat.com, October 18, 2018, Thursday – Kevin Hallock
“A Slowing Chinese Economy Means More Instability”

Pressreader.com/usa/Chicago-tribune, October 17, 2018, Wednesday – Louis Hyman
“What the Sears catalog says about our racial past”

Miamiherald.com, October 17, 2018, Wednesday – Louis Hyman
“Sears catalog helped African Americans subvert Jim Crow”

Valuewalk.com, October 17, 2018, Wednesday – Louis Hyman
“Temp: How America Work - Talks at Google”

Prospect.org, October 16, 2018, Tuesday – Rosemary Batt
“The American Prospect, It Was Vulture Capitalism that Killed Sears”

Washingtonpost.com, October 16, 2018, Tuesday – Louis Hyman
“Sears’s ‘radical’ past: How mail-order catalogues subverted the racial hierarchy of Jim Crow”

Npr.org, October 16, 2018, Tuesday – Louis Hyman
“How The Sears Catalog Was Revolutionary In The Jim Crow Era”

Huffingtonpost.com, October 16, 2018, Tuesday – Rosemary Batt
“Sears Didn’t ‘Die.’ Vulture Capitalists Killed it”

Houstonpublicmedia.org, October 15, 2018, Monday – Lee Adler
“Weighing The Costs of Pay Parity for Houston’s Firefighters”

Read.nxtbook.com, October 11, 2018, Thursday – Rosemary Batt
“Private Equity Pillage: Grocery Stores and Workers at Risk”

Americanactionforum.org, October 11, 2018, Thursday – Francine Blau
“Are Immigrants Driving Income Inequality? – AAF”

Kisslibrary.com, October 10, 2018, Wednesday – Shannon Gleeson
“Conflicting Commitments: The Politics of Enforcing Immigrant Worker Rights in San Jose and Houston”

Marketwatch.com, October 10, 2018, Wednesday – Louis Hyman
“The end of the two-week pay cycle: How every day can be payday”

Chiefexecutive.net, October 9, 2018, Tuesday – Sam Bacharach
“Staying Out Of The Overthinking Trap”

Washingtonpost.com, October 8,  2018, Monday – Alex Colvin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/montgomery-council-weighs-whether-to-guarantee-raises-for-trash-crews/2018/10/08/eb6f8ce6-c7f7-11e8-9b1c-a90f1daae309_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8e5ee4396923

Newswise.com, October 5, 2018, Friday – Liz Karns
“Sexual Assault Costs Victims Up to $3 Million in Lost Education, Earnings”

Pvmi.wharton.upenn.ed, October 5, 2018, Friday – Erica Groshen
“Preparing U.S. Workers and Employers for an Autonomous Vehicle Future - Program on Vehicle and Mobility Innovation”

Business-support-network.org/USbiz, October 5, 2018, Friday – Lois Gray
“Mentor to Unions and Women Who Work, Dies at 94” -- First citation.

Thecut.com, October 4, 2018, Thursday – Ifeoma Ajunwa
“150 Law Professors Release Powerful Statement Against Sexual Harassment”

Businessinsider.com, October 3, 2018, Wednesday – Alex Colvin
“Morgan Stanley is fighting to stop a race-discrimination suit from going to trial by using a controversial tactic that keeps employee complaints secret”

Bloomberg, October 3, 2018, Wednesday – Erica Groshen
“White House Economist Turns to Alternative Data to Boost Trump”

Wsj.com, October 3, 2018, Wednesday – Erica Groshen
“Where Hurricane Florence May Show Up in the September Jobs Report”

Ithacajournal.com, October 2, 2018, Tuesday – Kevin Hallock “Cornell University names new dean of business college”

Nytimes.com, October 2, 2018, Tuesday – Lois Gray
“Mentor to Unions and Women Who Work, Dies at 94” -- Second citation.

Southcoasttoday.com, October 2, 2018, Tuesday – Louis Hyman
“New Bedford should take health care approach to drug addiction”

September 2018

Theislandnow.com, September 29, 2018, Friday - Joshua Lafazan
"Police will provide tool to deaf and hard of hearing motorists to ease communication with officers"

The Regulatory Review, September 28, 2018, Friday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Rethinking Privacy on the Job"

Morning Consult, September 27, 2018, Thursday - Louis Hyman
"No Schlubs Like Me: Americans Don’t Like Politicians In Debt"

csmonitor.com/business, September 26, 2018, Wednesday- Louis Hyman
"With an eye on rising rents, cities start to regulate Airbnb"

Wealthmanagement.com, September 25, 2018, Tuesday - Erica Groshen
"United Income Encourages Radical Reporting; They Have Just the Tool for It"

Newrepublic.com, September 25, 2018, Tuesday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
"What Trump Gets Right on Trade"

Progressvideo.tv, September 25, 2018, Tuesday - Louis Hyman
"Temp: How the Temp Economy Took Over America W/ Louis Hyman"

Quad-City Times, September 23, 2018, Sunday - Louis Hyman
"From Uber drivers to a Davenport 'mompreneur': The Quad-Cities' gig economy is evolving"

Thedailystar.net, September 23, 2018, Sunday - Lawrence Kahn
"Why do women get less pay than men?"

hardocp.com, September 22, 2018, Saturday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Fortune 500 Corporations Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Interview Job Candidates"

Site4News, September 20, 2018, Thursday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Artifical Intelligence: Now Hiring"

The Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2018, Thursday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Artificial Intelligence: The Robots Are Now Hiring"

Hillreporter.com, September 20, 2018, Thursday - John Abowd
"Wilbur Ross Lied to Congress About Census Data According to New Documents"

Canadianbusiness.com, September 19, 2018, Wednesday- Ifeoma Ajunwa
"How corporate wellness programs got a bad name—and how to fix them"

bna.com, September 19, 2018, Wednesday- John Hausknecht
"Airport Screeners Often Take Off Shortly After Arrival"

Forevermissed.com, September 19, 2018, Wednesday - Lois Gray
"Lois Spier Gray 1923 - 2018"

Newstral, September 19, 2018, Wednesday - Louis Hyman
"Is Uber the problem with our workforce or the solutions?"

Morningconsult.com, September 18, 2018, Tuesday - Louis Hyman
"In Robust Job Market, Gig Workers’ Satisfaction on Par With Wider Workforce"

Kpcw, September 17, 2018, Monday - Louis Hyman
"Mountain Money - September 17, 2018 Louis Hyman"

Post-gazette.com, September 16, 2018, Sunday - Lee Adler
"Three decades ago, a different industry faced negotiators in U.S. Steel talks"

WBFO88.7, September 13, 2018, Thursday - Harry Katz
"After Janus, a battle for union members' wallets"

Cornell News, September 13, 2018, Thursday, Centennial of American Assoc. of University Professors; speaker - Risa Lieberwiz
"Local collective action and social change"

Pbs.org, September 12, 2018, Wednesday - John Abowd
"3 charts that explain the rise in U.S. household incomes"

The Cornell Daily Sun, September 10, 2018, Monday - Global Health Students
"Global Health, ILR Students Gain Service Experience Collaborating with Indian NGO"

Insidehighered.com, September 9, 2018, Sunday - Louis Hyman
"'Temp' and the Lean University"

Ithacajournal.com, September 8, 2018, Saturday - Risa Lieberwitz
"Ithaca branch of American Association of University Women celebrates 100 years"

Qz.com, September 6, 2018, Thursday - Art Wheaton
"Merccedes-Benz is finally taking on Tesla. It probably won't work."

Cornell Chronicle, September 6, 2018, Thursday- Louis Hyman
"Digital economy can be path to inclusive capitalism"

Nonprofit quarterly, September 5, 2018, Wednesday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
"What We Can Learn from Rising Interest in Unions"

Fastcompany.com, September 4, 2018, Tuesday - Rose Batt
"Why work has failed us: because companies aren't sharing the profits"

Patheos.com, September 3, 2018, Monday - Louis Hyman
"Labor Justice in the Gig Economy"

The Cornell Daily Sun, September 3, 2018, Monday - ILR Student Policy Analysis
"ILR Program Gives Students Policy Analysis Experience in Zambia"

Seattle Times, September 3, 2018, Tuesday - Louis Hyman
"It's a record bull market, but most workers aren't invited to the party."

Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, September 3, 2018, Monday - Fran Blau
"Worker visa red tape worries companies"

The New York Times, September 2, 2018, Sunday - Fran Blau
"Companies Say Trump Is Hurting Business by Limiting Legal Immigration"

CPAN, September 2, 2018, Sunday - Louis Hyman
"Cornell University professor Louis Hyman looked at changes to the American workforce over the past seventy years"

Goodreads.com, September 2, 2018, Sunday - Louis Hyman
"Temp Quotes by Louis Hyman"

August 2018

WHYY, BCC Newshour, August 31, 2018, Friday - Louis Hyman
"Temporary work: the rise of the gig economy"

Washington Post, August 31, 2018, Friday - Louis Hyman
"The undocumented workers who built Silicon Valley"

Pacific Standard, August 31, 2018, Friday - John Abowd
"Census Bureau Economists Provide More Evidence Against the Citizenship Question"

The New York times, August 30, 2018, Thursday - Louis Hyman
"9 New Books We Recommend This Week"

Wjct.org, August 30, 2018, Thursday - Louis Hyman
"Stop The Violence; Temp; Feed My Mojo"

Bna.com, August 30, 2018, Thursday - Lee Adler
"Unions Outpacing 2017 in New Member Recruitment"

ILR Review, August 29, 2018, Wednesday: Maria Cook, Shannon Gleeson, Kati L. Griffith, Lawrence Kahn
"Special issue on immigration"

Recode, August 29, 2018, Wednesday - Louis Hyman
"'Temp' author Louis Hyman on Recode Decode"

Recode, August 29, 2018, Wednesday - Louis Hyman
"Silicon Valley has been treating workers ‘miserably’ since the 1970s"

Wivb, August 28, 2018, Tuesday - Louis Hyman
"Trump nixing NAFTA: good or bad for WNY?"

Androidheadlines.com, August 28, 2018, Tuesday - Virginia Doellgast
"AT&T Has Closed 44 Call Centers Since 2011, Despite Raking In Record Profits"

Newcoshift, August 28, 2018, Tuesday - Louis Hyman
"The Accountable Capitalism Act Will Never Happen. But Now the Conversation Will"

Whowhatwhy.org, August 24, 2018, Friday- Louis Hyman
"Temp Work: The Waste Product of the Service Economy?"

Slate.com, August 23, 2018, Thursday - Louis Hyman
"Maybe Companies Like Uber Are Not to Blame for Our Era of Insecure, Unstable Jobs"

Theladders.com, August 22, 2018, Wednesday - Fran Blau and Lawrence Kahn
"Survey: This is the best state for women’s equality"

The New York Times, August 22, 2018, Wednesday - Louis Hyman
"How the ‘Temp’ Economy Became the New Normal"

Parade.com, August 22, 2018, Wednesday - Louis Hyman
"Is the Gig Economy a Good Thing or Bad Thing?"

Thehindubusinessline.com, August 22, 2018, Wednesday - Louis Hyman
"Vanishing jobs? Don't blame it on tech"

Billmartinezlive.com, August 22, 2018, Wednesday - Louis Hyman
"The Origin Story Of The Gig Economy" -- First citation.

Bookmarks.reviews, August 21, 2018, Tuesday - Louis Hyman
"How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary"

Missionlocal.org, August 21, 2018, Tuesday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
"SF veterinary workers unionize, attempt to drive hard bargain with $9 billion VCA corporation"

Umbrex.libsyn.com, August 21, 2018, Tuesday - Louis Hyman
"Unleashed - How to Thrive as an Independent Professional: 96. Louis Hyman on the history of temp labor in America"

statesman.com, August 20, 2018, Monday - Louis Hyman
"Economic historian: Don't blame tech for the gig economy sea change"

Theroadtonow, August 20, 2018, Monday - Louis Hyman
"How the American Dream Became Temporary w/ Louis Hyman by The Road to Now"

CNBC, August 20, 2018, Monday- Louis Hyman
"Here's how the gig economy could work"

WBUR.org, August 20, 2018, Monday- Louis Hyman
"The Origin Story Of The Gig Economy" -- Second citation.

The New York Times, August 20, 2018, Monday - Vanessa Bohns
"How to Ask for Help and Actually Get It"

Latestnigeriannews.com, August 20, 2018, Monday - Louis Hyman
"Tech did not create the gig economy, which has been growing since the 1970s"

News24, August 18, 2018, Saturday - Louis Hyman
"Your iPhone Didn’t Create the Gig Economy by LOUIS HYMAN"

Inc.com, August 16, 2018, Thursday - Sam Bacharach
"Thomas Edison was Right: "Vision without Execution is Hallucination"

The New York Times, August 18, 2018, Saturday - Louis Hyman
"It’s Not Technology That’s Disrupting Our Jobs

Bna.com, August 16, 2018, Thursday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
"Union Members Battle to Be Big cheese in Wisconsin House Race"

The San Diego Union-Tribune, August 16, 2018, Thursday - Adam Seth Litwin
"If you want a six-figure salary, get a job in this industry"

Cnbc.com, August 13, 2018, Monday - Erica Groshen
"Autonomous vehicles won't only kill jobs. They will create them, too"

Skiprichard.com, August 13, 2018, Monday - Sam Bacharach
"How to Transform A Sluggish Organization"

Bna.com, August 13, 2018, Monday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
"Union Members Battle to Be Big Cheese in Wisconsin House Race"

Rewire.news, August 13, 2018, Monday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
"Want White Working Class Voters to Support Democrats? Strengthen Unions."

CNBC, August 11, 2018, Saturday - Erica Groshen
"Self-driving vehicles won't only kill jobs. They will create them, as well."

Jacobinmag.com, August 10, 2018, Friday- Kate Bronfenbrenner
"Reflections on the Rank and File Strategy"

Usnews.com, August 10, 2018, Friday - Louis Hyman
"The Temp Economy and the Future of Work"

Wall Street Journal, August 9, 2018, Thursday - Erica Groshen
"Better Data for a Better Economy"

Bna.com, August 9, 2018, Thursday - Alex Colvin
"CBRE Labor Board Case Is ‘Bellwether’ for Forced Arbitration"

WNYC, August 9, 2018, Thursday - Gene Carroll
"Would Cynthia Nixxon's Proposal Allowing Public Workers to Strike Pass the Legislature?"

Tech Journal Hub, August 9, 2018, Thursday - Erica Groshen
"Will self-driving cars steal your job? New study says no"

Americanlibrariesmagazine.org, August 9, 2018, Thursday - John Abowd
"ALA Urges Commerce Department to Reject Census Citizenship Question"

Bloomberg, August 7, Tuesday - Erica Groshen
"Trump Said His Fuel Economy Re-Do Would Help Workers. Will it?"

Vox.com, August 6, 2018, Monday - Fran Blau and Lawrence Kahn
"Americans want paid parental leave. The Rubio-Ivanka plan is a sorry attempt."

Academia.org, August 3, 2018, Friday -  Risa Liberwitz
"AAUP Supports Race-Based Admissions At Harvard"

Latimes.com, August 3, 2018, Friday - John Abowd
"Questioning Californians' citizenship is no way to conduct an accurate census"

Bloomberg.com, August 3, 2018, Friday -  Erica Groshen
"Trump Said His Fuel Economy Re-Do Would Help Workers. Will It?"

July 2018

News.thomasnet.com, July 31, 2018, Tuesday - Ifeoma Anjunwa
"Walmart Files Patent for Eavesdropping Tech" -- First citation.

Globalnewswire.com, July 30, 2018, Monday - Ken Kahn '69
"Walmart Files Patent for Eavesdropping Tech" -- Second citation.

Cornell Sun, July 30, 2018, Monday - Esta Bigler
" -- First citation.ILR Course Educates Incarcerated Individuals On Employment Rights at NYC Correctional Facility" -- Second citation.

CTpost.com, July 29, 2018, Sunday - John Abowd
" -- Third citation.Two Industry Leaders Unite to Produce New Mega-Platform Event for HR Technology: HR Festival Asia" -- Fourth citation.

Los Angeles Times, July 29, 2018, Sunday - Louis Hyman
"Gig economy workers aren't getting counted"

Labornotes.org, July 27, 2018, Friday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
" -- Fifth citation.Viewpoint: Any Janus Solution That Ignores Free Riders Is Star-Crossed and Unfair" -- Sixth citation.

marketplace.org, July 26, 2018, Thursday - Erica Groshen
"What GDP tells us about the economy"

WHCU Radio, July 17, 2018, Tuesday - Susanne Bruyere
"All Things Equal"

Whyy.org, July 13, 2018, Friday - Kate Bronfenbrenner
"In wake of #MeToo, Feminist Apparel workers fired after speaking out against sexual harassment"

Viralmount, July 13, 2018, Friday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Walmart Patents New Surveillance Technological innovation to Eavesdrop on Staff"

Mintpressnews.com, July 13, 2018, Friday - Ifeoma Anjunwa
"Walmart Hopes to Track Employees' Every Move with New Checkstand Surveillance Tech"

Commondreams.org, July 12, 2018, Thursday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Big Brother-Style" Surveillance Technology to Eavesdrop on Workers' Conversations"

Futurism.org, July 12, 2018, Thursday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"The Digest: Walmart Patent Tech for Eavesdropping on Workers"

engadget.com, July 12, 2018, Thursday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Walmart patents surveillance tool that can eavesdrop on workers"

Splinternews.com, July 12, 2018, Thursday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Walmart Patents Audio Surveillance Tool to Monitor Employee Conversations"

The Indian Express, July 12, 2018, Thursday - Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn
"Maternity benefits or jobs"

Buzzfeed.com, July 11, 2018, Wednesday - Ifeoma Ajunwa
"Walmart's Newly Patented Technology For Eavesdropping On Workers Presents Privacy Concerns"

C-SPAN, July 10, 2018, Tuesday - Randi Weingarten
"Dark Money Campaigns"

WCNY.org radio show, July 6, 2018, Friday - Gene Carroll
"How union power has been dismantled and what it means for workers"

The Chief, July 6, 2018, Friday - Randi Weingarten
"Teacher Unions Already Feel Post-Janus Pinch"

New Jersey Globe, July 3, 2018, Tuesday - Patricia Campos-Medina
"Latina group slams Hugin on diversity, suggests he's just like Trump - New Jersey Globe"

Truth Out, July 3, 2018, Tuesday - Rosemary Batt
"Goodbye Regulations, Hello Impending Global Financial Crisis "

Blue Virginia, July 2, 2018, Monday - Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn
"Far-Right Virginia Sen. Amanda Chase: “The ERA Amendment is nothing more than a ploy by the left to eliminate gender altogether."

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 2, 2018, Monday - Lance Compa
"Poultry processing workers still face high number of injuries"

The American Prospect, July 2, 2018, Monday - Rosemary Batt
"Will the Tax Act Set Back Private Equity?"

June 2018

 

Securing America's Future Energy, June 1, 2018 - Erica Groshen
"Preparing U.S. Workerrs and Employers for an Autonomous Vehicle Future"

Wealth365, June 29, 2018, Friday - Ileen DeVault
"Court's ruling hits teachers unions, but how hard is unclear"

NYC CCL News, June 29, 2018, Friday - Cornell Worker Institute
"JANUS V. AFSCME: I'M STICKING WITH THE UNION"

Buffalo Rising, June 29, 2018, Friday - High Road Civic Careers
"Cornell High Road Fellowships Ignite Civic Careers in Buffalo"

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