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News Archive

April 2022

Market watch
JR Keller
Don’t burn bridges: Companies are welcoming back older workers
Vox
Ileen DeVault
How a bunch of Starbucks baristas built a labor movement
NPR
Patricia Campos-Medina
He was fired by Amazon 2 years ago. Now he's the force behind the company's 1st union
Russell Weaver
Census data: New Yorkers left downstate during COVID's first year
Erica Groshen
Sanctions on Russia: Who gains, who loses?
Bloomberg
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon NYC Warehouse Workers Support Union in Historic Labor Win
NBC NEWS
Patricia Campos-Medina
https://news.yahoo.com/amazon-workers-claim-historic-union-164307307.html
Yahoo News
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon Workers Claim Historic Union Win in Big Blow to Bezos
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon workers in New York vote to form union in ‘historic victory’
Cornell Chronicle
Student Grants Serve Communities Near and Far

March 2022

Aligning Incentives, Performance Metrics and Strategic Objectives
Forbes
Leadership in tech: How can we get more women to the top?
Yahoo News
Maine labor unions to form climate change panel
The effects of workplace change may not be the ones we expect
US News and World Report
The Great Return: Companies are calling their workers back to the office as COVID-19 fades
Times Union News
Workers at Latham Plaza Starbucks want to unionize
Maine Beacon
Lara Skinner
Maine unions launch platform to create thousands of good jobs, take on climate crisis
Yahoo! Finance
Patricia Campos-Medina
Amazon union vote in Alabama could drag out amid contested ballots
The Need to Revamp Refugee Resettlement
ILR Announces Future of Work Fellowship Program
The Washington Post
Erica Groshen
4.4 million Americans quit or changed jobs in February as turnover remained very high
CNBC
Cathy Creighton
Covid upended the labor market, and now these workers are using their leverage to push for unions
Ileen DeVault
Applebee’s franchise exec calls lower pay an ‘advantage’ of high gas prices in viral email: This ‘shouldn’t shock us,’ says labo
Kate Bronfenbrenner
The Battle of Beaumont
Kheel Center’s Triangle Fire Site Honored
Business Insider India
A surge in retail union organizing is the surest sign yet that workers are fed up
CT Public
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Wesleyan student staff form first known undergrad union to win voluntary recognition
Yahoo! Finance
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon labor organizer optimistic about NYC union vote, hopes for Starbucks ‘domino effect’
Cornell Chronicle
ILR Alumnus On Mission To Support Ukraine
Supply Chain in Chaos: What’s Ahead?
New Equitable Community Change Certificate Launched
Yahoo News
Kate Bronfenbrenner
International Documentary Association Says Union Is Welcome After Staff Exodus — but First, a Lawyer
Maine Lobster Traps Tell Cultural Story
PBA Health
Tae Youn Park
Employee Benefits: The Complete Guide for Independent Pharmacies
Matteson Launches 'Data Science in Science' Journal
Mashable
Louis Hyman
Why Amazon only got a $60,000 fine for a 'serious' labor violation
Alex Colvin
Union organizers win another Starbucks vote
The Worker Institute
What It's Really Like To Work For Grubhub?
“Vowels Are Your Best Friends”
AP News
Patricia Campos-Medina
Disney finds itself in balancing act with walkout threat
Cornell Chronicle
Patrick Mehler ’23 Takes a Spin on Wheel of Fortune
Bloomberg
Lee Adler
A $15 Minimum Wage for State Workers Gets Unlikely Republican Backers
WXXI
Risa Lieberwitz
Veterinary workers who want to join a union say local pet hospital owners are stalling on a vote
Freakonomics
ILR School
Do Unions Still Work?
Marketplace
Erica Groshen
Why do we care about “core” inflation?
Yahoo News
Erica Groshen
Federal Reserve Taps Brakes On The Economy To Slow Inflation
Automotive News
Art Wheaton
Probe complicates auto legacy of Canadian labor chief Jerry Dias
Kheel Center Names Strassberg Grant Winners
Cornell Chronicle
ILR WIDE Launches
Detroit News
Art Wheaton
Jerry Dias, resigned president of Canadian autoworkers union Unifor, under investigation

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