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News Archive

May 2020

Democrat and Chronicle
Widespread joblessness in New York will raise unemployment rate to Depression-era levels
Cornell Chronicle
U.S. Social Distancing Stabilized, But Did Not Reduce, Spread
WCNY
Schools could be 'dangerous breeding grounds' for COVID-19 if opened early
ILRies in D.C.: Interning during the Pandemic
Yahoo! Finance
Coronavirus protests put into perspective how vulnerable some workers are: Worker Advocate
The Hill
Our hospitals' outsourced janitors make us all sicker
Students Study Global Garment Manufacturing in Cambodia
ILR Announces Ithaca Co-Lab Initiative
Cornell Chronicle
Atkinson COVID-19 grants could inform policy decisions

April 2020

'Gig economy' workers fall on hard times in Singapore and Australia
'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.  
Bloomberg
American Jobs Collapse Worsens With Gig Workers Stuck in Limbo
As frontline emergency doctors risk all to fight COVID-19, their pay is slashed
Assessing N.H. 'gig' economy
The Baltimore Sun
Be prepared: 7 things you can do during coronavirus lockdown to improve your employment prospects
US News and World Report
College Board Ready to Offer At-Home SAT
CNN
Color of Covid: The racial justice paradox of our new stay-at-home economy
S&P Global
Consumer sector drives US job losses in March but worse days ahead - experts
Cornell expert says schools should remain closed
syracuse.com
Coronavirus shut down like a bomb on Central New York workers: 'I am terrified'
Coronavirus Virtual Town Hall
Could A Pandemic Spur The Resurgence Of Labor Unions?
COVID-19 and the gig economy: Who's a gig worker and what benefits can they get now?
The Good Men Project
Don't Make Me Say No More Than Once
Former Everlane Employees Claim They Were Unlawfully Fired After They Tried To Unionize
Going beyond the numbers: Expert weighs in on unemployment increase
Observer
Grocery Chain Workers Demand Coronavirus Protection Measures for Their Health - And Yours
Here's what Wall Street doesn't want you to know about its grip on emergency rooms.
The American Prospect
Hospital Bailouts Begin - for Those Owned by Private Equity Firms
How COVID-19 could redefine labor in America 
CNN
How to be a more ethical Amazon shopper during the pandemic
Medium
If You're a Remote Worker, You're Going to Be Surveilled. A Lot.
The Hill
Importance of ongoing contact for prisoners
Marketplace
It was supposed to be Tax Day tomorrow
Nearly half of global workforce risks job losses - ILO
Star Gazette
New jobless claims skyrocket in coronavirus' wake: Here's the breakdown by NY region
AP News
Out of a pandemic crisis, what could a new New Deal look like?
Pandemic Exposes Vulnerabilities of Workers on Farms
Pandemic puts New York college towns at risk of losing population, funding
Axios
Parents' stress levels spike as pandemic drags on
The Guardian
Politics drive Georgia's reopening gamble as coronavirus cases rise  
Q&A: Ex-Amazon Employee Chris Smalls on What's Really Happening Inside Those Warehouses
Schools await state's guidance on reopening
San Francisco Chronicle
SFO workers still on the job face coronavirus risks
Jacobin News
Socialists Should Side With Workers - Not the Chinese or American Ruling Class
Society of Human Resource Management
Supporting Employees with Coronavirus
The New York Times
The State of Fashion Models in a Pandemic
Bloomberg
The U.S. Needs Way More Than a Bailout to Recover From Covid-19
The New Statesman
The US's week of strikes
CNBC
What's it like being unemployed because of coronavirus

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