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News Archive

April 2026

MSN
Alice Lee
Workplace fairness laws are making work less fair
Boston Globe
Risa Lieberwitz
Up to 4,000 graduate students at Harvard are poised to strike Tuesday
Labor Relations at a Crossroads: Festschrift for Harry Katz
Texas Observer
Kate Bronfenbrenner
As Contract Negotiations Drag On, Texas Starbucks Workers Have Learned the Power of Organizing
Yahoo News
Nellie Brown
NY legalized marijuana, but safety and health concerns remain
WXXI
Cecilia Oyediran
New York employers no longer can use credit histories in most hiring decisions
Apple Podcasts
Merrick R Osborne
The Last Show with David Cooper: The Delicate Art of Being Rude
The Times of India
Risa Lieberwitz
Harvard University’s plan to expand writing class size draws union objection
American Psychological Association
Nicole Thio
Think that conversation will be boring? Science says think again
Spectrum News
Virginia Doellgast
As AI job replacement timeline speeds up, Cornell experts temper aggressive estimations
Ithaca Times
Ian Greer and Russell Weaver
New Report Says $25.08 Living Wage Required to Meet Basic Needs in Tompkins County
A Storied Career in Labor Law: Reflections of William B. Gould IV
Newsday
Cecilia Oyediran
New York employers facing end to job applicant credit checks
Gizmodo
John McCarthy
Some Locals Are Using AI to Protest Against Data Centers
The New York Times
Melissa Shetler
Has the Rise of A.I. Changed Your Career Plans?
BizCat360
Esta Bigler
4 Workplace Policies That Quietly Backfire
The Ithaca Voice
Ian Greer
Calls for more data and time swirl around city’s proposal to end at-will employment
E-commerce Warehouse Data Offers Insight Into Worker Behavior
Cornell Chronicle
ILR Trio Secures Grant to Help Workers With Job Transitions
NBC 5 Bay Area
Nicole Thio
Small talk is good for us. Many underestimate how much we'll enjoy it, study finds.
WorkersCompensation.com
Harry Katz
Fla. City Council Approves $150k Settlement for 30-year Employee Hurt on Job
American Association for Physician Leadership
Vanessa Bohns
How Senior Leaders Can Build Their Influence
Boston Globe
Eli Friedman
MBTA cars were impounded by the federal government. Representative Neal’s old-school charm may have aided their return.
Wards Auto
Art Wheaton
UAW signals Alabama Mercedes-Benz plant may be next in push to unionize
Morning Open Thread
The Ithaca Voice
Ian Greer and Russell Weaver
Tompkins County living wage increases to $25.08, study shows
WENY
Ian Greer and Russell Weaver
Cornell ILR: Tompkins County living wage up to $25.08/hr
MSN
Ariel Avgar and Madeline Sterling
Unions play key role in keeping direct care workers in the workforce, suggests study
The New York Times
Melissa Shetler
In Search of Career Prospects, Young New Yorkers Turn to Construction
Cornellians
The Good Cornellians Can Do: Scott Alter ’01
Newsweek
Merrick R Osborne
Scientists Reveal the Best Time To Be Rude
Cornell Chronicle
Rudeness May be Rewarded – As a Response to Rudeness
Get to Know: Merrick Osborne
Cornell Chronicle
Book Talk, Film Screening, Keynote to Highlight Union Days
Detroit News
John McCarthy and John Hausknecht
Can you trust AI with your next pay raise?
The American Prospect
Erica Groshen
Dispatches From Trump’s War on Information
Union Days to Focus on Labor Unions, Immigration Rights, and Racial Justice
Cornell Chronicle
Job Hopping Builds Hidden ‘Mobility Benefit’

March 2026

ENR East
Arianna Schindle and Jeff Grabelsky
New NY Union Peer Network Brings Construction Suicide Prevention to Jobsites
Ithaca Journal
Ian Greer and Russell Weaver
This NY county wants to increase its minimum wage. Will others follow?
The World
Eli Friedman
Chinese EV giant BYD faces ‘forced labor’ investigation at Hungary factory
AP News
Paul Ortiz
For César Chavez supporters, a painful question: What to do with his legacy now
Yahoo News
Jason Judd and Sarah Krasley
Progress Over Perfection: Lessons From Garment Factories Fighting Heat Stress
Marie Claire
Zoe West
Pamela Anderson's Aerie Campaign Is Her Response to AI's "Unsettling" Hold On the Fashion Industry
HR Report
Adam Seth Litwin
‘Do you want some privacy with that?’
syracuse.com
Ian Greer
An Upstate NY county is considering raising its minimum wage above the $16 state requirement
WENY
Ian Greer
Tompkins County and Cornell Researchers Exploring Potential Countywide Minimum Wage; Discussion Series Kicks Off to Gather Input
Politico
Ileen DeVault
The union man who unleashed a political earthquake in California
USA Today
Cathy Creighton
Security screening has to be done by TSA, not ICE. Here's why.
HR Brew
Alice Lee
Broad pay ranges may hurt an employer’s chance of recruiting female talent

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