News Archive

February 2023

syracuse.com
Nellie Brown
Interest in Cannabis Workforce Initiative program continues to expand
Fortune
The Worker Institute
ServiceNow shifted its talent strategy to internal hires in 2022—it filled 1,500 open positions with existing employees
Marketplace
Alex Colvin
Workers are staging more labor actions, thanks in part to the strong job market
Business Insider
Labor Action Tracker
Over 100,000 workers walked out in 2022, showing that Americans' demands for better conditions aren't going away
Yahoo News
Johnnie Kallas
Number of workers on strike spiked 50% in 2022, mostly in service sector
Yahoo News
Labor Action Tracker
Strikes Increased In 2022 As Workers Wielded Their Leverage
CBS News
Harry Katz
Strikes more than double in 2022, with workers exerting leverage in tight labor market
Strikes up 52% in 2022: Labor Action Tracker
Time
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Over 100 Kids Were Illegally Employed in Dangerous Meat-Packing Plant Jobs
NPR
Nellie Brown
Risks for chemical spills are high, but here's how to protect yourself
Wall Street Journal
Virginia Doellgast
AI in the workplace is already here. The first battleground? Call centers
Axios
Kate Bronfenbrenner
How big companies like Tesla and Starbucks are fending off unionization
Fast Company
Shannon Gleeson
How the Biden administration is helping protect the most vulnerable and exploited workers
NBC News New York
The Worker Institute
Manhattan DA Unveils New Unit to Combat Wage Theft, Protect NYC Workers
Marketplace
Erica Groshen
What’s in a number?
Fast Company
Alex Colvin
Ranking workers can hurt morale and productivity. Tech companies are doing it anyway
Sky News
Eli Friedman
China shows that suppressing strikes only fuels discontent
NPR
Erica Groshen
Planet Money: Our 2023 valentines
The Ithaca Voice
Wage Atlas
Op-ed: Make the NY minimum wage a living wage
MSN
Art Wheaton
USW members, ExxonMobil set to meet in federal court Monday as formerly locked out employees seek back pay
The Hill
Labor Action Tracker
Biden is facing these 5 economic hurdles in 2023. Can he solve any of them?
Boston Globe
Risa Lieberwitz
Harvard researchers and non-tenure faculty to push for union
Ithaca Times
Ian Greer
Labor unions confront Common Council again
Gleeson Authors Book on Migrant Worker Rights
USA Today
Chris Collins
Bad news, remote workers: You need to return to the office for your employer to succeed
Forbes
Duanyi Yang
It's Important For Remote Work To Maintain Boundaries Between Personal And Professional Lives
Fast Company
Alex Colvin
You probably took a pay cut last year
Mother Jones
Lara Skinner
Relax, New Yorkers. Nobody’s Coming for Your Gas Stove.
BBC Science Focus
Vanessa Bohns
Instant Genius Podcast: The science of persuasion, with Prof Vanessa Bohns
Newsday
Esta Bigler
Legal marijuana and work: What to know about drug testing, policies and more
The Nation
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Meet the Activist Championing the Rights of Workers From the Inside
Advocating for Worker Health and Safety in the NFL
Climate Jobs Institute Milestone Marked
ILR and Einhorn Center Partner to Create Office of Engaged and Experiential Programs
Tretter ’13 and Katz Discuss Union Leadership

January 2023

Player FM
Vanessa Bohns
Podcast: The Science of Persuasion | Vanessa Bohns
Player FM
Louis Hyman
Podcast: The History of Temp Work
WENY
ILR School
Lawmakers seek to address New York's childcare crisis
The New York Times
Vanessa Bohns
Future Cringe
The Hill
Russell Weaver
Hochul’s call to index New York’s minimum wage to inflation doesn’t go far enough
Society of Human Resource Management
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Union Membership Rate Dropped in 2022
HR Dive
Rebecca Kehoe
5 trends that will shape HR in 2023
The Buffalo News
Russell Weaver
Another Voice: New York workers should be rewarded for their productivity
Spectrum NY 1
Labor Action Tracker
Labor movement seeks rise in 2023 despite economic uncertainty
Bloomberg Law
Risa Lieberwitz
College, university strike wave continues its swell into 2023
BBC News
Cathy Creighton
Amazon union fight continues despite workers’ win
Axios
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Why labor's surging popularity isn't translating to union membership
Times Union News
John August
Commentary: New York City’s nursing strike may be over, but its causes are unresolved
MSN
Nellie Brown
Why Amazon's latest labor fines come out to only $60K
Wall Street Journal
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Union Membership Rate Hits Record Low Despite Votes at Apple, Amazon, Starbucks

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