News Archive

April 2023

Fast Company
Patricia Campos-Medina
Yes, the labor market is tight. No, child labor is not the solution
Fortune
Louis Hyman
Thinking of using A.I. in hiring? Not so fast—you might lose out on candidates
Study Finds
Brian Lucas
Just like athletes, employees perform better creatively if they’ve ‘warmed up’
The New York Times
Louis Hyman
It’s not the end of work. It’s the end of boring work.
Society of Human Resource Management
Tae Youn Park
When Employee Incentives Go Wrong
Cornell Chronicle
ILR Duo Wins SUNY Chancellor’s Awards
Debaters Win Championship
Cornell Chronicle
Yasmin Ballew ’23 Receives Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Award
Time
Kate Bronfenbrenner
The Problem With Shopping at Family Dollar and Dollar Tree
Vox
Louis Hyman
When did mass layoffs become so normal?
Spectrum
Russell Weaver
Independent Redistricting Commission approves new Assembly maps
Cornell Chronicle
Regional Town-Gown Conference Focuses on Labor, Employment
The Progressive Magazine
Lee Adler
How School Staff Won a Major Strike in Los Angeles
Bloomberg
Cathy Creighton
Biden’s Child-Care Ambitions Can’t Go Far Without Funding
Cornell Chronicle
Warm-Up Time Corrects Creativity Power Imbalance
Bloomberg
Shannon Gleeson
DeSantis Made Florida Richer, Now He’s Making It Redder
Fast Company
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Ben & Jerry’s says it welcomes unionization efforts by Vermont ice cream scoopers
The Daily Record
Risa Lieberwitz
Rutgers unions hail 'historic' gains on wages, job security in deal to end strike
The Daily Record
Risa Lieberwitz
Rutgers deal could be 'game-changer' across U.S. as part-time faculty win protections
Minimum Wage Increase Yields Positives: Report
Newsweek
Art Wheaton
Biden Faces Yet Another Supply Chain Problem
The New York Times
Vanessa Bohns
Your Email Does Not Constitute My Emergency
Cornell Chronicle
Matthew Saleh Wins Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Award
Research: Unfair Labor Practices Delay First Union Contracts
Daily Mail
Art Wheaton
Biden admin unveils tough emissions rules to speed electric auto shift
Market watch
Risa Lieberwitz
This is what led to the Rutgers strike as a wave of activism hits colleges
Marketplace
Kate Bronfenbrenner
U.S. workers are filing more unfair labor practice complaints
Explainer: Landmark NYC AI Law
Politico
Erica Groshen
The key to figuring out the labor market might be your office temp
Bangor Daily News
Vanessa Bohns
Relationship revelations remind us that AG’s office needs better accountability
US News and World Report
Erica Groshen
Jobless Claims Rise Fall by 18K But Post-Pandemic Seasonal Adjustments May Have Skewed the Data
Inkstick Media
Ileen DeVault
Flush with Federal Funds, Defense Contractors Employ Few Women
Spectrum
Anne Marie Brady
Report: Mental health privatization hurts marginalized communities most
Union Days Features National Leaders
Cornell Chronicle
Michele Belot
Remember Me? Gender, Race May Make You Forgettable
Cornell Chronicle
Barry Beck To Be Honored This Week
Konvitz Lecture: May 2 at ILR
CNN
Kate Bronfenbrenner
A grassroots group took on Amazon and won. Then came the hard part

March 2023

Bradford Bell
How to Manage Stress in the Workplace
Chicago Tribune
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Chicago REI workers file for union election in latest retail organizing effort
Belot Named Frances Perkins Professor
Cornell Research & Innovation
Tristan Ivory
Onward, Upward?
ABC News
Alex Colvin
Video Starbucks workers take union fight to Capitol Hill
PBS
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Why scrutiny of Starbucks' alleged union violations is boiling over now
Society of Human Resource Management
Alex Kowalski
Mobile robots at work
The Christian Science Monitor
Harry Katz
Labor strikes are rising – and winning pay hikes
VICE News
Russell Weaver
Want to curb city crime? Evict fewer tenants, study says
The Globe and Mail
Virginia Doellgast
How AI is changing the jobs of call centre workers
Vox
Cathy Creighton
Longtime Starbucks CEO gets a chance to tell Congress why he’s been busting unions
Ithaca Journal
Eviction Filings Dashboard
'The private market is failing.' Elected officials, supporters rally for Good Cause

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