News Archive

March 2022

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
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
Tretter Re-Elected President of NFL Union
Gothamist
Art Wheaton
Electric car ownership remains novelty in NYC as infrastructure is slow to come online
Wired
Eli Friedman
China’s Gig Workers Are Challenging Their Algorithmic Bosses
The American Prospect
Rosemary Batt
Envision Healthcare Hits the Skids
The Buffalo News
Russell Weaver
NFTA urged to increase drivers' wages, restore bus routes
Triangle Fire Book Talk is March 21
The Guardian
Risa Lieberwitz
US workers in new push for level playing field in unionization efforts
Inc.
ILR School
4 Things That Will Instantly Attract Job Candidates to Your Company, Backed by Research
Temp Workers Benefit from Union-Management Tension
Kuruvilla Named Academic Fellow
WBFO
Art Wheaton
A sign of the times, Lewiston nursing home workers go on strike today
AP News
Art Wheaton
Labor relations experts following MLB negotiations from afar
Fast Company
The Worker Institute
The 10 most innovative dining companies of 2022
Time
Erica Groshen
How Sanctions on Russia Will Hurt—and Help—the World's Economies
Detroit News
Art Wheaton
Musk challenges UAW to seek organizing vote at Tesla's California plant

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