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Employee parking policies spur tensions at Stony Brook University
Newsday
“The labor-management relationship in health care is about as fraught as I’ve ever seen it since the pandemic,” said John August, who added that the rising cost of living and employee burnout since 2020 have affected employees mentally and emotionally.
Words Matter: Softened Phrasing Helps Make Deals, Research Reveals
New Cornell research by Alice Lee, assistant professor, shows that speaking "politely" increases the likelihood of people entering into negotiations and that people who hedge perform better in negotiations.
Here's why nearly 1 in 3 U.S. retail pharmacies closed over a decade
Audacy
John August, the Scheinman Institute's Director of Healthcare and Partner Programs, explains what is behind the decline of retail pharmacies over the past decade and the problems it has created in underrepresented communities.
Scheinman Institute Facilitating Pandemic Gear Supply Chain Improvements
The Scheinman Institute is bringing labor to the table for a U.S. project designed to equip front-line workers with effective personal protection equipment that will be widely adopted.
As the 2024 Alice B. Grant Labor Leader in Residence, ILRie Randi Weingarten spent time at ILR teaching, speaking and meeting with students, professors and university staff.
Four people affiliated with ILR helped foster a $750,000 grant supporting the Ray Corollary Initiative's mission to increase diversity within the alternative dispute resolution profession.
David B. Lipsky ’61, who led the ILR School as dean through a pivotal era, was at the heart of the institution’s faculty, students, alumni and staff for decades.
“I am incredibly thankful for this opportunity and look forward to serving the 4th Ward and the City of Ithaca,” Patrick Mehler ’23 said after becoming an alderperson.
A $7 Billion Mistake? New York Seeks to Curb New Hotels.
The New York Times
According to Harry Katz, the Hotel Trades Council’s support of a controversial plan to drastically restrict hotel development in NYC seems counterintuitive, as “labor is generally is in favor of employment and of growth.”
