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The ultimate price Ford is paying to overhaul its business strategy

Detroit Free Press
“It’s just another bump in the road,” said Art Wheaton, ILR director of labor studies, about Ford’s adjusting its EV product strategy to respond to changes in EV policy and consumer needs.
The ultimate price Ford is paying to overhaul its business strategy

'This business killed my son'

San Francisco Chronicle
“It is purely a financial logic, not a healthcare logic,” observes Rosemary Batt, ILR professor of women and work, about sale-leasebacks of psychiatric hospitals.
'This business killed my son'

AI Ruined Job Applications, So People Are Resorting to Dating Apps to Find Work

Gizmodo
This article references comments from John McCarthy, associate professor of global labor and work, about how AI is disrupting early careers.
AI Ruined Job Applications, So People Are Resorting to Dating Apps to Find Work

Blogcast #113: Stories of Belonging and Worker Power

Power at Work
In this blogcast, Patrica Campos-Medina, executive director of ILR’s Worker Institute, explores migration, belonging, worker power and the everyday people shaping the future of immigrant worker justice with Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow Seth Harris.
Blogcast #113: Stories of Belonging and Worker Power

Disney is getting into the AI game

Marketplace
ILR Professor Virginia Doellgast provides insights on Disney’s partnership with OpenAI and its implications for creative labor and AI protections.
Disney is getting into the AI game

What to Know About Wind Power in the US as Trump Administration Pauses Leases

ABC News
“One of the main reasons electricity prices are increasing in the U.S. is because we’re not building and producing enough electricity,” said Lara Skinner, executive director of the Climate Jobs Institute, in this article about U.S. policy on wind power and energy.
What to Know About Wind Power in the US as Trump Administration Pauses Leases

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