This Week’s Top Hits

“Automation is something we’ve seen for a long time,” said Philipp Kircher. “Whether it’s the companies that currently support the U.S. president or not, somebody would be doing this innovation, maybe slightly slower.”

Local labor expert Art Wheaton says these strikes are becoming more common and have proven effective in many cases, but it's also risky.

"Offshore wind is particularly well-suited to New York because most of NY’s electricity is consumed in NYC and it’s difficult to get power into the city from upstate," said Lara Skinner, executive director of the Climate Jobs Institute.

Art Wheaton, director of labor studies, explains why tariffs aren’t a simple fix for economic development.

“There are a number of changes to the civil service that make it much easier for the administration to try to interfere with the activities of the statistical agencies and that worries me,” says Erica Groshen, senior labor market advisor at ILR.

Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director of the Worker Institute, discusses Pope Leo XIV's inauguration as a hopeful moment for unions and workers.