Unions split over data centers, AI

Axios
“You aren’t going to get all the unions to agree. One loses, the other might gain,” says Art Wheaton, ILR director of labor studies, commenting on varied perspectives within labor unions on supporting AI.
Unions split over data centers, AI

Private Equity's Significant Debt Problem Has Been Building For Years

Forbes
Debt burdens created by private equity buyouts erode operational cash flows and increase vulnerability to market shocks, according to research contributed to by Rosemary Batt, ILR professor emeritus.
Private Equity's Significant Debt Problem Has Been Building For Years

There's a Career Tax on Being Smart at Work—but Only If You're a Woman

Fast Company
Vanessa Bohns, ILR professor of organizational behavior, provides insight into how gender stereotypes contribute to workplace penalties for intelligent women.
There's a Career Tax on Being Smart at Work—but Only If You're a Woman

ILR in the News

How COVID-19 could redefine labor in America 
The American Prospect
Hospital Bailouts Begin - for Those Owned by Private Equity Firms
Former Everlane Employees Claim They Were Unlawfully Fired After They Tried To Unionize
Observer
Grocery Chain Workers Demand Coronavirus Protection Measures for Their Health - And Yours
Coronavirus: Remote Working Revolution
WCNY
Coronavirus' impact on rising unemployment
Prevailing Wage is Economic Stimulus - New York Should Expand It Now
Business Insider
Tech world’s reliance on contingent workers fails U.S. workers.
The New York Times
Is Your Grocery Delivery Worth a Worker’s Life?
Just Be Kind to the People Who Ensure You Get To Eat
Marketplace
Gas stations depend on getting customers inside. Is that a problem right now?
City & State
Prevailing wage expansion still in the works for budget
AP News
Staying afloat: $2.2 trillion bill offers economic lifeline
Market watch
Record-shattering 3.3 million jobless claims is just the start: Millions more jobs are at risk. 
The Atlantic
All the Coronavirus Statistics Are Flawed
CNBC
Can you be fired for working from home?
CBS News
Senate stimulus package "unemployment on steroids" for millions of jobless
San Francisco Chronicle
'It's brutal': 3.3 million file for unemployment
Jobless claims spike to 3.28 million as coronavirus impact spreads
Newsweek
As Jobless Claims Surge By 3 Million, Unemployment May Soon Be Highest Since Financial Crisis
Bloomberg Law
Covid-19 Forces Employers to Weigh Layoffs Versus Furloughs
The Hill
Economists fear downturn will be worse than Great Recession
CNN
Bonuses and pay hikes: How grocery stores keep workers on the front lines 
Wall Street Journal
Employees experience higher levels of work-family conflict during first months of remote work.
syracuse.com
Coronavirus damage to CNY's economy? Imagine the unemployment rate tripling.
syracuse.com
Coronavirus: Which workers get hurt worst, least due to state-ordered business shutdowns
Marketplace
Boeing is in line for a bailout under "too big to fail" theory
The Hill
Why so many people are going out and congregating in groups.
The Hill
COVID-19 patients should not face surprise medical bills
Minnesota medical groups have fits and starts with working from home
Bloomberg Law
Forced Worker Microchipping Faces Growing Preemptive Strike
The Guardian
'Suddenly I have no paycheck': layoffs and cuts for workers rocked by coronavirus
The Hill
Op-Ed: Paid Sick Leave is a Universal Right: The Time Has Come
Salon
The coronavirus pandemic is heightening the class divide in the Bay Area
NJ.com
Opinion: To stop the spread of coronavirus, we must help all workers, including the undocumdented
Los Angeles Times
Coronavirus strikes at Amazon's operational heart: its delivery machine
The Guardian
'Suddenly I have no paycheck': layoffs and cuts for workers rocked by coronavirus
Marketplace
More and more people are being laid off. How far might unemployment go?
The Buffalo News
Service workers brace of layoffs, cut hours: "It's super scary out there."
Bloomberg Law
Disney, Two NBA Teams Promise Ongoing Pay For Workers
Aljazeera
Coronavirus highlights lack of safety net for gig workers
Cornell Chronicle
People Want More Compensation, Security For Genomic Data
HR Dive
Disruption is coming. Is L&D ready for the 2020s
The Guardian
Lack of paid leave will leave millions of US workers vulnerable to coronavirus
Los Angeles Times
Op-Ed: A bad rule lets fast-food chains off the hook for workers' rights
Detroit News
Jones breached trust, showed need for reforms, say UAW members
Medium
Don't Make Me Say No More Than Once
CNBC
Coronavirus highlights the inequity of who can - and can't - work from home
Los Angeles Times
Your Apple phone, Adidas shoes and Sony TV may have been made in China by forced Uighur labor
Quartz
Regulators around the world are coming for the gig economy

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