This Week’s Top Hits

“They have proven to Americans that negotiations work. … It’s work together and win at the table,” said Art Wheaton, senior extension associate at the ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, when discussing the impact of the UAW.

Kate Bronfenbrenner, ILR director of labor education research, commented on how unions can be successful without the legal avenue provided by the National Labor Relations Board.

This article about how the Bureau of Labor Statistics generates a monthly jobs report and possible repercussions of the report being unavailable includes commentary from Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former bureau commissioner.

Cathy Creighton, director of ILR’s Buffalo Co-Lab, offered analysis on shifting political support for unions.

Ian Greer, director of ILR’s Ithaca Co-Lab, provided context on unions and auto manufacturing in southern U.S. in this article about a recent UAW vote by employees at a factory in Kentucky.

Art Wheaton, senior extension associate at the ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, discussed tariff impacts on the global auto industry.