NYC dismisses Haitian employees who lost their TPS status, Mamdani says

Newsday
This article cites a report by ILR’s Worker Institute, saying that New York state has 98,250 workers with Temporary Protected Status, with most coming from Haiti and Venezuela; the report is called “We Are Home: Workers with TPS Belong Here.”
NYC dismisses Haitian employees who lost their TPS status, Mamdani says

Veteran Economist, Insider Matsumoto Wins Senate Approval as BLS Commissioner

Reuters
Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, comments on the significance of Brett Matsumoto’s appointment as the bureau’s new commissioner and on current political and financial challenges facing statistical agencies.
Veteran Economist, Insider Matsumoto Wins Senate Approval as BLS Commissioner

AI Is Giving Your HR Department an Existential Crisis

Bloomberg
“Employees want to know that there’s a trusted person that has expertise that they can go to and address issues, and they’re never going to feel fully confident in having a bot do it,” says JR Keller, ILR associate professor, discussing the value of human-powered HR departments.
AI Is Giving Your HR Department an Existential Crisis

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Talking Points Memo
“Trial Testimony Of Top Census Scientist Undercuts Ross Memo OKing Citizenship Question”
State Boosts Wind-Industry Jobs
Bloomberg
“Software Startup Accused of Union-Busting Will Pay Ex-Employees”
Axios
“The next eight retailers at risk of Sears' fate”
“Governor Cuomo Issues New York's Large-Scale Offshore Wind Solicitation”
“Guestroom|Help Wanted: ILR's Next Dean”
“ILR Sports Leadership Summit to Bring Industry Leaders Together in New York City”
Courthouse News Service
“Top NYC Demographer Says Census Faces Multiple Threats”
The New York Times
“Give Gig Economy Workers Equity? The S.E.C. Is Considering It”
“Who Makes Cents: A History of Capitalism Podcast Episode 51- Louis Hyman on the Rise of the Gig Economy”
“How The 2020 Census Citizenship Questions Ended Up in Court”
“From here and there: diaspora policies, integration, and social rights beyond borders”
“Supreme Court allows trial in challenge to census citizenship question; three justices dissent”
The Guardian
“US retail workers face long hours, poor pay and 'anxiety through the roof' on Black Friday”
“Citizenship question could hamper U.S. Census response: official”
“Students Assaulted Amid Crackdown on Marxist Activism”
Pro Publica
“A Trash Industry Union Thrives, and Employees Say They Are Left Holding the Bag”
Cornell Chronicle
Summit Featuring Sports Leaders
Cornell Chronicle
Two ILR Faculty Win Weiss Awards
The Washington Post
“Cornell University suspended two exchange programs with China’s Renmin University. Here’s why”
“ILR School Suspends Exchange Program with Chinese University”
Cornell Chronicle
“ILR sports summit, ILR event to feature alums in sports industry leadership”
“Student crackdown: Cornell suspends Chinese uni exchange programmes”
"Cornell cuts ties with China's Renmin University over student crackdown" -- First citation.
"U.S. trade friction hitting academia: experts"
"The Best Leaders Scan for Information"
"New 5th Annual “Freelancing in America” Study Finds That the U.S. Freelance Workforce, Now 56.7 Million People, Grew 3.7 Million Since 2014"
Marketplace
"Why do we have a 30-year mortgage, anyway?"
"Harry Reid Once Wanted To End Birthright Citizenship For Children Of Illegal Immigrants, Too"
South China Morning Post
"Cornell decision adds to growing climate of fear on Chinese campuses."
"Cornell cuts ties with China's Renmin University over student crackdown" -- Second citation.
Financial Times
"Cornell halts China university ties over curbs on academic freedom"
"US trade friction hitting academia: experts; Chinese overseas students contributing to American economy"
The New York Times
"Cornell Cuts Ties With Chinese School After Crackdown on Students"
"NHL partners with MGM to share data for sports betting"
Inside Higher Ed
"Cutting Ties"
Forbes
"NHL's Historic Deal With MGM Resorts Completes Gary Bettman's U-Turn On Sports Betting"
CNBC
"4 gig economy trends that are radically transforming the US job market"
"How sports betting partnership with MGM Resorts could impact NHL and teams like Blackhawks"
NPR
"Jeff Sessions Told DOJ Not To Discuss Citizenship Question Alternatives"
The Sacramento Bee
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"Rahul Manchanda Analyzes the Importance of Business Immigration for US Economy"
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The Nation
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Wall Street Journal
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