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Punching In: Summer Heat Is a Test of Trump-Era Union Power

Bloomberg Law
Javier Ramirez, executive manager of ILR’s National Conflict Resolution Service, said the Teamsters’ request highlighted a shift in union strategy.
Punching In: Summer Heat Is a Test of Trump-Era Union Power

America’s economic data are becoming murkier

The Economist
“Nobody gets elected by saying they’re going to make federal statistics as good as they should be,” said Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor, about past and proposed budget cuts to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
America’s economic data are becoming murkier

Justice Dept. says it is investigating Univ. of California hiring practices

The Washington Post
Aiming to have a diverse workforce is not illegal under antidiscrimination laws, said Risa Lieberwitz, ILR professor of labor and employment law.
Justice Dept. says it is investigating Univ. of California hiring practices

Cornell launches mediation service after federal agency layoffs

Bloomberg Law
Javier Ramirez, executive manager of the National Conflict Resolution Service in ILR's Scheinman Institute, discusses how the new resolution service will address a shortfall in federal mediation services.
Cornell launches mediation service after federal agency layoffs

A Wedding Reveals How Much Help Is Really Available to You

The Atlantic
“We all like to feel like good, kind, effective people,” said Vanessa Bohns, an organizational-behavior professor in ILR. “When we are looking on to an event from the sidelines, we don’t get to feel any of those things.”
A Wedding Reveals How Much Help Is Really Available to You

The board decision that sent the MLB, NFL unions into controversy

The New York Times
“Is there something in that set of criteria for the incentive that might have some influence on how or what the union officials who sit on the board actually end up … legislating (at OneTeam)?” asked Lee Adler, ILR visiting lecturer.
The board decision that sent the MLB, NFL unions into controversy

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