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News Archive

August 2022

Fighting For Worker Rights Takes Psychological Toll
ILR Junior Named Spectrum Scholar
Inside Higher Ed
Michael Lovenheim
New paper finds college vaccine mandates saved lives
CNBC
Cathy Creighton
Starbucks union asks coffee giant to extend pay hikes, benefits to unionized stores
KCBS Radio
Art Wheaton
Art Wheaton of the Worker Institute of Cornell on more employees unionizing

July 2022

Fortune
Eli Friedman
China’s Gen Z and millennials have a word for their disaffection with the economy and life in general. Evolution is dead, meet ‘involution’
In These Times
Lance Compa
In 40 Years of Labor Reporting, David Moberg Never Gave Up on the Working Class
Market watch
Erica Groshen
Does the ‘last hired, first fired’ rule still hold true? Read this if you’ve just landed a new job amid fears of a looming recession
Marketplace
Art Wheaton
Between COVID and pent-up vacation demand, absent workers have businesses scrambling
NJ Spotlight News
Patricia Campos-Medina
Workers who voted to unionize say Starbucks is stalling, delaying response
Yahoo! Finance
Eli Friedman
The World's Inflation Crisis Could Worsen Amid Labor Protests
Marketplace
Art Wheaton
Boeing hits bumpy air as it tries to meet rising demand for aircraft
Bloomberg
Art Wheaton
US Automakers Face Union Pressure to Ease Inflation’s Bite on Wages
Thomson Reuters Foundation News
Harry Katz
Could strikes and inflation spark a global trade union revival?
Bloomberg
Eli Friedman
World’s Key Workers Threaten to Hit Economy Where It Will Hurt
Beloved ILRie Remembered
Griffith Named Senior Associate Dean
The Stand
Lara Skinner
Convention Day 2: Building Our Future
Observer
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon’s New Tactic for Fighting Unionization in Staten Island Is a Long and Expensive Court Battle
Making Sense of Census Data
NY Daily News
Anita Raman
Bike theft, climate change and New York City
Wall Street Journal
Cathy Creighton
Chipotle Shuts Store in Maine That Wanted to Unionize
Detroit News
Art Wheaton
UAW's future at stake at historic convention in Detroit
The Limits of the Platform Economy
Forbes
Vanessa Bohns
Owning Your Influence: How To Hear ‘Yes’ In Your Next Negotiation
Financial Advisor IQ
Bradford Bell
Dreaming Big(ger): RIAs Rethink Office Spaces
MSN
Tejasvi Nagaraja
What Biden wanted in the Middle East — and what he actually got
Research of Four ILR Professors Featured
Commercial Observer
Bradford Bell
Yelp’s Decision on Return to Office Reverberating
Yahoo News
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Workers at second Connecticut Starbucks vote in a union. Now they have to win a contract.
The Big Story Podcast
Vanessa Bohns
Is it stress or burn out?
Advice to Novice Debaters: “Lean Into It”
NBC News
The Worker Institute
Nail technicians demand safer working conditions and steadier pay as Covid aggravates risks
Crain's Cleveland Business
Johnnie Kallas
Crain's editorial: State of the unions
Citizen Times
Rosemary Batt
‘Stupid and dangerous’: Forum scrutinizes 3 hospitals’ competition for more Buncombe beds
NJ Spotlight News
Patricia Campos-Medina
Montclair Starbucks workers are latest to vote on unionization
Supporting Champions Podcast
Vanessa Bohns
Episode 102: Vanessa Bohns on Influence
Los Angeles Business Journal
Courtney McCluney
Women Use Unique Tactics to Accomplish Boardroom Goals
Bloomberg
Patricia Campos-Medina
Upstart Amazon Union Pauses NYC Campaign as Momentum Fades
Cornell Chronicle
For-Profit Colleges Increase Students’ Debt, Default Risk
The American Prospect
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Dollar Store Workers Organizing for Justice
WKBW ABC 7
Art Wheaton
Starbucks taken to court after being accused of trying to block union efforts
CNN
Labor Action Tracker
Dodger Stadium workers authorize strike ahead of MLB All-Star Game
The Nation
Russell Weaver
Buffalo Community Activists Show How to Fight Gerrymandering
Marketplace
Erica Groshen
Decline in involuntary part-time work shows the labor market is still robust
Yahoo News
Erica Groshen
The Federal Reserve Can’t Fix Supply Problems, But It Can Make People Poorer
News 10 Albany
The Worker Institute
NY to update sexual harassment prevention policy
WBFO
Russell Weaver
Buffalo, What's Next?: Redistricting and Representation
Gallup
Harry Katz
Are U.S. Labor Unions Making a Comeback?
The Pitfalls of Variable Work Schedules

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