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October 2022

The Buffalo News
Lou Jean Fleron
How child care's challenges hit home in the economy
Cornell Chronicle
Chen '22 Receives Kheel Center Research Award
Living Wage Study Reveals Racial Disparities
Cathy Creighton
Kaleida, unions still bargaining, but what happens if a strikenotice is issued?
Quartz
Labor Action Tracker
The number of strikes are increasing for US workers
Bloomberg
Susanne Bruyere
Disabled Americans Reap Remote-Work Reward in Record Employment
syracuse.com
Lee Adler
Strike against national food distributor Sysco started in Syracuse. Now it’s spreading
Reveal News
Kate Griffith
Minor League Pay
Implement Policy Changes, Urges Cook-Gray Lecturer
Forbes
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Striketober Is Back As Workers Fight To Close The Wage Gap

September 2022

wnyc
Patricia Campos-Medina
Suburban Women Activists and the Midterms
syracuse.com
Sam Wang
‘Jeopardy!’ results: How did Central New York professor do?
CNBC
Cathy Creighton
Unions could face a big obstacle in 2023 if the economy falls into a recession
MSN
Cathy Creighton
Why The Worsening Economy Could Impact Starbucks' Union Efforts
The Buffalo News
Cathy Creighton
Let's strike! But just for a day or two
Business Insider
Labor Action Tracker
Amazon confirms it is raising pay for warehouse staff and delivery drivers by $1 per hour
CNN
Labor Action Tracker
1,000 food workers at San Francisco airport are on strike
The Guardian
Johnnie Kallas
New ‘Striketober’ looms as US walkouts increase amid surge in union activity
HR Brew
Phoebe Strom
The majority of workers can’t correctly identify sexual harassment, study shows
WKBW ABC 7
Cathy Creighton
Childcare facility closes infant care temporarily due to staffing shortage
Newsweek
Ileen DeVault
Should Europe Accept Russian Refugees Fleeing Putin's Draft?
NPR
Francine Blau
Many Americans have recently gotten raises. But the bigger paychecks are an illusion
Debate Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Global Migration Focus of Conference
Cornell Chronicle
Evan Riehl
Why test prep for children focuses on math exams
Worker Institute Research Fellows Named
Child Care Gaps Identified by Co-Lab
Marketplace
Erica Groshen
What corporate layoffs tell us about the economy
Salon
Louis Hyman
On strike for a better world: Labor conflict is coming — and the ruling class will fight back hard
The City
The Worker Institute
Delivery Cyclists Injured on NYC’s Mean Streets Face Uphill Compensation Battle
The National Desk
Erica Groshen
FedEx cuts could be a uniquely bad sign for the economy
“Equity in Focus Summit” is Sept. 22
Three New Scholarships Focus on First-Generation Students
Bloomberg
Erica Groshen
Statistically Speaking, Economic Data Are Prone to Error Margins
The Buffalo News
Cathy Creighton
Starbucks keeps firing union organizers, but the fired workers are undeterred
Spectrum
Russell Weaver
Making sense of how economic data is collected
Detroit News
Art Wheaton
New Unifor president ready to grow the union's diminished auto sector
Bronfenbrenner Outlines Employer Anti-Union Efforts to Congress
Business Insider
Erica Groshen
That's not a real job opening: Some companies are posting 'ghost jobs' but don't actually plan to hire you — or anyone
Bloomberg
Kate Bronfenbrenner
US Rail-Union Deal Showcases Labor Angst Extending Beyond Wages
NPR
Art Wheaton
Examining the railway labor deal. Is it a win for both sides?
The Buffalo News
Harry Katz
Kaleida Health union workers vote to authorize strike amid wave of labor action nationally. Is more on the way?
ABC News
Alex Colvin
Nurses in Minnesota organize largest strike of private-sector nurses in U.S. history
Wall Street Journal
Art Wheaton
U.S. Railroad Strike Averted as Tentative Deal Is Reached, Biden Says
WKBW ABC 7
Lou Jean Fleron
Examining childcare costs in Western New York
Wall Street Journal
Labor Action Tracker
More Workers Head to Picket Lines Amid Higher Inflation, Tight Labor Market
CNN
Art Wheaton
Biden claims huge win for unions, and himself, in tentative rail deal
Yahoo News
Art Wheaton
Strike averted: Tentative deal reached between railroad companies, workers
AM NY
The Worker Institute
STILL RACING TO DELIVER: How are quick-commerce grocery delivery workers treated in New York City?
Observer
Lee Adler
Work-Life Balance, Not Wages, Is Driving A Potentially Massive Railroad Strike

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