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News Archive

June 2025

Four New Faculty Joining ILR
Cornell Chronicle
Why Quitting a Job You Used to Love is OK
The Washington Post
Justice Dept. says it is investigating Univ. of California hiring practices
Bloomberg Law
Javier Ramirez
Punching In: Summer Heat Is a Test of Trump-Era Union Power
The Economist
Erica Groshen
America’s economic data are becoming murkier
The Atlantic
Vanessa Bohns
A Wedding Reveals How Much Help Is Really Available to You
Bloomberg Law
Javier Ramirez
Cornell launches mediation service after federal agency layoffs
Power at Work
Patricia Campos-Medina
The Power Half-Hour #3
Cornell Chronicle
ILR Launches National Conflict Resolution Service
Chicago Tribune
Gali Racabi
Uber, unions reach labor peace deal in exchange for dropping driver wage hike ordinance
Financial Times
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Starbucks barista union recruitment collides with company hiring spree
The New York Times
Lee Adler
The board decision that sent the MLB, NFL unions into controversy
Cornellians
Hecho en México: Alum Brings Authentic Flavors to Home Kitchens
One M.S. Degree, Two Passions
Social Media Can Amplify Worker Voice, but Fades Over Time
Forbes
Kate Bronfenbrenner
What To Make Of The New Surge In Labor Activism?
Cornell Chronicle
ILRie Harold Tanner ’52, Board Chairman Emeritus, Dies at 93
Axios
Erica Groshen
Trump cuts threaten jobs, inflation data collection
Fortune
Erica Groshen
U.S. data quality has been declining for years. Now Trump’s cutbacks are leading economists to question its figures
Fortune
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon’s return-to-office mandate sparks disability complaints
Politico
Erica Groshen
Big trouble in Labor data
Big Closets Small Planet Podcast
Jason Judd
Jason Judd wants the apparel industry to take heat stress very seriously
Inc.
Paul Ortiz
What the L.A. Protests Mean for Small Businesses and the Economy
Reuters
Erica Groshen
Tariffs expected to lift underlying US consumer prices in May
Fast Company
Art Wheaton
The Georgia electric school bus factory shows the far-reaching consequences of Trump’s federal funding cuts
Yahoo News
Jason Judd
Commentary: How Chinese imports are skirting Trump’s tariffs
Cornell Chronicle
Five ILRies Win 2025 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence
Politico
Erica Groshen
Where are Trump tariffs on the Laffer Curve? Ask Arthur Laffer
AP News
Erica Groshen
Inflation data threatened by government hiring freeze as tariffs loom
Yahoo News
Jason Judd
This week in Trumponomics: The looming import shortage
CNN
Michael Lovenheim
Trump’s attacks on international student enrollment could ultimately shake the economy
Test of Gallery Feature
M.S. Program Leads to Job as Union Representative
Cornell Chronicle
Cornell Atkinson Awards Catalyze Solutions in Food, Climate, Clean Energy
syracuse.com
Kate Bronfenbrenner
How a tech giant broke the union and the spirit at Syracuse’s funkiest workplace
France 24
Virginia Doellgast
US labor unions fight to contain AI disruption

May 2025

Market watch
Lee Adler
Trump doubles steel tariffs to 50%, touts U.S. Steel-Nippon deal still short on details
Science
Erica Groshen
Fixing the US statistical infrastructure
Cornell Chronicle
Study: Tech Can Empower Home Care Workers, Not Just Surveil Them
Pro Publica
Jason Judd
Nike Repeatedly Raised Concerns About Repression in Cambodia. It Expanded Its Factory Workforce There Anyway.
WGRZ 2
Art Wheaton
$888 million GM investment in Tonawanda amidst climate change law challenges, tariffs
Kheel Center to Celebrate “ILR at 80” During Reunion Weekend Exhibit
Barron's
Erica Groshen
BLS Ends Some PPI Data Collection. It Isn’t Expected to Affect Inflation Calculations.
ABC News
Philipp Kircher
Trump wants to create manufacturing jobs. His tech allies invest in robots to do the work.
ILR Hosts Conference on Transition to Electric Vehicles
Audacy
Art Wheaton
Is striking a new norm in healthcare industry?
ABC News
Lara Skinner
What to know about Empire Wind, the wind farm now allowed to resume construction
Lord Lauds M.S. Degree Focus on Research
The Christian Science Monitor
Art Wheaton
This Illinois town aims for economic revival – but will Trump tariffs help?
The Guardian
Erica Groshen
Cooking the books? Fears Trump could target statisticians if data disappoints

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