Did Bob Cratchit really make more than an American on minimum wage?

Literary Hub
George Boyer, ILR professor, analyzes the difficulty of translating a weekly wage of 15 shillings in Dickensian England to today’s U.S. dollars.
Did Bob Cratchit really make more than an American on minimum wage?

Cayuga Medical nurses file labor charge

The Ithaca Voice
Lee Adler, ILR visiting lecturer and labor lawyer, comments on the legal implications of alleged anti-union activity at Cayuga Medical Center.
Cayuga Medical nurses file labor charge

Wage and benefit growth only slightly better than inflation

Marketplace
Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor, and Linda Barrington, executive director of ILR’s Institute of Compensation Studies, analyze wage and benefit growth trends alongside rising health insurance costs.
Wage and benefit growth only slightly better than inflation

Inside the Genesis Private Equity Bankruptcy Case

Center for Economic and Policy Research
This article by Rosemary Batt, ILR professor of women and work, contextualizes Senator Elizabeth Warren’s revived Corporate Crimes in Health Care Act with the story behind today’s expected bankruptcy court decision on Genesis Healthcare.
Inside the Genesis Private Equity Bankruptcy Case

People are nicer than you think

Vox
Vanessa Bohns, ILR professor of organizational behavior, explains how people’s fear of social risks affects their willingness to connect with others.
People are nicer than you think

RIP, EV: These Electric Vehicles Won’t Make it to 2026

Gizmodo
“It’s a brutal market,” said Art Wheaton, ILR director of labor studies, commenting on market conditions for electric vehicles in the U.S.
RIP, EV: These Electric Vehicles Won’t Make it to 2026

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The UAW union yielded on wages—but a major auto industry strike is still possible
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Harry Katz
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UAW hosts practice picket one week ahead of contract expiration date
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Biden's Union Problems Are a Gift to Trump
Axios
Harry Katz
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Recipients Can Recognize – And Correct – Positive Bias
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Eli Friedman
Why Apple's $74 billion in revenue is suddenly at risk
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States Where Unemployment Claims Are Decreasing the Most
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Harry Katz
Why auto workers are asking for a 46% pay raise
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Kate Bronfenbrenner
Detroit UAW workers strike threat tests Biden's plan to win union votes
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Kate Bronfenbrenner
Can I still vote on the SEIU 1000 contract? Yes. And you can cast a ballot electronically
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Art Wheaton
The auto strike deadline is close, but any deal has ‘a long way to go’
Axios
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Why the Biden administration prefers to "stay out" of labor negotiations
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Sarah Besky Named Director of Einaudi Center’s South Asia Program
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California’s Hot Labor Summer Is Not Over Yet
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Art Wheaton
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Harry Katz
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Hollywood Writers Can Save the Studios from Themselves
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The Fed cares a lot about jobs data — but it may be getting mixed signals
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Patricia Campos-Medina
Labor Day Strikes Show Lack Of Empathy, Threatening Jobs
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Art Wheaton
US unions have flexed their muscle this past year. Are they winning?
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Kate Bronfenbrenner
US union membership has plummeted. But young workers are organising, pushing companies to rise to the occasion and meet their demands for better conditions on the job.
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Emily Zitek
The Most Effective Ways to Deal With Entitled Coworkers
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With too few bus drivers, schools struggle to get kids to class
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Alex Colvin
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Bloomberg Markets: The Close 09/01/2023
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U.S. Hiring Settles Into a Lower Gear
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Unions are showing a strike-laden resurgence under Biden, but some believe it won’t last

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