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

ILR in the News

The New York Times
What Makes a Good Job Good?
The New York Times
Erica Groshen
Opinion: What Makes a Good Job Good?
Time
Ileen DeVault
American Companies Have Always Been More Anti-Union Than International Ones. Here's Why
Episode 208: Sarah Besky
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Vanessa Bohns
‘Severance’ and ‘Abbott Elementary’ Are Big Hits—and Reveal Our Complicated Feelings About Work
Cornellians
Supply Change Challenges Discussed
Aljazeera
Jason Judd
Southeast Asia’s fishery workers overlooked in COVID relief: UN
Wired
Vanessa Bohns
How to Use Tech to Support Loved Ones in Tough Times
Yahoo! Finance
Erica Groshen
What Would Deglobalization Mean for Bitcoin’s Price?
Cathy Creighton
Howard Schultz playing what cards he has to fend off unionized labor
Bloomberg
Erica Groshen
The Pandemic Isn’t Over, But Workplace Vaccine Mandates Are Going Out of Style
US News and World Report
Erica Groshen
COVID-19 Job Market Wreaks Havoc on Black Women
In These Times
Cathy Creighton
Starbucks Keeps Failing at Union-Busting, While Workers Keep Winning
Fortune
Cathy Creighton
Is it legal for Starbucks to offer special benefits to non-union employees? It depends
Bloomberg
Erica Groshen
Workers Are Getting Angry About Companies Ending Vaccine Mandate
Risa Lieberwitz
"Gag orders' squelch learning, threaten academic freedom
Energy, food, fuel cause another jump in inflation
CNN
Alex Colvin
Amazon and Starbucks union votes are small wins — but important ones — for US labor
Wall Street Journal
Cathy Creighton
Starbucks Prepares to Expand Worker Benefits That Might Exclude Unionized Staff
The Buffalo News
Cathy Creighton
Another Voice: Workers awaken to their ability to organize
In These Times
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon Workers Defied Conventional Wisdom—And Won a Union
Erica Groshen
Energy, food, fuel cause another jump in inflation
CNN
Harry Katz
Can Wall Street and labor unions learn to get along?
Yahoo! Finance
Michael Lovenheim
Students of for-profit colleges leave school with more debt than public college students
CNN
Ileen DeVault
Wall Street is battling to determine the future of work from home
Vox
Harry Katz
Congrats! You formed a union. Now comes the hard part.
Harvard Business Review
Vanessa Bohns
The Essentials: Persuading People
Player FM
Vanessa Bohns
Ep. 167 - Human Element Series - Paying Attention To The Human Side with Vanessa Bohns
KCBS Radio
Jason Judd
Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent food prices to global record highs
The Economist
Adam Seth Litwin
Amazon has its first union, but lots more are unlikely to follow
Patricia Campos-Medina
Worker Institute report on NYS nail salon industry report findings shared
Vanessa Bohns
Need a favor? Here’s how to ask that researchers say will get you a ‘yes’ answer
Kate Bronfenbrenner
‘Captive Audience’ Meetings are in the NLRB’s Crosshairs. Here’s How a Ban on the Popular Management Tactic Could Impact Union C
MSN
Esta Bigler
New York Prepares For Billion-Dollar Marijuana Industry, Launches Cannabis Workforce Initiative
syracuse.com
Esta Bigler
NY’s Cannabis Workforce Initiative aims to train next generation of entrepreneurs
Democrat and Chronicle
Andrew Karhan
Pandemic unemployment slammed people with disabilities; can this program help fix it?
Susanne Bruyere
What is neurodiversity, and why has it become so important to employers, educators?
The Colorado Sun
Art Wheaton
Railroad workers warn that BNSF’s “harsh” new policy may force them to work while sick, exhausted
The New York Times
Kate Bronfenbrenner
Amazon workers who won a union their way open labor leaders’ eyes
Boston Globe
Erica Groshen
Labor shortages across economy are creating opportunities for older workers
Cornell Chronicle
Disadvantage Impacts White Men’s Perception of Privilege
They’re young, optimistic and they want a union
Business Insider
Bernie Sanders lays out 2 possible economic futures for the US — powerful billionaire oligarchs or a powerful unionized middle class
Skill, training gaps are obstacles for NYS cannabis workforce
Yahoo News
ILR School
Bernie Sanders lays out 2 possible economic futures for the US — powerful billionaire oligarchs or a powerful unionized middle c
News 10 Albany
Esta Bigler
Skill, training gaps are obstacles for NYS cannabis workforce
Russell Weaver
New analysis finds eviction filings, crime rates are correlated
Marketplace
Adam Seth Litwin
Amazon union showcases the power of grassroots labor organizing, professor says
Yahoo News
Patricia Campos-Medina
A Union Has A Pivotal Decision To Make In This New Play
Cornell Chronicle
NYS Cannabis Workforce Initiative Surveys Industry

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