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UAW watchdog raises doubts about reform efforts at troubled union

Detroit News
Art Wheaton, ILR director of labor studies, comments on the progress and challenges facing the UAW’s reform efforts.
UAW watchdog raises doubts about reform efforts at troubled union

The government is back open. Here’s what that means for economic data

CNN
Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, comments on how the bureau may deal with certain missing data now that the government shutdown is over.
The government is back open. Here’s what that means for economic data

How will the BLS prioritize the new economic data it releases?

Marketplace
Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, describes staffing challenges at the bureau as it re-opens after the government shutdown and which reports the bureau is likely to prioritize.
How will the BLS prioritize the new economic data it releases?

Here's what's different about this year's Starbucks strikes, as union drive nears 4-year anniversary

Morningstar
Kate Bronfenbrenner, ILR director of labor education research, analyzes the effect of labor laws and the National Labor Relations Board on the dispute between Starbucks and the Starbucks Workers United union.
Here's what's different about this year's Starbucks strikes, as union drive nears 4-year anniversary

The battle brewing at Starbucks just spilled over into its biggest sales event of the year

Business Insider
Cathy Creighton, director of ILR’s Buffalo co-lab, shares her expertise about unions and comments on the resilience of Starbucks workers.
The battle brewing at Starbucks just spilled over into its biggest sales event of the year

How Did We Get a 40-Hour Workweek and Has It Had Its Day?

Wall Street Journal
“That act really enforced what we think of today as an eight-hour workday and a basic 40-hour workweek,” said Ileen Devault, ILR professor of labor history, about the Fair Labor Standards Act signed in 1938.
How Did We Get a 40-Hour Workweek and Has It Had Its Day?

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