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?

ILR in the News

"U.S. being treated like a developing nation"
"Your AI Interviewer Will See You Now"
BBC News
"Why US teachers have been walking out of schools nationwide"
Business Insider
"Millennial women are twice as likely as their mothers to make more money than their partners"
"Firm's strategic orientation shapes how it resolves workplace dispute"
The Guardian
"'Bosses take note': why GM's strike could inspire more collective action"
WBFO
"As GM workers get back to work, Ford bargaining expected to be less adversarial"
MSN
"With GM contract set, UAW takes its fight to Ford and Fiat Chrysler"
"Waiting for ratification, UAW workers reflect on America's anxiety about overall economy"
"US Educational Engagement with China: Looking at Three Universities' Attempted Ventures"
NY Daily News
"Early UAW voting leans toward ratification, but there is still a long way to go" -- First citation.
"Early UAW voting leans toward ratification, but there is still a long way to go" -- Second citation.
"Bridging Theory and Practice in B-Schools"
"Waiting for ratification, UAW workers reflect America's anxiety about overall economy"
Detroit Free Press
"Early UAW voting leans toward ratification, but there's still a long way to go"
"Waiting for ratification, UAW strikers reflect America's anxiety about overall economy" -- First citation.
"Waiting for ratification, UAW strikers reflect America's anxiety about overall economy" -- Second citation.
"'It's Time To Get Something Back': Union Workers' Voices Are Getting Louder"
Detroit Free Press
"Waiting for ratification, UAW strikers reflect America's anxiety about overall economy" -- Third citation.
"Promising lessons learned from PROMISE"
WBFO
"Workplace Sexual Harassment Widespread in NYS, According to Cornell Report"
"These European Corporations Abuse the Rights of Working People in America's Southern States"
"UAW workers may yet strike at Ford and Fiat"
MSN
"Federal corruption probe, strike loom over UAW’s voting on proposed labor contract with GM" -- First citation.
Detroit Free Press
"It's 'possible' UAW workers will strike Ford, FCA if pushed for contract concessions"
"Federal corruption probe, strike loom over UAW’s voting on proposed labor contract with GM" -- Second citation.
WSKG
"Cornell Report: Workplace Sexual Harassment Widespread in New York"
Gleeson Speaking on Immigration Bias
Automotive News
"What the GM deal means for Ford, FCA talks"
"Expert Warns Using Automated Hiring with AI to Avoid Human Bias is Misguided"
"A backlash emerges over automated interviewing"
CNBC
"GM, UAW agree on tentative labor contract that could end a monthlong strike by 48,000 workers"
"Census Bureau Asks States For Driver's License Records To Produce Citizenship Data"
Workplace Sexual Harassment Report Published
Cornell Chronicle
Prison Job Interviews Offer Hope
Meet Engaged Cornell Ambassador Alex Foley ’20
Vox
"Hollywood and Silicon Valley can no longer silence women with this contract clause"
"Beware of Automated Hiring"
Forbes
"Down 29%, Here’s Why Uber’s Staffing Gambit Won’t Make Its Stock Pop"
Voice of America
"How Sears Catalog Fought White Supremacists"
Detroit Free Press
"Ford's former violent, thuggish relationship with UAW has completely flipped"
Bloomberg Law
"Facebook Job Ad Bias Claims Would Be Touch to Prove, Lawyers Say"
CNBC
"GM lays off 6,000 additional workers in Mexico due to UAW strike"
CNBC
"‘Strike pay’ kicks in at $250 a week for GM union members as work stoppage hits home"
The Guardian
"A strike for the little guy: auto workers hope a deal will change the industry"
Forbes
"California’s Gig Worker Law … Is Going To Fail"
Automotive News
"A lengthy strike adds to ratification challenges"
"General Motors strike approaches third week"
"GM Backs Down On Cutting Off Healthcare For Its Striking Workers"
Detroit Free Press
"GM tells striking union members it will continue their health coverage"

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