This Week’s Top Hits

Santiago Anria, ILR associate professor, provides analysis on the weakening and fragmentation of Latin America’s political left.

Harry Katz, director of the Scheinman Institute, shares his expertise as he answers questions about the possibility of workers at Breads Bakery forming a union, what labor issues a union typically negotiates with management, and the likelihood of Breads management engaging on issues related to Israel.

“These people have to look not necessarily for a new job, but also for a new sector and that might take time,” said ILR Professor Philipp Kircher, commenting on the long-term unemployment rate and the job market reorganization caused by the use of artificial intelligence.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, describes penalties for early disclosure of the bureau’s jobs data and how previous breaches have been handled.

Emily Zitek, ILR associate professor, is extensively quoted in this article about her recent research, which sheds light on how to write a performance review that feels fair to the employee and that will inspire the employee to want to improve their performance.

“Ownership by private equity firms fosters only high levels of turnover and organizational chaos,” said Rosemary Batt, ILR professor of women and work, as she discussed the recent acquisitions by private equity firms of autism clinics.