Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2012, Wednesday

Los Angeles Times

February 22, 2012, Wednesday

Los Angeles Times (full article)

Union forges a new alliance with carwash workers

That's why it makes more sense to organize this type of worker in an association, rather than a nontraditional union, said Richard Hurd, a professor at Cornell's Industrial and Labor Relations School. Organizing a traditional union can take years because groups have to file petitions for election and companies can challenge the process every step of the way.

Benzinga, February 21, 2012, Tuesday

Benzinga

February 21, 2012, Tuesday

Benzinga (full article)

Louis Hyman, Author of Borrowed, Sees Fundamental Flaws in the American Economy

While many pundits have called the recent economic downturn an unprecedented event, economics historian Louis Hyman disagrees. In his recent book, Borrow: The American Way of Debt, Hyman traces the development of consumer borrowing throughout the twentieth century, arguing that a concentration of wealth amongst the upper echelon caused the most recent crisis.

Marin Independent Journal, February, 17, 2012, Friday

Marin Independent Journal

February, 17, 2012, Friday

Marin Independent Journal (full article)

Labor-management partnership lauded at Kaiser Permanente in San Rafael

"I think the last three to four years Kaiser has really accelerated front-line staff involvement," said Peter Lazes, director of Cornell University's Healthcare Transformation Project, which prepared the study. "The unions feel much more connected to what is going on."

U.S. Official News, February 16, 2012, Thursday

U.S. Official News

February 16, 2012, Thursday

U.S. Official News (full article)

A.G. Schneiderman Announces Bold Plan to Revitalize and Reform New York's Nonprofit Sector

Dean Harry C. Katz of Cornell University’s School of Industrial & Labor Relations, said, “Cornell University and our academic partners are eager to work on this exciting initiative with the Attorney General. This new and innovative program will help nonprofits educate and train their board members about nuances of sometimes complex nonprofit laws and practices. Directors U will help make sure that directors are comfortable in performing critical oversight.”

Energy & Commerce Committee, February 15, 2012, Wednesday

Energy & Commerce Committee

February 15, 2012, Wednesday

Energy & Commerce Committee (full article)

Where the Jobs Are: Employment Trends and Analysis

ILR Professor John Abowd speaks at congressional hearing on jobs.

Bloomberg, February 14, 2012, Tuesday

Bloomberg

February 14, 2012, Tuesday

Bloomberg (full article)

Keystone’s Thousands of Jobs Fall to 20 When Pipeline Opens

Job forecasts are based on the number of positions created for every dollar spent, according to Lara Skinner, associate director of research at Cornell and author of the Keystone jobs report. TransCanada is overstating construction jobs by assuming the entire project budget will be spent in the U.S. when about half will be spent on the Canadian segment and on design and permitting in the U.S. and Canada, Skinner said.

Wisconsin State Journal, February 12, 2012, Sunday

Wisconsin State Journal

February 12, 2012, Sunday

Wisconsin State Journal (full article)

About 500 turn out to mark beginning of fight

Ileen DeVault, a professor of labor history at Cornell University, agreed. DeVault said the protests changed not only state and national politics, but "I think it has reinvigorated the labor movement as well."

Huffington Post, February 10, 2012, Friday

Huffington Post

February 10, 2012, Friday

Huffington Post (full article)

'Free Market' Will Lead to Lower Tuition? Good Luck.

In the absence of a government subsidy, most colleges could not fill up their seats," argues Ronald G. Ehrenberg, a higher-education economist and professor at Cornell University. "It's silly to think that this is a free market."

Wilson Elsner News, February 7, 2012, Tuesday

Wilson Elsner News

February 7, 2012, Tuesday

Wilson Elsner News (full article)

CPR Institute Presents Harold Moskowitz with Distinguished Service Award

In addition to its ongoing support of CPR, Wilson Elser commits to a sponsorship affiliated with CPR’s annual meeting. This year, the firm sponsored one of CPR’s academic scholarships that financially assists deserving individuals attend CPR’s annual meetings. The recipient of Wilson Elser’s scholarship, Abhishek Gupta, is a master's student at the ILR (Industrial and Labor Relations) School of Cornell University and a research associate at the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution.

Queens Tribune, February 9, 2012, Thursday

Queens Tribune

February 9, 2012, Thursday

Queens Tribune (full article)

Nurses, Hospital Avert Strike

While hospital management had remained terse about the once acrimonious negotiations, the nurses were very public about their indignity. Donning bright reds, the nurses picketed outside the hospital on 45th on a sunny morning in early January, waving signs and encouraging passing motorists to honk their horns in support of their cause. Strike notices are a typical negotiating tactic that unions employ to pressure management, said Rebecca Givan, assistant professor of collective bargaining at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

WFIN-AM, February 7, 2012, Tuesday

WFIN-AM

February 7, 2012, Tuesday

WFIN-AM (full article)

Cooper Lockout: How Negotiations Work

It appears that Cooper Tire and the USW Local 207L will return to the bargaining table Monday. The meeting has been reported on by several media outlets and commented on by U.S. Congressmen. So what will happen when the two sides sit down after such a long layoff? We asked Ken Margolies of Cornell's International Labor Relations School.

Margolies says it could be what is said between the two parties off the record that could have a greater impact on negotiations.

VT Digger, February 6, 2012, Monday

VT Digger

February 6, 2012, Monday

VT Digger (full article)

Union-management partnership at Fletcher Allen Health Care improves patient care

“The partnership, known as the Model Unit Process, is particularly timely as it advances the goals of both state and national health reform,” according to Peter Lazes, director of Cornell’s Healthcare Transformation Project.

National Bureau of Economic Research, February 3, 2012, Friday

National Bureau of Economic Research

February 3, 2012, Friday

National Bureau of Economic Research (full article)

Culture and Norms Affect Immigrant Women's Work

In Substitution between Individual and Cultural Capital (NBER Working Paper No. 17275), authors Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn analyze data from the New Immigrant Survey. They find that women who migrate from countries with relatively high levels of female labor supply work more once they arrive in the United States. Furthermore, the effect of source-country female labor supply on an immigrant woman's work hours in the United States remains strong and positive even after the researchers control for her own labor supply before coming to the United States.

New York Times, February 1, 2012, Wednesday

New York Times

February 1, 2012, Wednesday

New York Times (full article)

The House That George Romney Built

By Louis Hyman, an assistant professor of history at the Industrial and Labor Relations School at Cornell, is the author of “Borrow: The American Way of Debt.”

ABC News, February 1, 2012, Wednesday

ABC News

February 1, 2012, Wednesday

ABC News (full article)

Federal Government Pay Tops Businesses: CBO Report

“The differences in compensation, the issue is are you taking your compensation up front or are you taking it over your lifetime in terms of a better pension,” said Linda Barrington, managing director of the Institute for Compensation Studies at Cornell University.

The American Prospect, February 1, 2012, Wednesday

The American Prospect

February 1, 2012, Wednesday

The American Prospect (full article)

Where Indiana Goes, So Goes the Nation

"It's not an epicenter of labor history," concurs Jefferson Cowie, a labor historian at Cornell University. "It's a little bit on the margins."

But Indiana was nonetheless a part of the labor movement. After World War I, says Cowie, workers began a renewed push for rights in the workplace, demanding the war's message of spreading democracy also include factories at home. Gary was a central player in the Great Steel Strike of 1919, which included more than 350,000 workers around the country, all demanding an eight-hour work day and other basic rights. The strike ultimately failed, however, and it wasn't until the Great Depression that the labor movement began to see critical legal protections for collective bargaining put in place.

WorldatWork's workspan magazine, February 2012

WorldatWork's workspan magazine

February 2012

An monthly column in workspan® applying scholarly research to the "real world" by ICS Director Kevin Hallock.

Go Big – The Firm-Size Pay (and Pay-Mix) Effect
Why Company Size May Matter to You

Bloomberg BNA, January 30, 2012, Monday

Bloomberg BNA

January 30, 2012, Monday

Bloomberg BNA (full article)

Taking the Pulse on the ADA Amendments Act

Bloomberg BNA decided to pick the brain of Judy Young, an expert on the Americans with Disabilities Act, about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s enforcement of the ADA Amendments Act. In fiscal year 2011, EEOC filed 60 suits under ADAAA, up from nine the previous year.

As assistant director of training and development of the Employment and Disability Institute at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Young helps employers comply with the ADA.

NY Daily News, January 29, 2011, Sunday

NY Daily News

January 29, 2011, Sunday

NY Daily News (full article)

The powerful illusion of thrift

By Louis Hyman, Assistant Professor of labor relations, law, and history at Cornell.

The Telegraph, January 27, 2012, Friday

The Telegraph

January 27, 2012, Friday

The Telegraph (full article)

Power makes people feel taller

Professor Jack Goncalo, of Cornell University, New York, and Dr Michelle Duguid, of Washington University, St. Louis, decided to find out and published their findings in Psychological Science.

Prof Goncalo said: "Plenty of research has shown taller people are more likely to acquire power, make more money on average and are more likely to be promoted.

YNN, January 18, 2012, Wednesday

YNN

January 18, 2012, Wednesday

YNN (full article)

Gas prices at all-time January high

Arthur Wheaton, a workplace and industry education specialist at Cornell University, agrees that if gas does reach five dollars a gallon, our driving habits will likely change.

“Instead of driving a big truck or an SUV, maybe I'll get a smaller sized vehicle. In terms of the amount of miles you’re driving, you may say, ya know what, maybe I'll take public transportation or I’ll drive less,” said Wheaton.