Thursday, January 31, 2013

Salon, January 29, 2013, Tuesday

Salon

January 29, 2013, Tuesday

Salon (full article)

Will "alt-labor" replace unions?

Cornell University’s labor-education director, Kate Bronfenbrenner, says the ROC is serving an important purpose by enforcing oft-neglected laws and raising awareness, by example, of nonunion workers’ basic rights.

KPCC-FM, January 28, 2013, Monday

KPCC-FM

January 28, 2013, Monday

KPCC-FM (full article/show)

Awards overkill?

Guests: Beth A. Livingston, Assistant Professor of Human Resource Studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2013, Monday

Wall Street Journal

January 28, 2013, Monday

Wall Street Journal (full article)

Christie Vetoes Bill to Raise Minimum Pay

"People may not be feeling very generous," said Linda Barrington, managing director of the Institute for Compensation Studies at Cornell University. "You don't have employers that are naturally feeling the market pressures to raise wages to get the talent they need."

MSNBC, January 23, 2013, Wednesday

MSNBC

January 23, 2013, Wednesday

MSNBC (full article)

Union membership continues half-century decline

According to data compiled by Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, union density in the United States peaked around 1954, before declining sharply over the following two decades. Excluding a brief upturn in the late seventies, the percentage of union members in the American workforce has steadily declined ever since.

The Courier, January 21, 2013, Monday

The Courier

January 21, 2013, Monday

The Courier (full article)

Group helps young professionals network, build careers, volunteer

If they don't find it -- or if they do, but something better flies across the radar -- they are more likely than their baby boomer and traditionalist predecessors to go to another job in another town, said Janet Rizzuto, Cornell University's human resources programs director.

Forbes, January 16 2013, Wednesday

Forbes

January 16 2013, Wednesday

Forbes (full article)

The U.S. Gets Left Behind When It Comes to Working Women

The U.S. has lost its edge. A new paper from researchers Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn finds that while women made huge gains into the labor force since the 1970s, that growth has actually all but flatlined since the 1990s.

Certified Magazine, Winter 2013

Certified Magazine

Winter 2013

Certified Magazine (full article PDF page 45/magazine page 86)

Global Touch

We interviewed Professor Chris Collins, director of the Center for Advanced HR Studies at Cornell University.

According to Collins, “We are seeing unprecedented changes in external business environments where rapidly changing economic conditions, competitive landscapes and opportunities for growth increasingly require companies of all sizes to be more agile, respond quickly and adapt to these changes.”

Friday, January 11, 2013

Business Insider, January 9, 2013, Thursday

Business Insider

January 9, 2013, Thursday

Business Insider (full article)

The Best Way To Negotiate Is To 'Paint A Picture Of Your Opponent's Pain'

“Nice guys are getting the shaft,” says study co-author Beth A. Livingston, an assistant professor of human resource studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

Newsday, January 7, 2013, Monday

Newsday

January 7, 2013, Monday

Newsday

Arbitration a toss-up in Yonkers' contract spat with firefighters

Lee Adler, an expert in labor law at Cornell University, said unions are usually reluctant to go to arbitration, because arbitrators tend to give greater emphasis to the financial condition of the town...

Huffinton Post, January 3, 2013, Thursday

Huffinton Post

January 3, 2013, Thursday

Huffinton Post (full article)

Why Ports Are the New Factories

By Louis Hyman
Assistant History Professor


Last month, union activists across the country celebrated what they saw as the latest opportunity to kickstart the moribund labor movement: a strike at Wal-Mart on Black Friday. Retail workers, or as Wal-Mart calls them, "associates," across the country were to walk out on the greatest shopping day of the year.

WorldatWork's workspan magazine, January 2013

WorldatWork's workspan magazine

January 2013

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

Presidential Pay

Oval Office executive compensation

NPR, December 28, 2012, Friday

NPR

December 28, 2012, Friday

NPR (full article/listen)

Major Port Strike Averted - For Now

The money is supposed to compensate the workers for the pay they've lost over the years as a result of port automation. Richard Hurd, professor of labor relations at Cornell University, says this year, shipping companies had tried to end the royalty system and the union refused to go along.

The Washington Post, December 27, 2012, Thursday

The Washington Post

December 27, 2012, Thursday

The Washington Post (full article)

More private colleges holding line on tuition

“Instinctively, people understand that where you go to college matters almost as much as whether you go to college,” said Ronald G. Ehrenberg, director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute. He said many schools spend huge sums to build high-end campuses and lure top faculty, which also drives up prices.

The New York Times, December 24, 2012, Monday

The New York Times

December 24, 2012, Monday

The New York Times (full article)

Christmas Ornaments, Child Labor

By Marjorie Elizabeth Wood

TODAY millions of American children will be opening gifts left under Christmas trees. Sadly, many of those trees are decorated with ornaments produced by involuntary child labor.

Marjorie Elizabeth Wood is a visiting assistant professor of American history at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University.