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Cornell Expert Quotes

Cornellians weigh in on current events in the news

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Topic	Name	Date
	Shannon Gleeson Associate Professor of Labor Relations, Law & History at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations	06/08/21
	Media: Media Relations, Media Relations Office mediarelations@cornell.edu (607) 255 - 2059 Related Tip Sheet: Supreme Court decision against TPS holders means Congress should act (06/08/21)
Industrial and Labor Relations	Maria Figueroa Director, Labor and Policy Research	05/27/21
	“This is a step in the right direction, and it could have ramifications across Europe and globally, as more countries and sub-national (state) level governments consider labor law reforms to provide bargaining rights to gig workers.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Uber, UK union deal may have global ramifications for labor rights (05/27/21)
Industrial and Labor Relations , Economics and Business	Desirée LeClercq Proskauer Employment and Labor Law Assistant Professor	05/18/21
	“Broadly, many labor and environmental advocates hope that the FTC represents an opportunity for the USMCA parties to discuss amending the agreement, which was negotiated under the Trump administration, to strengthen its current labor and environmental provisions and align its enforcement with the Biden administration’s pro-worker policy objectives.” Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 607-255-6035 Related Tip Sheet: Labor disputes take center stage as US, Mexico and Canada talk trade (05/18/21)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Industrial and Labor Relations	Arthur Wheaton Director of Western NY Labor and Environmental Programs for the Worker Institute	05/18/21
	“President Biden’s $174 billion investment in electric vehicles is vital to meet the goal of an all-electric fleet in the next two decades. Electric vehicles require easier, faster and more available charging systems for widespread acceptance.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: Biden’s EV pitch gives auto industry a vital boost to all-electric goal (05/18/21)
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship , Industrial and Labor Relations	Vanessa Bohns Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior	04/14/21
	Bohns says: “While an intervention that impacts two million workers certainly sounds impressive, the question is whether this is primarily a cosmetic fix, or whether efforts are truly being made to change the corporate culture. “Sexual harassment training alone is often ineffective, and can in some cases even lead to backlash. The hope is that McDonald’s is also combatting sexual harassment in other ways: assessing their reporting procedures; developing other types of training programs aside from traditional sexual harassment training, such as bystander intervention training and skills training for managers; ensuring that women, particularly women of color, are being promoted into managerial positions; and setting quantifiable goals that their progress can ultimately be compared to in order to hold themselves accountable. ” Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 607-255-6035 Related Tip Sheet: McDonald’s anti-harassment training could lead to backlash (04/14/21)
Industrial and Labor Relations , Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Physical Sciences & Engineering , Economics and Business	Ron Olson Director of Operations at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility	04/12/21
	Olson says: "Because most of the semiconductor plants have a limit of WPH (wafers per hour) there are only so many chips that can be manufactured per day, because of limited Equipment throughput (ETH)." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: With semiconductor shortage, Biden faces ‘billions in manufacturing stoppages’ (04/12/21)
Industrial and Labor Relations , Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Physical Sciences & Engineering , Economics and Business	Christopher Ober Professor of Materials Engineering	04/12/21
	Ober says: "In part, the shortage stems from cutbacks made to production from the start of the pandemic and now that production is increasing, knowing how many items to produce and how many to order is complicated. This can lead to shortages of items that were readily available before the pandemic. Chips like sophisticated microprocessors are not as affected but that does not help build a car if you don't have the simpler chips." Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: With semiconductor shortage, Biden faces ‘billions in manufacturing stoppages’ (04/12/21)
Industrial and Labor Relations , Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Physical Sciences & Engineering , Economics and Business	Arthur Wheaton Director of Western NY Labor and Environmental Programs for the Worker Institute	04/12/21
	“The semiconductor chip shortage is an extremely important issue. As more automakers move to electrify their fleets, the higher the demand. These chips are used in cell phones, computers, home ‘Alexa, Google’ smart devices and other consumer goods.” Media: Jeff Tyson jeff.tyson@cornell.edu (607) 793-5769 Related Tip Sheet: With semiconductor shortage, Biden faces ‘billions in manufacturing stoppages’ (04/12/21)
New York State , Industrial and Labor Relations	Russell Weaver Director of Research, ILR Buffalo Co-Lab	04/01/21
	“While state-level data for March 2021 will not come out until a few weeks after Friday’s national jobs report, it is reasonable to expect New York state’s unemployment rate to remain meaningfully above the national average. Concerningly, data from Opportunity Insights suggest that New York’s recovery is continuing to lag behind the rest of the nation. Through mid-March 2021, job postings in the U.S. were 2% lower than they were prior to the pandemic, in January 2020. For New York state, the corresponding decrease in job postings was 13.7%. Similarly, around one in every 100 members of New York state’s labor force were still making new unemployment insurance claims each week as of mid-March 2021, about one-and-a-half times the national average.” Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911 Related Tip Sheet: March jobs report to show New York recovery lags behind (04/01/21)
Energy, Environment & Sustainability , Industrial and Labor Relations , New York State	Lara Skinner Director, Worker Institute’s Labor Leading on Climate Initiative	03/30/21
	“President Biden’s offshore wind announcement yesterday is exactly what the U.S. needs to build a large offshore wind industry that delivers significant jobs, economic, climate and equity benefits to Americans. With this announcement, he set the big, bold target we need to scale up the industry - 30 GW by 2030. He also prioritized investments in port infrastructure and the supply chain, which will help the U.S. become a major manufacturing and jobs center for the world’s growing offshore wind industry.” Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911 Related Tip Sheet: Biden’s offshore wind goals ‘exactly what US needs’ (03/30/21)

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