New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that public schools will not fully reopen for the upcoming school year. New York City students will return to school on a limited basis with only one to three days a week of in-person education and remote learning the remainder of the days. Noliwe Rooks, expert in cultural and racial implications for education says Mayor de Blasio needs to immediately outline plans for supporting low-income Black and Latinx children, and their families, who will be greatly impacted by this plan.

New York City

Arts and Sciences

Industrial and Labor Relations

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After prolonged negotiations and a monthlong strike General Motors (GM) reached a preliminary agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) on Wednesday about contracts. Arthur Wheaton, an expert of the automotive industry at Cornell University’s ILR School, says that after it’s ratified, the deal will likely affect negotiations at the other two carmaker giants, Ford and Fiat Chrysler. 

Economics and Business

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Erica Groshen is a visiting senior scholar at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and a former commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and says Amazon’s move might help spur other companies and the national government to raise minimum wages.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Law and Policy

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The report “Stopping Sexual Harassment in the Empire State: Past, Present, and a Possible Future” released by researchers from the Worker Institute at Cornell University’s ILR School found that 10.9% of New York residents report having experienced quid pro quo workplace sexual harassment at some point in their careers. KC Wagner, co-author of the report, has specialized in promoting workplace inclusion and preventing sexual harassment and other forms of gender-based violence for over 30 years.

New York State

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Liz Karns is an epidemiologist and lawyer who teaches statistics at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR). Karns researches the often-unseen economic dimension of sexual assault: the millions of dollars a woman can lose in lifetime earnings after her education or career is derailed.

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Sarah Besky says causes for ‘mystery illnesses,’ especially in marginalized areas, are hard to identify given the multiple risk factors that are a part of domestic life in these regions.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

International

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Shannon Gleeson, professor of labor relations, law and history at Cornell University, says the Biden administrations granting of Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelans in the U.S., while providing much needed work authorization, will present challenges in its implementation.

Labor Relations & Human Resources

Industrial and Labor Relations

Law and Policy

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Katrina Nobles, Director of Conflict Programs at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, says that while the Supreme Court decision is a step forward, there are still several steps companies and individuals should take to ensure rights for LGBTQ employees and others in the workplace.

Labor Relations & Human Resources

Law and Policy

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Alex Colvin, professor of labor relations, law and history at Cornell University, says the rising number of accusations in the Weinstein case dating back decades show the importance of having effective mechanisms for raising complaints of sexual harassment. 

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Russell Weaver, economic geographer and director of research at the Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, says while the March jobs report is poised to show continued signs of economic recovery, New York state is still lagging behind the rest of the nation.

New York State

Industrial and Labor Relations

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