Arthur Wheaton, an expert on the automotive industry and director of labor studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on an executive order requiring the federal government to become carbon neutral by 2050.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Industrial and Labor Relations

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The International Court of Justice ordered Azerbaijan on Tuesday to prevent and punish acts of vandalism and desecration affecting Armenian cultural heritage sites during ongoing conflict in the region.

International

Foreign Policy

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Risa Lieberwitz, professor of labor and employment law at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on Mayor de Blasio's announcement of a vaccine mandate for private sector workers in New York City. 

Law and Policy

New York City

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Cornell University experts from the American Democracy Collaborative, a group of scholars studying democratic backsliding around the world, are available to discuss the democracy summit and its outcomes.

Law and Policy

International

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On Thursday, votes from Starbucks workers at three stores in and around Buffalo, New York on whether to unionize will be tallied. Cathy Creighton says the Starbucks campaign is a prime example of how U.S. labor law is designed to put business ahead of workers’ requests to organize.

Industrial and Labor Relations

New York State

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Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri will testify before a Senate panel on Dec. 8 to defend the social media app from growing bipartisan outrage over its reported harms to young users. Brooke Erin Duffy says Instagram’s solutions recast responsibility from the company to its users. 

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Six cryptocurrency CEOs will testify before the House Committee on Financial Services on Dec. 8, as lawmakers discuss the implications of rapidly expanding crypto markets and how to best regulate them. Ari Juels says that new financial products emerging in the blockchain ecosystem carry tremendous promise along with a myriad of risks.

Economics and Business

Cornell Tech

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Mary Nichols, a senior visiting fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and a former chair of the California Air and Resources Board, and Mark Lynas, a visiting fellow at the Cornell Alliance for Science and author of “Nuclear 2.0: Why a Green Future Needs Nuclear Power,” comment on the future of nuclear energy in California and beyond.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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For the first time in more than 25 years, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are in a lockout after the two sides were unable to agree upon a new collective bargaining agreement. Michael Huyghue says while the situation appears dramatic, both sides are simply exercising their collectively bargained leverage. 

Law School

Labor Relations & Human Resources

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Omicron, a new coronavirus strain designated as a variant of concern by the World Health Organization, has been confirmed on five continents while global health experts anticipate further spread.

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