“It does feel as though what we had in the report is just playing out in live stream when I read the news,” says Rachel Bezner Kerr, professor of global development. 

"Amazon is not willing to recognize having a union," says Kate Bronfenbrenner, the director of Labor Education Research. "One of the problems under our labor law is that if a company refuses to bargain, the worst penalty is a piece of paper saying, 'Go bargain.'"

In this opinion piece, Glenn Altschuler, professor of American studies, discusses the Republican National Committee’s “big tent” and how it has become more of an isolation booth.

Urban planning and architecture professors Timur Dogan and Felix Heisel are aiding the city of Ithaca in its plans to decarbonize by 2030. This article describes the energy modeling and software they're using to create the city's "digital twin" and help decision makers see where the most effective changes can be made.

“It used to be that child stunting — the cumulative impact of poor nutrition and health — was basically every place that was poor,” says agriculture and development economist Chris Barrett in this column from writer David Wallace-Wells. “Now it’s basically just those places that are poor and have conflict,” Barrett says.

“We might assume certain requests — a more flexible work schedule, shorter weeks, a sabbatical, or just a long vacation — are non-starters at our current job, and so the only way to really change our situation is to leave it for a completely new one,” says Vanessa Bohns, associate professor in the ILR School.

“I’m of the school that says there is something happening, but no indication yet it is even going to amount to a sizable increase in the level of unionization,” said Harry Katz, a professor and expert on collective bargaining.

The U.S. already has “an abysmal public health record” compared with similarly wealthy countries for severe complications and deaths in pregnant people, said Aileen Gariepy, professor of obstetrics and gynecology. 

“The widespread adoption of these work arrangements during the pandemic has challenged some of myths that have accompanied remote work over the years, namely that people cannot be productive working remotely, which has fed into greater openness and acceptance,” said Brad Bell, professor in strategic human resources. 

“The labor market is still looking strong, which validates the Federal Reserve’s sense that there’s enough momentum to slow things down without tanking it entirely,” said Erica Groshen, senior labor market advisor. “This is a period of very high churn, but it’s by and large driven by workers who are quitting to switch jobs, not to leave the labor market entirely.” 

“It’s our cultural decisions that have created the high numbers of susceptible plants, really,” said Margery Daughtrey, senior extension associate at the School of Integrative Plant Science. 

Qatar, the world's largest producer of natural gas, pledged to host a carbon neutral World Cup when it bid for the event more than 11 years ago. "Can they claim it's a carbon neutral event at this point? Too early," said Fengqi You, professor of energy systems in engineering.