A writers’ strike in Hollywood could shut down production of most TV shows if a deal is not reached before midnight. Austin Bunn, filmmaker, screenwriter and assistant professor in performing and media arts at Cornell University, is available to discuss how streaming has changed the industry and why writers could look at AI as a creative tool, not a threat. Cornell University labor expert Patricia Campos Medina is also available to talk about the pressures at play between labor and management and what a strike could mean for the industry.

Entertainment

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Cornell University experts are available to discuss various NYS budget topics, from bail reform to minimum wage.

New York State

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Louis Hyman historian of work and business at Cornell University’s school of Industrial and Labor Relations, argues that, like previous technological advances, AI offers potential spur innovation, while also making workers more productive, and is more likely to free up workers to do more challenging and important work. At the same time, Hyman notes, AI can also be used to automate existing jobs and exacerbate inequality.

Economics and Business

Labor Relations & Human Resources

Cornell Tech

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Lee Adler is an expert on education and academic union issues at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, he says political and administrative leaders can't afford to ignore the concerns of school support staff.

education

Industrial and Labor Relations

Labor Relations & Human Resources

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Cornell University experts Kimberly Kopko and Cathy Creighton call President Biden's executive order on improving access to child case a nod to needed benefits for families, but say more needs to be done on the federal level as the burden falls on states to address the problem.

Washington D.C.

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Art Wheaton is an expert on transportation industries and serves as director of labor studies at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, he says Congress deserves part of the blame for the spate of train accidents.

Economics and Business

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Industrial and Labor Relations

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Cathy Creighton is director of Cornell University's Industrial and Labor Relations Buffalo Co-Lab and a former field attorney for the NLRB and says Tesla's actions raise a number of red flags.  

Economics and Business

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Arthur Wheaton, a transportation industry and supply chain expert and director of labor studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on the Biden administration's newly proposed rule for contractor emissions.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Law, Government & Public Policy

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Transportation industry expert, Arthur Wheaton, and employment law expert, Angela Cornell, comment on Biden administration and congressional plans to avert a railroad strike next month. 

Industrial and Labor Relations

Law, Government & Public Policy

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The U.S. Department of Labor unveiled a proposal that would make it harder for companies to classify workers as independent contractors. Patricia Campos-Medina says a federal rule is an essential step in improving standard rights for workers.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Law and Policy

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