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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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‘A rolling hazard to any community’: Industry expert calls rail safety a national problem

March 6, 2023

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
Law, Government & Public Policy
Industrial and Labor Relations

Cornell Expert: Tesla’s actions at Buffalo plant raise red flags

February 16, 2023

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

Proposed annual NY minimum wage hike could benefit about 3 million workers

January 13, 2023

Russell Weaver, an economic geographer with Cornell University’s ILR School Buffalo Co-Lab, says the proposed annual minimum wage hikes in New York state could benefit roughly 3 million workers, with women, workers of color and immigrants being more likely to see their wages increase.

New York State
Economics and Business

Starbucks worker walkout ‘adds pressure, draws public support’

November 17, 2022

Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are planning to strike for Red Cup Day, one of the company's busiest days. Cathy Creighton and Angela Cornell weigh in on the workers' walkouts.

Labor Relations & Human Resources
Industrial and Labor Relations
Law School

Twitter layoffs ‘callous’, possibly in violation of federal, state law

November 4, 2022

A lawsuit was filed against Twitter for allegedly violating California’s WARN Act by failing to give enough notice about ongoing mass layoffs. Cathy Creighton can speak to the law, implications for Twitter and possible impacts for the wider labor-management landscape.

Industrial and Labor Relations
Economics and Business

Experts skeptical Starbucks will bargain in good faith, stalls just the start

October 26, 2022

Contract negotiations between Starbucks and union workers have already stalled. The latest issue, Starbucks refusing to resume bargaining if the union allows workers to join meetings remotely. Kate Bronfenbrenner, Cathy Creighton and Angela Cornell are available for interviews.

Labor Relations & Human Resources
Industrial and Labor Relations
Law and Policy
Law School

September jobs report: Expect growth, early signs of economic stall

October 6, 2022

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release unemployment figures for the month of September. Russell Weaver says while Friday’s BLS data is expected to show job growth, it is also likely to illustrate signs of forthcoming economic slowdown.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Biden faces enforcement challenge with new contractor emissions requirement

November 10, 2022

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

Legislation to block rail strike misses ‘biggest sticking point’

November 29, 2022

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

October jobs report: Growth likely, but threats come with Fed interest increases

November 1, 2022

On Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release employment figures for the month of October. Erica Groshen and Russell Weaver are available for interviews.

Economics and Business
Labor Relations & Human Resources
Industrial and Labor Relations