ILR in the News
Listed below are highlights of ILR Alumni, Faculty, Staff, and Students in the news.
Please note that most of the stories are copyrighted by the publisher.
Members of the ILR community with Lexis/Nexis passwords can go to the Guided News Search Site on Lexis. Enter the headline title and date.
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The articles are selected by Stuart Basefsky an Information Specialist and Instructor at Catherwood Library and Director of the IWS News Bureau of the Institute for Workplace Studies(IWS) in the New York City Office of the ILR School.
December
Richard Hurd - December 10, 2008 Wednesday
"Union Official Allegedly Liaison Between Governor, Obama Team; Blagojevich Apparently Hoped for Job Leading Labor Group"
The Washington Post
Arthur Wheaton - December 10, 2008 Wednesday
"260 jobs lost in plant closing; ArcelorMittal was last direct connection to Bethlehem Steel's former operations"
Buffalo News (New York)
Kate Bronfenbrenner - December 9, 2008 Tuesday
"Battle Deepens Over Union Organizing Labor May Be Key Issue for New Congress"
Washington Post
Richard Hurd - December 9, 2008 Tuesday
"Union vote begins Wednesday at huge NC pork plant"
Business Week
Kate Bronfenbrenner - December 8, 2008 Monday
"Of Sit-Ins and Bailouts"
New York Times
James Gross - December 8, 2008 Monday
"Card Check to Create a Colossal Clash"
Roll Call
John Hausknecht - December 5, 2008 Friday
"You're valuable to us - it's not just lip service; Managers who spur employees to think about what they bring to the team boost attendance, morale and productivity, studies find"
The Globe and Mail (Canada)
Ron Ehrenberg - December 5, 2008 Friday
"Cornell U.'s new aid plan to help during downturns"
University Wire
Paul J. Fasser Jr. (Obituary: ILR Alumnus) - December 4, 2008 Thursday
The Washington Post
Richard Hurd - December 3, 2008 Wednesday
"Analysis: Labor-green Rift Clouds Auto Aid Chances"
CBS News
Arthur Wheaton - December 3, 2008 Wednesday
WBEN 930 AM
Patrick Wright - December 2008
"Layoffs: How to Make the Most of a Difficult Situation"
Managing Accounts Payable
November
Ron Ehrenberg - November 27, 2008 Thursday
"Higher Education? The Shifting Financial Burden"
The Times Higher Education Supplement
Patrick Wright - November 26, 2008 Wednesday
"HR Strategy: From Execution to Influence"
Human Resource Executive Magazine
Clete Daniel - November 25, 2008 Tuesday
"Labor pained: Labor sec. not on econ team"
Politico.com
Harry Katz - November 22, 2008 Saturday
"Cuts beyond UAW's jobs bank seen Workers: Auto executives must sacrifice, too"
Detroit Free Press
Richard Hurd - November 22, 2008 Saturday
"Revisiting public workers’ pay: Local governments are asking unions to give them unprecedented breaks"
Las Vegas Sun
Gene Boccialetti - November 21, 2008 Friday
"BE PERSISTENT AND WORK HARD Present Customers Value"
Investor's Business Daily
Richard Hurd - November 20, 2008 Thursday
"Obama Plan to Grant TSA Workers More Union Rights Renews Debate Over Security Effect"
USNEWS.com
Thomas Golden - November 20, 2008 Thursday
"Meltdown 101: What you need to know about collecting unemployment benefits"
Chicago Tribune
Arthur Wheaton - November 20, 2008 Thursday
WIVB Channel 4 News
Ron Ehrenberg - November 19, 2008 Wednesday
"Economy hurts colleges, Yale more stable"
University Wire
K.C. Wagner - November 19, 2008 Wednesday
"Men urge men to stop domestic violence"
Cornell Chronicle
Peter Lazes - November 18, 2008 Tuesday
"Can the Auto Industry Go Green, RFK's Legacy, and the Betrayal"
GRITtv
Vernon Briggs - November 17, 2008 Monday
"Hispanic Turnout May Spur Immigration Overhaul"
NPR
Ron Ehrenberg - November 14, 2008 Friday
"Why Colleges Should Offer 3-Year Diplomas"
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Cathy Lanier - November 13, 2008 Thursday
"Public art is big money for NYC, but economic impact questioned"
The Canadian Press
Reggie Grogan - November 9, 2008 Sunday
"Business booms at Cameron Compression: Strong export markets, good labor relations keep plant humming"
The Buffalo News
Kate Bronfenbrenner - November 9, 2008 Sunday
"Unions: It's time to cash check - After spending $400 million on the election, Big Labor wants easier organizing laws"
Financial Week
Arthur Wheaton - November 7, 2008 Friday
WBEN AM
Richard Hurd - November 6, 2008 Thursday
"Election a giant step for labor"
Denver Post
Kevin Hallock - November 6, 2008 Thursday
"WorldatWork Announces New Board of Directors"
Targeted News Service
Lance Compa and Jeff Cowie - November 5, 2008 Wednesday
"Labor: A Proposed Law Could Swell Union Ranks"
Business Week
Ron Ehrenberg - November 5, 2008 Wednesday
"College Too Pricey? Don't Blame Faculty Pay - Professors' salaries are a big part of budgets but are not the big driver of tuition increases"
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Linda Donohue - November 2, 2008 Sunday
"Double Dippers"
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (New York)
Kirabo Jackson - November 2, 2008 Sunday
"Incentives Can Make Or Break Students"
The Washington Post
October
Sean Sweeney and Jill Kubit - October 29, 2008 Wednesday
"Beyond Banks: Bail Out Environment, Create Jobs"
States News Service
Richard Hurd - October 28, 2008 Tuesday
"Smithfield, union agree to election; compromise clears way for worker vote at world's No. 1 hog slaughterhouse"
Richmond Times Dispatch (Virginia)
Kate Bronfenbrenner - October 27, Monday
"Uniform Supplier Accused of Safety Violations"
CBS News
Ron Ehrenberg - October 26, 2008 Sunday
"College isn't always a sound investment - Many being forced to weigh loan burden vs. earning potential"
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Harry Katz - October 24, 2008 Friday
"Tripartite movement must tackle new labour landscape"
The Business Times Singapore
Maralyn Edid - October 23, 2008 Thursday
"Maralyn Edid recognized for her 'innovative solutions to community issues'"
The Cornell Chronicle
Robert Hutchens - October 23, 2008 Thursday
"Working Longer As Jobs Contract"
The New York Times
Francine Moccio - October 22, 2008 Wednesday
"New York women's panel looks at financial crisis from a female perspective"
The Cornell Chronicle
Rick Taylor (ILR Alumnus) - October 22, 2008 Wednesday
"Taylor fights for his seat in Harrisburg"
The Ambler Gazette
Ron Ehrenberg - October 21, 2008 Tuesday
"With college grads earning less and tuition rising, it pays to weigh debt against earnings"
Chicago Tribune
Arthur Nathan (ILR Advisory Board) - October 21, 2008 Tuesday
Former Wynn Resorts Human Resources Chief Joins Board of Strategic Development Worldwide, a San Diego Based Consulting Firm"
PR Newswire
Ron Ehrenberg - October 20, 2008 Monday
"AERA, NAEd Launch Assessment of Education Research Doctorate Programs"
Targeted News Service
Art Wheaton - October 15, 2008 Wednesday
"Engine plant looks safe as GM cuts back; Plant not tied to doomed factories"
The Buffalo News
Employment and Disability Institute - October 12, 2008 Sunday
"Programs Aim To Help Students With Disabilities; Training Focuses on Transitions, Planning"
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Aaron Jones (ILR Alumnus) - October 12, 2008
"Aaron Jones Named New York Titans President"
Entertainment Business Newsweekly
Richard Hurd - October 11, 2008 Saturday
"'Right to work' a biased tag; Media's label for Amendment 47 is anti-union propaganda"
Rocky Mountain News
Industrial and Labor Relations Review - October 10, 2008 Friday
"If a hospital is unionized, might care be better? One study says yes, and suggests higher wages and pushes for nurse-to-patient ratios are key reasons"
Las Vegas Sun
David Watkins (ILR Alumnus) - October 8, 2008 - Wednesday
"Board Names New Human Resources Director"
The Post-Journal
David Price (ILR Alumnus) - October 7, 2008 Tuesday
"'The Early Show,' live from Ithaca, is a hit"
The Cornell Chronicle
Kate Bronfenbrenner - October 5, 2008 Sunday
"Top Court to Rule: Does 'Rat' Have Rights? Inflatable rodent pits union vs. town"
The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey)
Cornell Global Labor Institute - October 5, 2008 Sunday
"Fight against climate change to create millions of green jobs"
UNI (United News of India)
William Sonnenstuhl - October 5, 2008 Sunday
"Drinking on the Job Still a Problem, But Not As Prevalent"
The Ledger
Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn - October 3, 2008 Friday
"If Women Were More Like Men: Why Females Earn Less"
Time
Francine Blau - October 3, 2008 Friday
"Inequality at work continues to worsen, says economist"
The Cornell Chronicle
ILR School/ILR Alumni - October 3, 2008 Friday
"ILR alumni advise students to network, take jobs abroad, learn languages"
The Cornell Chronicle
Lee Adler - October 3, 2008 Friday
"On the money train?; As its disability pensions come under fire, unions representing LIRR workers have given tens of thousands of dollars to local pols"
Newsday (New York)
John Hausknecht - October 2, 2008 Thursday
"ILR professor provides tips on retaining top talent"
The Cornell Chronicle
Patrick Wright - October 2008
"Dos and Don'ts for Layoffs"
HR Focus
September
Jeff Cowie - September 29, 2008 Monday
"Like his pigeons, Bill Keeton comes home -- as West Campus house namesake"
The Cornell Chronicle
Kevin Hallock - September 27, 2008 Saturday
"Center on Executive Compensation; First-of-a-Kind Study Reveals Nation's 25 Largest Institutional Investors' Views on Executive Compensation"
Law & Health Weekly
Global Labor Institute - September 25, 2008 Thursday
"UN: Tens of Millions of New Green Jobs on the Horizon"
Environment News Service
Francine Moccio and Pam Tolbert - September 25, 2008 Thursday
"Study Highlights Gender Inequality in the Workplace"
The Cornell Daily Sun
Global Labor Institute - September 25, 2008 Thursday
"Impact of Globaly 'Green Economy'Bid to Tackle Climate Change May Create Millions of Jobs"
The Financial Times Business Recorder
Aaron Jones (ILR Alumnus) - September 22, 2008 Monday
"Aaron Jones Named New York Titans President; Former NBA and NFL Executive to Lead Professional Indoor Lacrosse Team"
Business Wire
John J. Haggerty - September 22, 2008 Monday
"Business Books"
Time
Elliot Cohen (ILR Alumnus) - September 16, 2008 Tuesday
"Health Newsmakers"
Florida Today
Harry Katz - September 11, 2008 Thursday
"At stake in nurse union fight: Patient care The two groups dueling in Nevada disagree on how to improve it"
Las Vegas
Kevin Hallock - September 10, 2008 Wednesday
"First-of-a-Kind Study Reveals Nation's 25 Largest Institutional Investors' Views on Executive Compensation"
PR Newswire
Sara Horowitz (ILR Alumna) - September 9, 2008 Tuesday
"New kinds of workers need new kinds of unions, union founder stresses"
The Cornell Chronicle
Art Wheaton - September 8, 2008 Monday
"Weatherization"
WGRZ.com
Clete Daniel - September 8, 2008 Monday
"Big Labor's Big Chance"
Business Week
John Bishop - September 8, 2008 Monday
"Fees Shouldn't Keep Kids From Sports, Activities"
The Washington Post
Art Wheaton - September 7, 2008 Sunday
"UAW resort losing millions; Union funds Black Lake golf course"
Detroit Free Press
Kirabo Jackson - September 5, 2008 Friday
"Don't reward classroom performance with money"
Raleigh News & Observer
Kate Bronfenbrenner - September 3, 2008 Wednesday
"Happy Labor Day. Drop Dead."
The Wall Street Journal
Donald Frank Fenily (Obituary: ILR Alumnus) - September 3, 2008 Wednesday
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Richard Hurd - September 1, 2008 Monday
"As numbers slip, labor organizes big election push"
The Denver Post
Kate Bronfenbrenner - September 1, 2008 Monday
"Today's unions go global; teamsters, negotiating with Anheuser-Busch, Talk with Belgian, Brazilian Workers"
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York)
Richard Hurd - September 1, 2008 Monday
"Unions gain optimism on political front; Movement reverses long decline"
The Washington Times
August
Regina Grogan - August 29, 2008 Friday
"Cameron Compression Systems receives the 'Champions' award"
Buffalo Business First
John Abowd - August 29, 2008 Friday
"C.U. Population Program Receives Gov’t Grant"
The Cornell Daily Sun
Kate Bronfenbrenner - August 28, 2008 Thursday
"A Law That Could Give Labor Some Brawn"
Business Week
C. Kirabo Jackson - August 26, 2008 Tuesday
"Some D.C. Students to Be Paid for A's"
ABC News
Richard Hurd - August 22, 2008 Friday
"Teamsters halt truck shipments"
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky)
C. Kirabo Jackson - August 21, 2008 Thursday
"When Schools Offer Money As a Motivator"
The Wall Street Journal
Elease Wright (CAHRS Advisory Board) - August 20, 2008 Wednesday
"Aetna's Williams and Wright Named to Savoy Professional Magazine's 'Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America'"
Healthcare Finance, Tax & Law Weekly
Richard Hurd - August 13, 2008 Wednesday
"Two nurses say union agreement violates federal rules"
The Houston Chronicle
Vernon Briggs - August 13, 2008 Wednesday
"'Democracy's Future' is them of 2008-09 Thompson Forum at University of Nebraska-Lincoln"
Targeted News Service
Art Wheaton - August 12, 2008 Tuesday
"Union officials reveal main concerns for the future; United Auto Workers, Teamsters consider health care, cost of living as top issues"
Buffalo News (New York)
Josephine (Telesco) Hoover (Obituary: ILR Alumna) - August 12, 2008 Tuesday
"Death Notices and In Memoriams for 8/12/2008"
Newsday (New York)
Fred Kotler - August 8, 2008 Friday
"Construction industry feels pressure to properly classify workers"
New Orleans CityBusiness (New Orleans, LA)
Matthew Nozzolio (Obituary: ILR Alumnus) - August 6, 2008 Wednesday
Hartford Courant (Connecticut)
