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 is the director of the Buffalo Co-Lab at Cornell’s ILR School and a labor law expert. She can speak to the…
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Government Urged to Protect Riders – A New Economic Base Whose Lives Are Still Precarious and Uninsured
“Riders – Heroes – Chains,” a study from Chula that reflects a fast-growing modern workforce, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic but without assurance or protection of their welfare.
Starbucks has ‘reason to be worried’ ahead of union vote
Starting Wednesday, workers at three Starbucks coffee shops in and around Buffalo, New York will have four weeks to vote on whether to unionize. If they vote to organize, they will form the first-ever Starbucks union in the United States.…
As unemployment soars, subsidized work is the best path forward
On Thursday, the United States Labor Department released data indicating that an additional 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits in the past week, bringing the total number of applications to 10.4 million as of March 28. Angela Cornell, clinical…
In new push for labor reform, unions must energize grassroots
CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICEJan. 29, 2020 In new push for labor reform, unions must energize grassroots A bill to amend federal labor laws and expand guarantees for unionized workers is headed to the House next week. The Protecting…