Labor
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Murphy Report in NYTimes: Retail Workers and Unions
This week, the NYTimes ran a story by Rachel L. Swarns showing the stark differences in labor conditions for unionized vs non-unionized retail workers. In an article that will come as no surprise to those who have been following labor struggles among retail workers, Swarns writes about the relatively stable labor conditions for workers at Macy’s
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Paid Family Leave Should Be Required
This article was originally posted on Times Union. By Ed Ott and Nancy Rankin As we head back to work after the Labor Day weekend, it’s a good time to reflect on how things are going for New York’s 9 million working people. We’ve made some progress this year: the lowest-paid workers got the first installment of
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The Labor Question
By Joshua Freeman In a Labor Day op-ed article in the NY Daily News, I argued that even as unions have suffered a series of setbacks and continue to slip in the percentage of workers they represent, labor issues are more prominent now than at any time in the recent past. What we are seeing
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NYTimes: Union Rates Rebounding Over 18-Month Period
On Labor Day this year, Murphy faculty members Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce were quoted in a New York Times article entitled Study Suggests a Rebound for Union Jobs in New York. The article describes the pair’s research findings around trends in union membership in New York City, referencing their recent “State of the Unions” report — which notes a
