This Week’s Top Hits

Lee Adler, visiting lecturer at ILR, discusses why supervisors may feel it beneficial to have their own union and what he believes may happen in this fissure in Buffalo Police.

ILR Dean Alex Colvin comments on a dispute between Tesla and a former Tesla engineer.

Russell Weaver, director of research at the Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, commented on possible negative consequences for political representation and federal funding to Texas and Florida if unauthorized immigrants are not included in the US Census.

Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor, comments on job prospects for the high school graduating class of 2025, in relation to economic uncertainty about policy changes, tariffs, and immigration.

Javier Ramirez, executive manager of ILR’s National Conflict Resolution Service and former deputy director of field operations at FMCS under the Biden administration, calls the potential closure “tragic” and said the agency’s typical budget is far less than what it saves the economy by preventing strikes.

“The ongoing lawsuits do not free farms of the obligation to follow union contracts,” said Gali Racabi, ILR assistant professor of labor and employment law, about allegations that four New York state farms are refusing to honor union contracts put in place by state-appointed arbitrators.