Tag: Labor
MLB’s new collective bargaining agreement fails to address players’ biggest grievances
Victor Matheson, College of the Holy Cross
“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball,”...
Let’s call athletes ‘workers,’ and let’s call these NBA protests what...
Abraham I. Khan, Pennsylvania State University
The Milwaukee Bucks’ startling refusal to take to the court for their NBA playoff game on Aug. 26 was...
We call workers ‘essential’ – but is that just referring to...
Zachary Jaggers, University of Oregon
By this point in the coronavirus pandemic, you’ve probably heard a lot about “essential workers.” They’re the people working in...
Workers left out of government and business response to the coronavirus
Thomas Kochan, MIT Sloan School of Management
As the coronavirus crisis unfolds, workers and families around the country are finding out how weak the U.S....
I’m an OB/GYN who attended thousands of deliveries before wondering why...
Neel Shah, Harvard Medical School
A few years ago I visited Dar a Luz, the only free-standing birth center in New Mexico. It looks...
As the coal industry shrinks, miners deserve a just transition –...
Ann Eisenberg, University of South Carolina
Murray Energy, one of the biggest private U.S. coal companies, has become the fifth coal company to file for...
An artist’s journey into the science of sweat
Paul Vanouse, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
During steamy days, a body’s physiological response may cause you to wrinkle your nose:...
Why are there so few women CEOs?
Michael Holmes, Florida State University
Women comprise about 47% of the U.S. workforce, yet they make up barely a quarter of all senior executives at...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
