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Browsing ILR School by Author "Edid, Maralyn"
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Bridging the Gap: Training Needs Assessment of the Immigrant Workforce in Onondaga County, NY
(2007-06-01)[Excerpt] This report addresses one small facet of the skills dilemma facing Onondaga County; that is, can the growing immigrant/refugee population in Syracuse satisfy local employers’ demand for labor? With support from ... -
Catch That Bus: Reverse-Commute Challenges Facing Low Income Inner-City Residents of Onondaga County
(2008-01-01)[Excerpt] Employer concerns about labor shortages for entry-level positions in the suburbs and outlying city neighborhoods prompted county planners to ask Cornell ILR to conduct this study. We organized a series of focus ... -
IWS Briefing, Winter 2009, Volume 9, Issue 1
(2009-01-01)[Excerpt] A newsletter on workplace issues and research from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. -
IWS Issue Brief - Proposed Changes in Overtime Rules
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IWS Issue Brief - The Disappearing Pension Act
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IWS Issue Brief - The Good, the Bad, and Wal-Mart
(2005-03-01)Today, the nation’s largest company and number one employer would have Americans believe that its interests are synonymous with the public interest. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a retailing behemoth with more than 3,700 locations ... -
IWS Issue Brief - Wages to Live By...Or Not
(2007-09-01)[Excerpt] There is no single or simple solution to the poverty and income inequality quagmire. Effecting policy change at the national level would require the type of macroeconomic strategies that are likely to engender ... -
IWS Issue Brief - Wanted: Jobs
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IWS Issue Brief - Where in the World Is Your Job Going?
(2005-09-01)Let's say you have a job processing credit card receipts, answering calls to a customer hotline, reading X-rays, or writing software code. Then one day the boss announces the facility is closing and you, along with all ... -
Let's Ride the Bus: Reverse-Commute Challenges Facing Low-Income Inner City Residents of Onondaga County (2009 Report)
(2009-01-01)This is the second and final phase of our investigation into the reverse-commute challenges facing low-income inner-city residents in Onondaga County. With lower-wage jobs proliferating outside the city core, our findings ...
