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Kate Bronfenbrenner

@kbronfenbrenner

Cornell University. Organizing, capital mobility, cross border campaigns, the world largest transnational firms. And still smiling.

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Cornell ILR School (@cornellilr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“The greatest impact of NAFTA is the threat of moving,” says Kate Bronfenbrenner. “It keeps workers from demanding a fair wage; it pushes local governments to waive zoning laws and environmental regulations to get companies to stay.” nyti.ms/3X7AviZ

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“In the last few years, we’ve seen a shift,” said Cornell University labor expert Kate Bronfenbrenner. “Workers are more willing to flex their collective power, especially as they see corporate profits rising while their own wages stagnate” search.app/Ybqs4QYewuz8aA…

Dave Jamieson (@jamieson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 A Trump judge in Texas just granted an injunction in favor of a company arguing the NLRB is unconstitutional. Judge Mark Pittman cites SCOTUS' recent Jarkesy decision in saying the board's judge system likely violates separation of powers. Order: big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files/2…

🚨 A Trump judge in Texas just granted an injunction in favor of a company arguing the NLRB is unconstitutional.

Judge Mark Pittman cites SCOTUS' recent Jarkesy decision in saying the board's judge system likely violates separation of powers. 

Order:
big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files/2…
Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality (@stone_lis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One week from today! The The Graduate Center Stone Center's Paul Krugman joins Farah Stockman and Ernie Tedeschi in "Perceptions of the Economy and the Impact on the Election," a panel moderated by Dorian Warren. Reserve now for in-person event and livestream. bit.ly/4e8tXY7

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“To win, Democrats need Wisconsin and Michigan and other industrial states. If workers don’t go to the polls because they’re angry about what Biden did in the dockworkers strike, it could be devastating for the party,” said Kate Bronfenbrenner, Cornell. washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…

Alex Bores (@alexbores) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Read our Op-Ed in today's amNewYork™, calling for bold action to uncap access to justice in New York. Our legal system must work for everyone—not just the few. See why this change is critical for the future of fairness in our state.

Read our Op-Ed in today's <a href="/amNewYork/">amNewYork™</a>, calling for bold action to uncap access to justice in New York. Our legal system must work for everyone—not just the few. See why this change is critical for the future of fairness in our state.
Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Somehow missed this. It’s not just Manhattan: Queens, with 47.5% foreign born, is the 4th-safest large county in America bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

New York Times Tech Guild (@nytguildtech) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Election Day is about democracy. For us, today is also about democracy in our workplace. Please help us hold the line by contributing what you can to our strike solidarity fund: gofundme.com/f/nyt-tech-str…

Kate Bronfenbrenner (@kbronfenbrenner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The wheels of justice turn slowly, but thanks to the NLRB and one good judge, still turn. Amazon workers in Alabama will have third labor union vote after judge finds illegal influence | AP News apnews.com/article/amazon…

NLRB (@nlrb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today, the Board ruled that, going forward, an employer will violate the National Labor Relations Act by requiring employees to attend captive-audience meetings in which the employer expresses its views on unionization under threat of discipline/discharge. nlrb.gov/news-outreach/…

Today, the Board ruled that, going forward, an employer will violate the National Labor Relations Act by requiring employees to attend captive-audience meetings in which the employer expresses its views on unionization under threat of discipline/discharge. nlrb.gov/news-outreach/…
SEIU (@seiu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING: @CLTairport workers are on strike demanding an end to poverty wages & unfair labor practices. Workers keep airports running, but ABM Industries & Prospect Services, servicing americanair, pay so little many can't afford housing! Demand change today:

BREAKING: @CLTairport workers are on strike demanding an end to poverty wages &amp; unfair labor practices. Workers keep airports running, but <a href="/ABM_Industries/">ABM Industries</a> &amp; Prospect Services, servicing <a href="/AmericanAir/">americanair</a>, pay so little many can't afford housing! Demand change today:
Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS (@cljeharvard) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Biden administration scored major wins for workers that are now at risk in the face of attacks in the courts. Our latest policy brief, “Quick Fixes to Lock in Wins for Workers,” shows state policymakers how they can write key protections into state law clje.law.harvard.edu/quick-fixes-to…

Luis Feliz Leon (@lfelizleon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: We are living through an existential crisis. The CEO attacks against the working class are only intensifying. We need a plan to fight back. Here are some new-old ideas about how we trudge through the muck. inthesetimes.com/article/labor-…

Kate Bronfenbrenner (@kbronfenbrenner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Just saying that they have access to the data is intimidating," said Kate Bronfenbrenner, the director of labor education research at Cornell University. Whistleblower details how DOGE may have taken sensitive NLRB data npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-…