💡New! Who can climb the social ladder that affords a middle class life through construction work? Matthew Hinkel reviews Mark Erlich's The Way we Build Illinois Press to ask riveting questions about unionization, social mobility and more! doi.org/10.1177/001979…

💡New! MrAndrewTheWolf reviews this riveting new book Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.s by Katie J. Wells, kafui attoh & Declan Cullen. The authors expose Uber as a political force shaping cities and D.C. as the ground zero for testing its ideas! doi.org/10.1177/001979…

💡New! Paul Osterman reviews Peter Cappelli's new book 'Our Least Important Asset' Oxford University Press that argues how financial quirks, rather than employment relations, drive companies to make important decisions ! doi.org/10.1177/001979…

💡New! Have you ever wondered how to tame the world of gigging and precarious work? Stephen J. Frenkel's review of Ruth Dukes University of Glasgow & Wolfgang Streeck 's new book might convince you why rethinking industrial democracy is a great starting point! doi.org/10.1177/001979…

💡New! Turns out transnational opportunity structures are really important in determining labor’s and employers’ local power resources and strategies. Dig deep into Vincenzo Maccarrone's fascinating case study of Ireland to know more! doi.org/10.1177/001979…

💡New! Did you know how black working women organized against structural racism? Check out Deepa Kylasam Iyer 's review of the exciting new book by Crystal M. Moten to know more about this lesser known chapter in American history! doi.org/10.1177/001979…

⏳Throwback! How do immigrant workers change the skill landscape of the host country? In a comparative case of construction workers in Denmark and Australia, Jens Arnholtz @[email protected] & Chris F Wright show how labor migration can inhibit coordinated skill formation. doi.org/10.1177/001979…

Did you know that the nature of supplementary tasks impact how workers do their core tasks? In this fascinating study of tea pickers in India, Aruna Ranganathan Haas School of Business shows how the design of work impacts worker productivity. doi.org/10.1177/001979…

⏳Throwback : It looks like low-skilled workers fared better in industries with a lot of high-skilled workers, suggesting complementarities across skill types. Dig deep into this interesting study by Filippos Petroulakis on short-term labor market impact of covid-19! doi.org/10.1177/001979…

How does traditional manufacturing compare with emerging technologies? In a fascinating study, Ben-Ner University of Minnesota, Urtasun UPNA - Universidad & Taska show that emerging tech such as additive manufacturing favors low-skill workers and therefore reduces the skill gap! doi.org/10.1177/001979…

So, what is the verdict on robots impacting jobs? In this compelling study, John Chung Auburn University & Yong Suk Lee University of Notre Dame show that although robots exposure decreases the number of jobs & wages initially, they augment both eventually! doi.org/10.1177/001979…

It appears contract company employees suffer earnings penalty and receive less training than workers on standard employment contract according to Paul Osterman! Read this article to know how racial and ethnic disparities further complicate this inequality. doi.org/10.1177/001979…

Looks like workers with low earnings leaned on independent contracting & relied primarily on that income. Explore this interesting study of California's tax data by Annette Bernhardt & team and learn who these independent contractors are! doi.org/10.1177/001979…

Why do unions decline? Zachary Schaller of Colorado State University argues that sectoral shifts and decreasing organization rates may the answer for private sector union decline in the United States. doi.org/10.1177/001979…

Did you know that right-to-work laws negatively impacted unionization rates in five states? In this important study, Kevin J Murphy Oakland University show how right-to-work laws hamper labor unions' ability to collect agency fees and fund union services. doi.org/10.1177/001979…

Interestingly, unionization throughout one’s career is associated with a $1.3 million mean increase in lifetime earnings, larger than the average gains from completing college! Learn more from this fascinating study by Zach Parolin & Tom VanHeuvelen! doi.org/10.1177/001979…

💡New! How do we make sense of the rise of alt-groups in the American labor movement? Jake Barnes' review of Daniel Galvin 's new book shows how the move from labor to employment law led to the mobilization of the marginal worker around alt-groups. doi.org/10.1177/001979…

Why do we need data rights as part of 21st century labor rights? As Annette Bernhardt & team demonstrate, data-driven systems in several industries show bias and discrimination and cause deskilling, unsafe work speeds, loss of autonomy and dignity of workers. doi.org/10.1177/001979…

How did the covid-19 pandemic impact jobs? Guido Matias Cortes & Eliza Forsythe show that job losses have been substantially large and more persistent in lower-paying occupations and industries and non-White workers suffered larger increases in job losses. doi.org/10.1177/001979…

Did you know that unanticipated school closures during Covid-19 influenced parents' labor supply? Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes & her team show how job traits and having a partner at home affected parental labor supply during the pandemic. doi.org/10.1177/001979…