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1 – 10 of 58The move by non-tenure-track faculty and post-doctoral researchers came two months after Claudine Gay resigned under pressure as the university’s president. The two developments…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286015
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Curbing migration across the US southern border has become a major source of bipartisan tension, but often lost in the political arguments is the extent to which migrants are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285402
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UNITED STATES: Auto workers strike deadline looms
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES281830
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UNITED STATES: Biden and Trump will seek union support
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES282238
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CANADA: WestJet averts possible pilot strike
The union represents some 340,000 workers at UPS, the largest US package delivery company. The United States is experiencing a rise in strikes and work stoppages espite low union…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280183
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Demographic pressures from an ageing society weigh less heavily on the United States than many other economies but they are now placing stress on a Social Security system that…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276284
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Industrial action is increasing across unionised sectors of the US economy, driven by the impact of inflation on real wages but also by pandemic-related stresses that have left…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272806
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Employees at the Canada Revenue Agency voted for strike action last week, setting the scene for a potential showdown between the government and as many as 300,000 workers. Any…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278394
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For the last two decades income inequality among workers has widened in the United States and become a significant political issue. However, the tight post-COVID-19 labour market…