Author: Digital Hill
Rare Starbucks union vote set to begin in Buffalo
Rare Starbucks union vote set to begin in Buffalo November 12, 2021 Employees at Starbucks locations around Buffalo, N.Y. will begin voting this week on whether they want to be represented by a union, a possible first for the coffee giant. An article published by The State, “Rare Starbucks union vote set to begin in […]
Institute for Social Concerns awards community impact grants for the fall 2021 semester
Institute for Social Concerns awards community impact grants for the fall 2021 semester By: JP Shortall November 2, 2021 The Institute for Social Concerns has selected Community Impact Grant recipients for the Fall 2021 semester. Grants are awarded to faculty and students doing community-engaged work that advances human dignity, solidarity, and the common good, values central […]
On this Labor Day, advocating for just wages means fighting company theft
On this Labor Day, advocating for just wages means fighting company theft September 10, 2021 Defining a just wage is a complex task. The definition must go beyond wage amount and include things like wage theft, not paying workers what they’re legally due. This can take the form of misclassifying workers or avoiding overtime pay. […]
REIMAGINING A NONDISCRIMINATORY JUST WAGE
REIMAGINING A NONDISCRIMINATORY JUST WAGE Submitted by Dan Graff on April 19, 2021 – 3:19pmfeaturing guest blogger Jade Moss (’21) The assertion that a just wage should be anti-discriminatory seems like not only a given, but something that we should have already achieved today. Indeed, the United States has federal legislation that protects against discrimination […]
A LABOR DAY REFLECTION
A LABOR DAY REFLECTION Submitted by Dan Graff on October 15, 2020 – 12:02pm featuring guest blogger John Houk [Note: This reflection was written on September 7, 2020 — Labor Day. Mr. Houk shared it via email with a group of parishioners at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church (South Bend), and I asked for permission to […]
KEEPING SOME HEALTHY STRESS ABOUT THE LABOR QUESTION DURING THE PANDEMIC AND BEYOND
KEEPING SOME HEALTHY STRESS ABOUT THE LABOR QUESTION DURING THE PANDEMIC AND BEYOND Submitted by Dan Graff on September 20, 2020 – 12:21pm featuring guest blogger EMILY MEROLA (ND ‘20) Recent research about decision making has contributed to a better understanding about how people respond to times of crisis. Rather than experiencing continuous waves of panic, […]
WHAT GOES INTO A POLICY DECISION, AND WHO’S AT THE TABLE?
WHAT GOES INTO A POLICY DECISION, AND WHO’S AT THE TABLE? Submitted by Dan Graff on September 4, 2020 – 4:45pm featuring guest blogger EMILY MEROLA (ND ‘20) Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been affected by decisions made under crisis—they come from federal, state, and local government leadership, as well as from those overseeing operations […]
THE US SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS LABOR EQUALITY FOR LGBT WORKERS
THE US SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS LABOR EQUALITY FOR LGBT WORKERS Submitted by Dan Graff on June 23, 2020 – 9:40am featuring guest blogger TOM KELLENBERG (ND ‘80) In a landmark decision on June 15, 2020, the US Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 […]
QUINTESSENTIAL WORKERS: DEMANDING HUMAN DIGNITY FOR FARM LABOR
QUINTESSENTIAL WORKERS: DEMANDING HUMAN DIGNITY FOR FARM LABOR Submitted by Dan Graff on June 8, 2020 – 5:36pm featuring guest blogger ANASTASIA REISINGER (ND ‘21) How often do you consider the sources of the produce you consume each day? Do you think about the long process that went into delivering that tomato on your burger, traveling from field […]
COVID-19 AND THE REBIRTH OF SOLIDARITY
COVID-19 AND THE REBIRTH OF SOLIDARITY Submitted by Dan Graff on May 12, 2020 – 9:31am BY DAN GRAFF, DIRECTOR, HIGGINS LABOR PROGRAM, & PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME This would seem the perfect time for a blog called “The Labor Question Today,” as the novel coronavirus has upended […]