Work & Organizations professor at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Mgmt. Researcher, teacher, author, father, sports fan, but not in that order.

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3 Jan 2023
Post-pandemic "remodeling" complete, and the new Zinnia is open for business. Collective bargaining agreement expires soon & needs to be re-negotiated. Teaching notes available. thezinnia.com

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20 Dec 2023
A nice summary of what the MN task force on ride share drivers achieved and moreso failed to achieve. The first three months rhetoric of "we're here to find solutions" disappeared in the last two weeks.
Replying to @maxnesterak
story with lots of details: Minnesota Uber and Lyft task force fails to make minimum wage recommendation minnesotareformer.com/2023/1…
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22 Aug 2023
'"If the syllabus had simply gone away, educators could mourn its loss and move on. Instead, the document persists as the bloated corpse of what it used to be, and also as a ghost haunting the distributed, corporate information systems that have slowly replaced it."
The college syllabus has been vanquished, replaced by software and fine print, @ibogost writes. theatlantic.com/technology/a…
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3 Aug 2023
Was honored to work with @johnstonestew & @jryanlamare to explore Mick's voice on worker voice
Mick Marchington contributed to the field of HRM through his leadership, teaching & research. A special issue of @HRMJournal includes articles by @WorkEqualities members @dundon_tony, Damian Grimshaw, Jill Rubery, Fang Lee Cooke & Gail Hebson. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/…
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7 Jun 2023
Such sad news. Bill's intellectual leadership was fully evident at the just-concluded #LERA annual meeting for which he was program chair, and he would have made such a wonderful LERA president. His open letter on race & economics is a must-read. minneapolisfed.org/article/2…
7 Jun 2023
We are extraordinarily saddened to report AFL-CIO Chief Economist Bill Spriggs @WSpriggs passed away peacefully last night. His work has impacted a generation of economics and workers around the world and his legacy will live on for lifetimes to come.
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John Budd retweeted
🚨Call for abstracts🚨 #ADAPTConference2023 "TOWARDS A WORKLESS SOCIETY? An Interdisciplinary Reflection on the Changing Concept of Work and its Rules in Contemporary Economies" 📍#Bergamo, 30 Nov -2 Dec 2023 ℹ️ internationalconference.adap… 🗓️ 31 May 2023
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4 Apr 2023
StarTribune says departing U of Minnesota president cites its governance systems as 1 attraction of Pitt. Pitt faculty are unionized=a preference for unionized governance? Though after nearly 18 months, Pitt hasn't agreed to a contract with @PittFacUnion. startribune.com/university-o…
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29 Mar 2023
Someone should make a labor testimony bingo card. I'm sure we'll hear all the predictable phrases
New: At hearing before Bernie Sanders’ HELP committee starting shortly, Howard Schultz will testify that Starbucks prefers a “direct relationship” with staff but “is committed to engaging in good faith collective bargaining for each store that has a union” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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21 Mar 2023
Funny how four of the first 8 items in the university's FAQ mention union dues.
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22 Feb 2023
A stark contrast showing the importance of one's sampling frame, and highlighting the big gap that @ILRLaborAction is filling.
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17 Feb 2023
Without knowing it, Corbin Burnes gives the perfect explanation of my paper with @aaronsojourner where we find that arbitration doesn't affect on-field performance but increases chances of break-up.
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3 Jan 2023
Post-pandemic "remodeling" complete, and the new Zinnia is open for business. Collective bargaining agreement expires soon & needs to be re-negotiated. Teaching notes available. thezinnia.com

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3 Jan 2023
I guess I haven't read some parts of the teaching notes in a while. I just spotted a mention of using "an overhead transparency".
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14 Nov 2022
In the Univ of Minnesota student newspaper, cartoonist Sam Fleming highlights the disparities between law enforcement and union workers at the U
It really does depend on your “costume.” By Sam Fleming mndaily.com/274530/opinion/e…
3 Nov 2022
Must be an exciting week in a certain Ithaca household. Congratulations on such stimulating work!
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3 Nov 2022

It's publication day! Out now: Marketization: How Capitalist Exchange Disciplines Workers and Subverts Democracy by @CharlesUmney & @Ithaca_Ian The first book in our Autonomy & Automation series. Find out more here: bloomsbury.com/9781913441463 #economics #capitalism #politics
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3 Nov 2022

You can order my book! Discounted at oup.com with code ASFLYQ6
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31 Oct 2022
We're hiring faculty! Two assistant prof positions: 1) labor econ/stratification econ/industrial relations 2) OB/HR. Ideal candidates interested in inequality (broadly-defined) and/or DEI, but other fits possible. Valuing disciplinary diversity important. z.umn.edu/worg-searches
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