Steven Greenhouse

New York Times Labor and Workplace Correspondent

Steven Greenhouse appears in the following:

Labor in the US

Tuesday, August 06, 2019

What does workers' empowerment look like today? 

Verizon Strike: A Victory For American Unions?

Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Some 39,000 Verizon workers are back on the job today after seven weeks on strike. Some say their victory could give a boost to other labor unions around the country. 

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Who Protects Workers' Rights in a Growing Freelance Economy?

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Looking at trends in the contingent workforce, and the issues facing freelance workers. 

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The Labor Beat

Friday, December 26, 2014

As the power of the unions declined, so did the number of labor reporters covering them.

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Voters Gave Themselves a Pay Hike

Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Working class Americans secured large victories during the 2014 midterms, with four red state Republican strongholds voting to raise the state minimum wages over the next few years.

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The Labor Beat

Friday, September 12, 2014

As the power of the unions declined, so did the number of labor reporters covering them.

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NLRB Rulings Redo

Friday, June 27, 2014

Yesterday's Supreme Court decision on presidential recess appointments means hundreds of NLRB rulings have to be redone.  Steven Greenhouse, New York Times labor and workplace correspondent and author of The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker (Anchor, 2009), talks about those cases.

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Union Unease Over Implementation of Affordable Care Act

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Labor Unions were nothing short of a major force in the passage of the Affordable Care Act, so it may surprise you to learn that at the ALF-CIO's convention earlier this month, Terenc...

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How to Make Responsible Clothing Purchases

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The building collapse in Bangladesh that killed over a thousand garment workers has led to renewed attention to international standards for textile factories. Steven Greenhouse, New York Times labor and workplace correspondent and author of The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker, talks about what options are available to clothing manufacturers and consumers that ensure fair treatment of the workers employed by contractors and subcontractors.

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Social Media and the Office

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Will new laws protect what you say on social media while you're at work - even if you're dissing your boss? Steven Greenhouse, author of The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American ...

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Your Company's Social Media Policy Might Be Illegal

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Employers have typically tried to restrict what their employees say online about work place issues, especially if their comments are negative. But according to some recent rulings by ...

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Intern Life: Who Gets Paid?

Thursday, August 16, 2012

All this month, we're looking at the world of internships, from pay to policy. Our guest for this month, Steven Greenhouse, New York Times labor and workplace correspondent and author of The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker, continues the weekly series on life as an intern and the socioeconomics of internships.

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Intern Life: What's Legal?

Thursday, August 02, 2012

Steven Greenhouse, New York Times labor and workplace correspondent and author of The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker, kicks off the weekly series on life as an intern and the role of internships in our economy. Today's topic: What's legal and what's not, and what rights interns have.

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College Grads Still Face Bleak Job Prospects

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

May is the start of college graduation season, when the nation’s bright and ambitious college seniors step out into the workforce — or hope to. But last week’s job numbers show job gr...

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Behind the Layoffs, Strain Between City Hall and the Union

Wednesday, October 05, 2011

The Bloomberg administration’s push to assign blame for the latest round of layoffs, which will overwhelmingly affect workers from District Council 37, underlines the administration’s...
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Postal Service May Default

Monday, September 05, 2011

The Postal Service may have to shut down completely by this winter, unless Congress takes action to help it make a $5.5 billion payment due this month. The postmaster general, Patrick R. Donahoe, told The New York Times yesterday "If Congress doesn’t act, we will default." Donahoe has advocated cost-cutting measures, such as closing nearly 4,000 post office locations, laying off 120,000 workers, and eliminating Saturday mail delivery. 

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Verizon Strike Turns Bitter

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Steven Greenhouse, New York Times labor and workplace correspondent and author of The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker, discusses the increasingly bitter national strike against Verizon, which began on August 7.

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Union Target

Friday, June 17, 2011

Steven Greenhouse, New York Times labor and workplace correspondent and author of The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker, talks about today's vote on unionizing by Long Island Target workers and efforts to organize Wal-Mart workers in California.

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Should States Be Allowed to Declare Bankruptcy?

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Forty-four states and Washington, D.C. anticipate budget shortfalls of over $125 million by the end of fiscal year 2011, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Many state policymakers are blaming their budget crises on public sector employees, citing expensive pension plans. Crushing state debt has caused some federal lawmakers to consider a legislative remedy: allowing states to file for bankruptcy. But will declaring bankruptcy really solve states' pension woes? How will unions react? What other remedies exist for debt-ridden states?

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NLRB Steps into Fight Over Facebook Firing

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

An employee at Connecticut company American Medical Response criticized her boss on Facebook off the clock, and was later fired. It's surely not the first time an employee may have been disciplined or terminated for their status updates on social media, but it is the first time the National Labor Relations Board has stepped into a case like it. The NLRB is saying American Medical Response fired the employee illegally. New York Times labor and workplace reporter Steven Greenhouse joins us for more on the story. 

 

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