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elkelly.bsky.social
sociologist, MIT Sloan, work, inequalities, future of work but not tech obsessed, gender-work-family, etc
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By accepting Trump’s anti-Black premise and regurgitating the narrative that equates anything Black as DEI, the NY Times has become part of the propaganda machine

submitted 9 days ago • 286 comments

Here are some facts about "facilities and administrative" (F&A) costs, what we in the business call "indirects" and what Musk is calling "overhead" as he tries to convince Americans with being ok with cutting billions on dollars from medical and public health research at universities & hospitals 1/

submitted 22 days ago • 7 comments

DOGE plans to slash about as much ($4B) from NIH, and hence from universities and medical centers, as the government gave SpaceX ($3.8B) last year. It's not about the money and government "waste." It's never been about the money or government "waste." www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

submitted 24 days ago • 35 comments

As someone who has studied autocratization elsewhere, I can tell you that you need to keep your eyes on THIS. Changes to the partisan balance of bodies overseeing elections or changes to the electoral system is key to how wannabe autocrats become actual autocrats. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/u...

submitted 25 days ago • 6 comments

There are critics of DEI who point to its historic use as a way to capture the rhetoric of social justice movements and mitigate the transformative potential of anti discrimination law, and then there are critics of DEI who think race and sex discrimination is good.

submitted 26 days ago • 8 comments

I want to spell out the basic reason it’s so dangerous for Elon to have control of the U.S. payments system. It may seem like a technical matter, but the dynamics are simple. 1/x

submitted 30 days ago • 166 comments

EPA has 8,500 employees in total. Cutting 1,100 probationary employees would be a massive blow. If all probationary employees are going to be fired (and given what Musk is saying, this sounds more likely) it will kill federal recruiting www.cbsnews.com/news/epa-emp...

submitted 30 days ago • 12 comments

This morning, we learned that President Trump fired Board Member Gwynne Wilcox, whose Senate-confirmed term runs until 2028. This move must be called out for what it is—a frontal assault on the NLRB, its employees, workers, and the very idea of an independent civil service. 🚨

submitted 35 days ago • 15 comments

🚨 Applications are still open for the rest of the week 🚨 (full review begins Monday, Jan 20)

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

Fascinating. I had no idea.

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

Our update went deeper on how to implement work redesign strategies and on strategies particularly useful for older workers (but likely valuable to all). Excited to have the updated Toolkit out!

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

@mitiwer.bsky.social is delighted to offer a warm welcome home to Richard M. Locke, newly announced as the incoming Dean of @mitsloan.bsky.social: news.mit.edu/2025/richard...

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

How can policy confront minimum wage non-compliance? Using the case of the US and the UK, @annastansbury.bsky.social @mitsloan.bsky.social @mitiwer.bsky.social argues that improved enforcement alone is insufficient & expected penalties must increase substantially. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

Fascinating write up on community coalitions bargaining and building for the common good.

submitted 365 days ago • 1 comment

"...city of Minneapolis had about 250,000 minimum wage workers and three labor standards investigators. The United Nations International Labor Organization recommends cities have one investigator for every 10,000 workers." www.startribune.com/wage-theft-i...

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