Books reviewed in this article: George Tsogas, Labor Regulation in a Global Economy Christopher Candland and Rudra Sil (eds.), The Politics of Labor in a Global Age: Continuity and Change in Late-industrializing and Post-socialist Economies Hazel Bateman, Geoffrey Kingston and John Piggott,...

Fair Workweek legislation has sprung up organically around the country in response to the prevalence and consequences of work schedules that may be unstable, unpredictable or unreliable. Labor standards need to be updated to deal with the widespread use of last minute, on-call or inadequate work...

Few will argue that Illinois has significant issues with the underfunding of its five public employee pension systems. In fact, many say the state faces a continuing “pension crisis.” However, this report argues that this “crisis” framework or mentality surrounding the issue actually...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Project for Middle Class Renewal (PMCR), in partnership with Illinois Future of Work Taskforce, have developed an indicator of the quality of jobs throughout the state - Employment Quality of Illinois (EQ-IL). The effort was spurred by a partnership with...