Während der Corona-Pandemie ist für etliche Berufsgruppen eine enorme Diskrepanz zwischen “Systemrelevanz” und gesellschaftlicher Anerkennung beziehungsweise Wertschätzung deutlich geworden. Dies verweist auf die Frage nach den gesellschaftlichen Bewertungskriterien für Arbeit und...

Despite the heightened attention granted by the coronavirus crisis, low-skilled essential labor remains largely invisible. A particularly under-researched and hard-to-access group of employees are Amazon delivery workers, whose workload and health risks increased significantly during national...

Trucking companies play a critical role in the U.S. economy but face many challenges. The trucking industry’s greatest challenge may be the persistent driver turnover problem. Trucking companies regularly report turnover rates exceeding 100%. Each driver costs between $2200-$21,000 to replace...

Women remain underrepresented in most transport-related industries, with only 17% female employees on average across a sample of 46 countries. Both attracting and retaining them remains a challenge for governments and the private sector. This study provides an in-depth analysis of the...

Women remain underrepresented in most transport-related industries, with only 17% female employees on average across a sample of 46 countries. Both attracting and retaining them remains a challenge for governments and the private sector. This study provides an in-depth analysis of the...

The US trucking industry trade press often portrays the US labor market for truck drivers as not working, citing persistent driver shortages and high levels of firm‐level turnover, and predicting significant resulting constraints on the supply of motor freight services. We investigate the...

Die Mobilitätsbereiche des deutschen Arbeitsmarktes stehen durch Entwicklungen in der Elektromobilität und Digitalisierung vor einem tiefgreifenden Wandel, der die zukünftige Mobilität mit elektrischem, vernetztem und autonomem Fahren bestimmen wird. Um der Globalisierung der Wirtschaft und...

Die Mobilitätsbereiche des deutschen Arbeitsmarktes stehen durch Entwicklungen in der Elektromobilität und Digitalisierung vor einem tiefgreifenden Wandel, der die zukünftige Mobilität mit elektrischem, vernetztem und autonomem Fahren bestimmen wird. Um der Globalisierung der Wirtschaft und...

The package king -- Uprising in New York -- The rise of the "Quiet Giant" -- UPSurge at the tightest ship -- Air war: taking on FedEx -- Democracy comes to the Teamsters -- A war on every front -- The campaign to destroy OSHA -- Last, best, and final offer? -- Part-time America won't work -- The...

Women remain underrepresented in most transport-related industries, with only 17% female employees on average across a sample of 46 countries. Both attracting and retaining them remains a challenge for governments and the private sector. This study provides an in-depth analysis of the...

Uber, the ride-sharing company launched in 2010, has grown at an exponential rate. This paper provides the first comprehensive analysis of the labor market for Uber's driver-partners, based on both survey and administrative data. Drivers who partner with Uber appear to be attracted to the...

Uber, the ride-sharing company launched in 2010, has grown at an exponential rate. This paper provides the first comprehensive analysis of the labor market for Uber's driver-partners, based on both survey and administrative data. Drivers who partner with Uber appear to be attracted to the...

'Empowering the New Mobility Workforce' enlists a multidisciplinary roster of subject matter specialists who identify the priorities and strategies for cultivating a skilled workforce for the rapidly changing transportation landscape. Transportation employers will need to hire 4.6 million...

In a seminal paper, Camerer, Babcock, Loewenstein, and Thaler (1997) find that the wage elasticity of daily hours of work New York City (NYC) taxi drivers is negative and conclude that their labor supply behavior is consistent with target earning (having reference dependent preferences). I...

In a seminal paper, Camerer, Babcock, Loewenstein, and Thaler (1997) find that the wage elasticity of daily hours of work New York City (NYC) taxi drivers is negative and conclude that their labor supply behavior is consistent with target earning (having reference dependent preferences). I...

In a seminal paper, Camerer, Babcock, Loewenstein, and Thaler (1997) find that the wage elasticity of daily hours of work New York City (NYC) taxi drivers is negative and conclude that their labor supply behavior is consistent with target earning (having reference dependent preferences). I...

In a seminal paper, Camerer, Babcock, Loewenstein, and Thaler (1997) find that the wage elasticity of daily hours of work New York City (NYC) taxi drivers is negative and conclude that their labor supply behavior is consistent with target earning (having reference dependent preferences). I...

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: The Light Horse Interchange -- 1 'Back to the basics': Elections and enterprise bargaining, 1989-93 -- 2 'The best decision the membership ever made': The NUW amalgamation ballot and the 'logistics...

This study provides information designed to encourage sectoral social dialogue in railways and urban public transport. The aim of Eurofound’s series of studies on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and supranational social partner organisations in the field of industrial...

Using evidence from recent work on truckers and disaggregated older data prior researchers did not have, we revisit a classic topic and find some new answers. We focus on differentials in average annual earnings at the firm level among mileage-paid over-the-road tractor-trailer drivers ("road...

This study estimates the dose-response relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and crash risk in commercial motor vehicle operators. Intake data was collected on 744 new truck drivers who were training for their commercial driver's licenses at a school operated by the cooperating trucking...