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John Russo

Dr. John Russo

Professor, YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY INC

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Council Member Biography

John B. Russo, Ed.D, is the Coordinator of the Labor Studies Program at the Warren P. Williamson College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University where he teaches courses on Labor Law and Negotiations, Occupational Safety and Health and Work in America. He is also the Co-Director of YSU’s Center for Working Class Studies. Dr. Russo has worked regularly with trade unions and has been a labor negotiator himself. He is considered an expert on labor and workplace issues and has consulted regularly on collective bargaining, economic restructuring, pensions, and bankruptcy in manufacturing and transportation from a labor perspective. Dr. Russo has written widely on labor and social issues, given testimony before government commissions, and has been frequently interviewed by the media on workplace issues.His current research interests involve comparative studies of the automobile industries in North America, China, and India and a book on worker rights in the global economy. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History

1980 - Unspecified
Professor, YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY INC

GLG NewsSM Analyses by John Russo(?)

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Grupo Mexico, Asarco, and USW Corporate Campaign

April 21, 2009

grupo mexico bids $1.3 bn in cash for asarco: report | www.business-standard.com

Grupo Mexico's bid to purchase Asarco will result in increased labor actions both in US and Mexico. Further, it will be used by the labor movement to shed light on continuing violations of labor rights and the need for labor law reform in Mexico.

Multilateral negotiation over the GM VEBA

September 20, 2007

UAW Fund Could Be Powerhouse | online.wsj.com

Don't forget this is a multilateral negotiations that includes capital markets. Given the size of the VEBA, all parties may be unwilling to accept the risks.

UAW wages

September 18, 2007

UAW, US Automakers must close labor cost gap to survive | www.freep.com

The media often overstates the wages of autoworkers by using figures that that the OEMs provide.  Autoworker wages may even be lower today due to changes in staffing and the OEMs Special Attrition Programs

The Impact of Local UAW Negotiations on National Bargaining

September 6, 2007

Automotive news | www.autonews.com

Implications The UAW (International) negotiations with Ford, Chrysler and General Motors (OEMs) are in the final stages, but already there are signs of significant changes in the collective bargaining agreements that will make US automakers more competitive at the shop floor level. In part, this is due to changes in bargaining strategy by the UAW to allow local union bargaining to shape negotiations at the national level.

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GLG Study Groups with John Russo(?)

Study Group Name No. Members
Tire Experts: Automotive Industry Consultants 143
Labor Law and Negotiation Experts: Lawyers (US) 118
Council Members Knowledgeable about Airline Issues 57
Labor Experts: Economists 34

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