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ILR Hosts Conference on Transition to EVs

Outreach

The ILR School hosted a two-day conference that explored labor and the transition to electric vehicles. Organized in part by Ian Greer, director of the Ithaca Co-Lab, Professor Harry Katz and Art Wheaton, director of labor studies, the conference and its 35 attendees aimed to develop a global understanding of the EV shift and its consequences for workers.

Ian Greer leading a panel discussion at the ILERA conference on the transition to electric vehicles.
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“The Fight Against Unemployment” Enrolling for Fall 2022

A two-credit course where students can learn about U.S. unemployment issues with ILR Professor Ian Greer.
a long line of people outside waiting to file for unemployment
“The Fight Against Unemployment” Enrolling for Fall 2022

New research project on autoworkers and electric vehicles

The shift to electric vehicles will destroy unionized jobs, and the quality of the jobs being created and the severity of the disruption to the lives of autoworkers remain to be seen. How can there be a ‘just transition’ that protects autoworkers and creates good jobs?
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New research project on autoworkers and electric vehicles

ILR researchers argue against a return to business as usual in Ithaca

A new report co-authored by Cornell-ILR researchers Ian Greer, Rusty Weaver, and Michele Belot examines labor market change just as the pandemic was beginning to subside.
multiethnic workers
ILR researchers argue against a return to business as usual in Ithaca

Unemployment benefits matter: Telling worker stories in the COVID era

As part of the project, "Unemployed Workers in Transition," the Ithaca Co-Lab is collecting stories of workers made unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to capture a timely, essential and engaging snapshot of America's unemployment benefits system.
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Unemployment benefits matter: Telling worker stories in the COVID era

18th Transatlantic Social Dialogue Webinar Series 2020

The 18th Transatlantic Social Dialogue (TSD) webinar series took place from April to October 2020 and covered various topics and facilitated conversations about the changes in the worlds of work and policies brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Black Lives Matter Protest in Paris
18th Transatlantic Social Dialogue Webinar Series 2020

Conversation with ILO Director kicks off Transatlantic Dialogue Webinar Series

The 18th Transatlantic Social Dialogue Webinar Series kicked off with a conversation with ILO Director General Guy Ryder on October 15, 2020. The discussion addressed rising unemployment, the impact of the crisis on migrant and informal workers, the impact of trade agreements on workers, and gaps in social protection.
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Conversation with ILO Director kicks off Transatlantic Dialogue Webinar Series

In the News

Media Mentions

Tompkins County to hold public session discussing raising minimum wage

WBNG
When Tompkins County’s new Minimum Wage Study, which was conducted in part by ILR’s Ithaca Co-Lab, is released later this month, it is expected to have information about the cost of living in the county.
Tompkins County to hold public session discussing raising minimum wage

Councilors don’t yet agree on who would enforce just-cause protections if adopted

The Ithaca Voice
An analysis of job terminations in 2020-2025 that were reported as unfair dismissals to the Tompkins County Workers Center – written by Ian Greer, director of ILR’s Ithaca Co-Lab and research professor – is referenced in this article.
Councilors don’t yet agree on who would enforce just-cause protections if adopted

Public library workers finally have a new union contract

The Ithaca Voice
Wage adjustments in the newly ratified contract for Tompkins Country Public Library workers were guided by the “Tompkins County Living Wage Study,” which was co-developed by ILR’s Buffalo Co-Lab and Ithaca Co-Lab and estimates the Tompkins County living wage for a single adult without children at $25.08 per hour.
Public library workers finally have a new union contract