Stories that feature our work amongst our communities in New York, the US, and the world, and invitations to join the change we're making to the world of work.
Collective Representation and Worker Voice
REGISTER TODAY!! Climate Jobs Institute Provides a First Look on the Working Conditions of New York State Solar Workers.
The Climate Jobs Institute State of the NY Solar Workforce study provides a first look at the results of our exploratory study on the working conditions of New York State solar workers on Friday, April 26, in person and live stream.
Constitutional Law Expert Discusses Free Speech in the Workplace
Charlotte Garden, professor of law at the University of Minnesota, presented “The Constitution and the Workplace: Exploring How the First Amendment Impacts Workers.”
SAVE THE DATE! Generating Equity: Pathways to Union Careers in Clean Energy Conference
Mark your calendars for the Climate Jobs Institute’s upcoming statewide conference, Generating Equity: Pathways to Union Careers in Clean Energy, in Albany, NY, on March 1-2, 2024.
New Climate Jobs Institute Report Sees Clean Economy on the Horizon via Apprenticeship Readiness
Cornell ILR's Climate Jobs Institute celebrated the launch of its new report, “Building an Equitable, Diverse & Unionized Clean Energy Economy: What We Can Learn from Apprenticeship Readiness” on November 30th.
Bronfenbrenner Partnering with HBCUs to Study Black Worker Organizing
Cornell Chronicle
Kate Bronfenbrenner, Jobs with Justice and the Center for Economic Policy Research have secured a $450,000 grant from WorkRise for a project to improve economic security and mobility for low-wage workers and create a more equitable labor market in the South.
General Counsel of the NLRB Urges Employees to Come to Her Agency to Protect Their Labor Rights
The NLRB General Counsel and labor experts with ties to Buffalo discussed recent organizing statistics, unfair labor practices and strikes in the U.S., the possibility of the PRO Act, employer responses to increased unionization, nonprofit organizing efforts, and more.
For more than 300 days, Amazon workers talked with their peers to build relationships, trust and, ultimately, a union that many thought would never be possible, Amazon Labor Union leaders said at ILR during Union Days.
A Conversation with Jennifer Abruzzo, President Biden’s General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board
Please join Cornell University ILR Buffalo Co-Lab on June 6, 2023, from 10-12:30pm for an in-person discussion with featured speaker, Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel, NLRB alongside leaders in the Labor Movement with ties to Buffalo.
The public is invited to ILR School “Talkin’ Union” events featuring speakers whose experiences reflect contemporary labor movement struggles and successes.
The ILR School database that documents U.S. work stoppages informs journalists, policymakers, activists, scholars and the public about labor activism and unrest.
Union leadership during a volatile labor-management period will be discussed by NFLPA President JC Tretter '13 and Professor Harry Katz in a Nov. 1 webinar.
Patrick Mehler ’23, a senior in the ILR School and an alderperson on the City of Ithaca’s Common Council, is a founding member and president of Cornell Votes.
Moment or Movement? Organizing Superstars Speak Out
Jaz Brisack, Simon Rosenblum-Larson, Jessica Garcia and Heather Goodall
shared their insights about the organizing process and workers’ goals at a panel on campus.
HR in Hospitality Conference Addresses Pandemic Concerns
The 2022 National HR in Hospitality Conference, organized by Cornell's ILR and Hotel schools, brought together over 300 industry professionals and addressed how the pandemic affected the hotel industry.
CNBC: Starbucks union asks coffee giant to extend pay hikes, benefits to unionized stores
Catherine Creighton, director of the Buffalo Co-Lab, says the law requires companies to give a union notice of a new benefit and the opportunity to bargain over it.