Feeling ‘Hoodwinked’ Erodes Trust in Employee Relations

Cornell Chronicle
Even when an agreement meets the legal criteria for consent, individuals may not feel as though they have truly given consent, which can have serious consequences for the employees’ relationship with their organization, according to new research from Vanessa Bohns.
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Feeling ‘Hoodwinked’ Erodes Trust in Employee Relations

Climate Jobs Institute Explores Building Decarbonization Approach to Achieving Scale, Equity, and High-Quality Union Jobs

The Climate Jobs Institute produced a primer and webinar on Thermal Energy Networks, which can decarbonize multiple buildings at once while also harnessing the existing skills of our building trades.
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Climate Jobs Institute Explores Building Decarbonization Approach to Achieving Scale, Equity, and High-Quality Union Jobs

YTI Experts at DREAM in Albany

At New York state’s annual DREAM symposium, the Yang-Tan Institute (YTI) delivered over a dozen breakout sessions that reflected the broad expertise of the institute. The institute also assisted with developing and producing the event.
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YTI Experts at DREAM in Albany

What the Proposed Rule to End Subminimum Wage Means for Workers with Disabilities

On December 3rd, 2024, the United States Department of Labor proposed a new rule to end the 14c waiver program for people with disabilities. The Yang-Tan Institute's Ellice Switzer responds to a Q&A on the new proposed rule.
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What the Proposed Rule to End Subminimum Wage Means for Workers with Disabilities

Climate Jobs Institute Talks Infrastructure and Green Workforce at 2024 SOMOS Puerto Rico

For two years in a row, the Climate Jobs Institute (CJI) has facilitated a panel discussion at the 2024 SOMOS INC Puerto Rico Conference, from November 6th - 10th. 
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Climate Jobs Institute Talks Infrastructure and Green Workforce at 2024 SOMOS Puerto Rico

New Labor Study Explores Impact of Trade Agreements on Mexican Auto Workers

Funded by Cornell ILR’s Center for Applied Research on Work (CAROW), the study intends to measure the real-world impact of the USMCA trade agreement on workers’ voices and power in the Mexican Auto Industry. Additionally, the study explores the RRM's awareness, effectiveness and outcomes.
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New Labor Study Explores Impact of Trade Agreements on Mexican Auto Workers

Domestic Workers Rising

Domestic workers perform the critical labor of caring for children and cleaning homes but face many forms of exploitation. Zoë West, Ketchel Carey, and Anne Marie Brady of ILR’s Worker Institute break down how an innovative peer training model is empowering domestic workers to demand more on the job.
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Domestic Workers Rising

Worker Center Innovation in Upstate New York 

On October 25th, in Syracuse, New York, more than 8 upstate organizations gathered for an event to strategize on building long-term worker power in their region.
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Worker Center Innovation in Upstate New York 

Student Project: TCAT Workers Prepare to Negotiate a New Contract

TCAT workers discuss the importance of their role in people’s lives. Amidst contract negotiations, they highlight staff shortages, overtime and burnout. They also mention wages and cost of living in Ithaca. Riley Xian and Jenna Lea, students in the Ithaca Co-Lab at the Cornell ILR School, produced this video.
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Student Project: TCAT Workers Prepare to Negotiate a New Contract