Cleaning Up Criminal Records: CJEI Event to Walk Through New Clean Slate Act

On Nov. 18, Cornell ILR’s Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative (CJEI) will cohost an event at Tompkins County Public Library in Ithaca, NY, to educate the public on New York State’s upcoming Clean Slate Act.
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Cleaning Up Criminal Records: CJEI Event to Walk Through New Clean Slate Act

“Stories of Belonging” Highlights Journeys of Central Americans

A traveling exhibit highlighting the intersections of racism, dispossession and migration grew out of LR Worker Institute Executive Director Patricia Campos-Medina’s doctoral thesis.
Jose Urias is featured in "Stories of Belonging"
“Stories of Belonging” Highlights Journeys of Central Americans

ILR Panel Discusses Collective Bargaining in Women’s Professional Hockey

A discussion focused on the evolution of, and challenges facing, women’s professional hockey was hosted on Monday by ILR International Visiting Fellow Kelly Pike, ’03, Ph.D. ’14.
Kelly Pike, ’03, Ph.D. ’14, Digit Murphy, CALS ’83, Brianne Jenner, A&S ’15, and David Doorey
ILR Panel Discusses Collective Bargaining in Women’s Professional Hockey

Government Intervention Key to Fixing Inequality in Health Care Facilities

Cornell Chronicle
Rosemary Batt ’73, the Alice Cook Professor of Women and Work, has co-authored a policy brief suggesting that U.S. policymakers and regulators rethink the way government finances are allotted to health care facilities.
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Government Intervention Key to Fixing Inequality in Health Care Facilities

Paving the way for NYC High Roaders

Edwin “Ed” Baum ’81 and his wife, Holly Wallace, are supporting the New York City High Road initiative by funding stipends, subsidizing housing and providing robust program support.
Ed Baum ’81 and Holy Wallace
Paving the way for NYC High Roaders

Story of Chinese Laborers Told Through Kheel Center Items

Cornell Chronicle
The history of labor organizations and worker issues in China is the focus of Keywords of Chinese Labor: An Exhibition, opening this month in an art gallery in Brooklyn.
Sean Chang of Catherwood Library and Claire Deng of the Kheel Center look through some of the China Labor Collection files in the Kheel Center.
Story of Chinese Laborers Told Through Kheel Center Items

IAM Takes Bold Steps in Addressing Climate Crisis and Embracing Green Technologies, Releases Report on Clean Energy Economy for the Future

At the 2024 IAM Grand Lodge Convention, a groundbreaking discussion was held, with insights from a comprehensive study conducted by Cornell ILR's Climate Jobs Institute, in partnership with the IAM, about the urgency of the climate crisis and potential for growth and renewal within the union.
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IAM Takes Bold Steps in Addressing Climate Crisis and Embracing Green Technologies, Releases Report on Clean Energy Economy for the Future

Outdoor Photo Exhibit Illustrates Migrant Workers’ Stories

Cornell Chronicle
A new outdoor exhibit of 6-foot-high interactive portraits, “Stories of Belonging,” on display on campus Sept. 16-20, will explore the history of migrant workers’ struggles to attain American citizenship.
Ives Hall Cupola
Outdoor Photo Exhibit Illustrates Migrant Workers’ Stories

Data Snapshots on Care Work, Online Platform Work, and Sexual Harassment in New York State

The Worker Institute recently published three data snapshots of findings to questions asked about the care economy, the experience of sexual harassment in the workplace, and work for online platforms. Read on for a preview of key findings with links to the three data snapshots.
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Data Snapshots on Care Work, Online Platform Work, and Sexual Harassment in New York State