Public Impact Stories

A revealing evaluation shows how the Union Leadership Institute has empowered hundreds of leaders to strengthen the labor movement and advance equity across New York State.

YTI’s recent efforts in our home state of New York have included improving opportunities for people with disabilities to obtain competitive, integrated employment and supporting New York’s efforts to become a model employer of people with disabilities.

How have recent policy changes affected federal contractors and others in their industries? Anne Marie Brady of the Worker Institute outlines the framework of laws regulating federal contracts, which have historically ensured worker protections.

Michael Lenmark, Survey Statistician at the Worker Institute, has been elected as the Associate Secretary Treasurer for the American Association for Public Opinion Research, New York.

Cornell ILR’s High Road New York City program began its third year at the start of June. 24 ILR undergraduates will spend eight weeks working across 17 partner organizations around the city for a summer full of engaged learning.

On April 17, friends and colleagues of the late Lois Gray gathered at ILR’s New York City office to remember the life work of the beloved and respected labor leader.

Despite late May rain, 85 alumni of Cornell ILR’s Union Leadership Institute gathered in New York City to reunite over 20 years of program cohorts.

Social media can influence workplace policies by amplifying worker voice but fail to drive meaningful workplace improvement when workers lack support from labor unions or civil society organizations, according to new research by Duanyi Yang, assistant professor in the ILR School.

On April 30th, Cornell ILR’s Climate Jobs Institute (CJI) released Update on New York’s Renewable Energy Policies, Plans and Progress, a report on how the Empire State is advancing towards its clean energy goals under the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).