Discovery Green hosts 'Stories of Belonging' exhibit showcasing lives, history of migrant workers

The Stories of Belonging exhibit highlights the history and struggles Central American migrant workers with Temporary Protected Status endure.
Crowd viewing the TPS exhibit in Washington D.C.
Discovery Green hosts 'Stories of Belonging' exhibit showcasing lives, history of migrant workers

Report: Erie Co. Working Women Earn Less, And They Know It

Cornell Chronicle
Women working in Erie County simultaneously experience lower pay and more significant barriers to success relative to men, according to a new report released by the ILR Buffalo Co-Lab.
Gender wage gap
Report: Erie Co. Working Women Earn Less, And They Know It

Cook-Gray Lecture Will Examine Transformative Labor Movement

Annelise Orleck, professor of history and co-chair of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Dartmouth College, will deliver the 2025 Alice Cook-Lois Gray Distinguished Lecture on April 15.
Annelise Orleck, Professor of History at Dartmouth College
Cook-Gray Lecture Will Examine Transformative Labor Movement

Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab and Erie County Commission on the Status of Women to Release Study On All Women's Equal Pay Day

The ILR Buffalo Co-Lab research project was undertaken in collaboration with the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women which is seeking to determine the extent of a gender wage gap in order make recommendation on how such wage inequities can be addressed and eradicated.
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Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab and Erie County Commission on the Status of Women to Release Study On All Women's Equal Pay Day

Climate Jobs Institute Talks on Development of a Climate-Resilient Energy Grid at 2025 SOMOS Albany Legislative Workshops

On March 8th 2025, the Climate Jobs Institute (CJI) co-hosted a panel on “The Importance of Developing a Climate-resilient Energy Grid” at the 2025 SOMOS INC Albany Conference.
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Climate Jobs Institute Talks on Development of a Climate-Resilient Energy Grid at 2025 SOMOS Albany Legislative Workshops

The Worker Institute and the Buffalo Co-Lab Present Research at the New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislators, Inc. 54th Legislative Conference

Researchers from the Worker Institute and the Buffalo Co-Lab presented research findings on the racially disproportionate impact of austerity measures on the state mental health workforce.
Anne Marie Brady and Russell Weaver presenting in Albany Feb 2025
The Worker Institute and the Buffalo Co-Lab Present Research at the New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislators, Inc. 54th Legislative Conference

What Are Trigger Laws?

Trigger laws are anticipatory laws that can be used to respond to changing conditions in real time. Megan Thorsfeldt and Gali Racabi from the ILR School explain how this type of law works and what it could mean in a labor context.
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What Are Trigger Laws?

Solar Solutions: Workers Face Challenges in Renewable Energy Sector

Cornell Chronicle
Researchers at the ILR School’s Climate Jobs Institute (CJI) are helping to ensure the solar workforce is treated as fairly and equitably as employees in other industries.
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Solar Solutions: Workers Face Challenges in Renewable Energy Sector

Climate Jobs Institute Explores the Future of New York’s Energy Grid at the 2025 SOMOS New York Conference

On Saturday, March 8th, CJI will co-host a panel discussion at the 2025 SOMOS Inc New York Conference. The panel, titled “Planning for our Future: The Importance of Developing a Climate-Resilient Energy Grid,” aligns with the conference’s broader theme, “Justice in Action.”
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Climate Jobs Institute Explores the Future of New York’s Energy Grid at the 2025 SOMOS New York Conference