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The Worker Institute co-sponsors 14th Transatlantic Social Dialogue

This year the annual Transatlantic Social Dialogue (TSD) took place from May 22-24, 2016 hosted by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) in Brussels, Belgium.
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The Worker Institute co-sponsors 14th Transatlantic Social Dialogue

The Worker Institute Hosts Annual New York Labor History Conference

The Worker Institute is proud to host and sponsor New York Labor History Association's annual conference Can't Turn Back: Unfinished Tasks of the Civil Rights Movement.
Annual New York Labor History Conference - Can't Turn Back: Unfi nished Tasks of the Civil Rights Movement - Friday evening, May 6th and Saturday, May 7th
The Worker Institute Hosts Annual New York Labor History Conference

Developing Women Leaders in the Labor Movement

On Tuesday, March 22, The Worker Institute hosted a conversation in New York City with British Columbia Federation of Labour (BCFED) President Irene Lanzinger and Professor Emeritus Lois Gray of The Worker Institute.
Irene Lanzinger, BCFED President
Developing Women Leaders in the Labor Movement

Worker Justice

Presenting the keynote address at ILR’s Union Days, Vogt provided the student and faculty audience with a broad perspective of organizing and worker justice at the international level, highlighting comparisons across the globe of challenges and successes.  
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Worker Justice

“Workers Without Borders”

Union Days 2016 begins Wednesday, kicking off a three-day event centered on the theme “Workers without Borders.”
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“Workers Without Borders”

The Worker Institute Sponsors NYU Conference on Precarious & Low-Wage Worker Organizing

The Worker Institute at Cornell is co-sponsoring the NYU Review of Law and Social Change's 2016 symposium, "Dishwashers, Domestic Workers, and Day Laborers: Can Alternative Labor Organizing Revive the Labor Movement?" on March 24 and 25 at NYU School of Law.
NYU Review of Law & Social Change
The Worker Institute Sponsors NYU Conference on Precarious & Low-Wage Worker Organizing

The Worker Institute's Art Wheaton Participates in WNY Environmental Congress

ILR in Buffalo's Art Wheaton joined the 9th Annual Western New York Environmental Congress
Western New York Environmental Alliance
The Worker Institute's Art Wheaton Participates in WNY Environmental Congress

Labor Roundtable in Ithaca Connects Students, Scholars & Labor Leaders

Worker Institute undergraduate research fellows work on projects individually, or in small teams, under the direction of Cornell faculty based in New York City, Rochester and Buffalo, as well as in Ithaca.
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Labor Roundtable in Ithaca Connects Students, Scholars & Labor Leaders

Conference in Brussels Addresses Domestic Violence in the Workplace

The Worker Institute’s KC Wagner presented research at annual conference of Domestic Violence at Work Network
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Conference in Brussels Addresses Domestic Violence in the Workplace

ILR Organizes Screening of Acclaimed Documentary "The Hand That Feeds"

In celebration of ILR's 70th anniversary, the ILR School presents a documentary chronicling a 2012 labor dispute involving undocumented workers at a NYC deli.
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ILR Organizes Screening of Acclaimed Documentary "The Hand That Feeds"

The Worker Institute Hosts Research Roundtable on R&D Workers in France & US

Organizing R&D Workers in the Public and the Private Sectors: Lessons from French and US case studies
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The Worker Institute Hosts Research Roundtable on R&D Workers in France & US

New York City Event: Seeking Justice for War Crimes in El Salvador

A five-city tour featuring Tutela Legal’s Attorney Alejandro Diaz and SHARE El Salvador’s Executive Director Jose Artiga
Tutela Legal’s Attorney Alejandro Diaz and SHARE El Salvador’s Executive Director Jose Artiga
New York City Event: Seeking Justice for War Crimes in El Salvador

Webcast & Resources: Domestic Violence in the Workplace

The Worker Institute's KC Wagner and Scheinman Institute's Sally Klingel invite you to a webcast exploring labor's role in addressing intimate partner violence in the workplace
The Worker Institute at Cornell's KC Wagner and The Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution's Sally Klingel
Webcast & Resources: Domestic Violence in the Workplace

The Worker Institute’s Linda Donahue Honored at Irish Labor 10 Awards

Union Communication Services Editor & Director Linda Donahue was celebrated at the Irish Labor 10 awards for her contributions to the labor movement
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The Worker Institute’s Linda Donahue Honored at Irish Labor 10 Awards

Worker Institute Kicks Off Second Year of Research Fellows Program

The Worker Institute at Cornell is currently starting its second year of the Undergraduate Research Fellows program. Through the program, undergraduates have the chance to build research skills and make substantive contributions to ongoing research projects while working closely with Worker Institute faculty.
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Worker Institute Kicks Off Second Year of Research Fellows Program

Bringing Together Scholars and Labor Leaders on Both Sides of the Atlantic

30 academics from the United States and Europe met in Brussels, Belgium, for the 13th annual Transatlantic Social Dialogue
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Bringing Together Scholars and Labor Leaders on Both Sides of the Atlantic

We Are Wisconsin Screening Kicks Off Workers Unite Film Fest

The Worker Institute invites you to a special screening of this acclaimed documentary as part of the Workers Unite Film Festival, We Are Wisconsin.
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We Are Wisconsin Screening Kicks Off Workers Unite Film Fest

The Worker Institute's Lowell Turner Talks About LERA Conference

The Worker Institute's Lowell Turner is part of a large Cornell ILR delegation planning to attend the annual Labor and Empolyment Relations Association (LERA) Conference later this month.
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The Worker Institute's Lowell Turner Talks About LERA Conference

Advancing Worker Rights

On April 17-18, The Worker Institute at Cornell hosted the Advancing Worker Rights conference, turning to some of the most innovative thinkers and leaders in the world of labor to address the pressing question: Where do we go from here?
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Advancing Worker Rights

Solidarity across Ethnic, Class & Gender Divisions in a Danish Trade Union

Join us for a discussion with visiting scholar Lise Lotte Hansen of Roskilde University, Denmark on Wednesday, April 15 at noon.
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Solidarity across Ethnic, Class & Gender Divisions in a Danish Trade Union

The Worker Institute Kicks Off Union Days 2015 on April 7

Sponsored by The Worker Institute, Cornell ILR's Union Days is a two day event highlighting the groundbreaking work of notable leaders and organizations in the field of labor.
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The Worker Institute Kicks Off Union Days 2015 on April 7

Forum on Identity Politics: Key to Building New Coalitions

The Worker Institute invites you to a panel discussion, co-sponsored by the Institute and 1199SEIU, on identity politics as offering an essential foundation for coalitions for social and economic justice, rather than presenting an obstacle to forming such coalitions.
Barbara Smith
Forum on Identity Politics: Key to Building New Coalitions

Worker Institute Colloquium on Immigrant Rights

ILR's Worker Institute hosted Immigrant Worker Rights and Organizing: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, a Feb. 13 colloquium discussing the past and present relationships between immigration and labor.
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Worker Institute Colloquium on Immigrant Rights

NLRB Revisits Faculty Unions

Please join us for a panel discussion regarding the National Labor Relations Board December 2014 decision revisiting whether faculty members are appropriately excluded as managerial employees under Yeshiva and the standards for NLRB jurisdiction over religious affiliated universities and colleges under Catholic Bishop.
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NLRB Revisits Faculty Unions

LRAN 2015: Exploring Labor Research to Build Worker Power

The Worker Institute is pleased to announce that the 2015 Labor Research and Action Network national conference, planned in part by Advisory Board member, Jeff Grabelsky, Co-Director of The Worker Institute, will be held June 15th and 16th at Georgetown Law Center in Washington, D.C.
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LRAN 2015: Exploring Labor Research to Build Worker Power

Workshop, When Domestic Violence Comes To Work

On average, four to five women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends each day in the United States and women experience two million injuries from intimate partner violence each year. Domestic violence can impact our commitment to providing a respectful workplace.
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Workshop, When Domestic Violence Comes To Work

The Worker Institute's Labor Roundtable Celebrates 12th Year

Sixteen major leaders in the North American labor and social justice movements are meeting today with students for the Twelfth Annual Labor Roundtable. Hosted by the Worker Institute, the event provides opportunities for students to speak with labor leaders and social justice activists from U.S. organizations.
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The Worker Institute's Labor Roundtable Celebrates 12th Year

Labor Research Action Network Conference

The Worker Institute at Cornell is proud to co-sponsor the Labor Research Action Network's third national conference this year in Washington, D.C. This will be an opportunity for labor leaders, academics, activists, scholars, and students to exchange fresh ideas and new ways of thinking about the labor movement.
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Labor Research Action Network Conference

Brown Bag Lunch on Precarious Work and Movement Building, with Oscar Olivera from Bolivia

Please join us for a brown bag lunch discussion with one of Latin America's most well known and innovative labor and social movement organizers, Oscar Olivera, based in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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Brown Bag Lunch on Precarious Work and Movement Building, with Oscar Olivera from Bolivia

A Just Transition - Power Without Pollution

The Worker Institute's Associate Director Lara Skinner participated in the Our Power National Convening in Richmond, California, August 6-9, 2014.
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A Just Transition - Power Without Pollution