Stories that feature our work amongst our communities in New York, the US, and the world, and invitations to join the change we're making to the world of work.
New York State Economic Development
ILR Hosts Albany Policymakers to Show Impact of State Funding
Representatives from both the NY State legislative and executive branches gathered on the ILR campus on Thursday morning to officially launch the New York at Work annual report.
Convening one final time to reflect on their High Road experience, the fellows were joined by those who made the pilot NYC fellowship possible - program sponsors, work colleagues, ILR staff, Friday speakers, alumni, and even the city itself.
ILR Students Help NYC Area Organizations, Gain Experience
Cornell Chronicle
Since 2009, the High Road Fellowship Program has placed Cornell students in organizations around Buffalo to learn, explore, examine and revitalize the historic city. This past summer, ILR expanded the program to place 12 undergraduates in nonprofits, social justice groups, government offices and unions in the New York City region.
The fellows are deep into their summer work. Things are confusing, and they’re often left with more questions than answers, but there is an understanding forming that their experiences are shaping something.
Guest Speakers Deliver Engaging Dialogue with High Road Fellows in NYC
NYC High Roads Fellows sit down with Ligia Guallpa and Antonio Solis of Los Deliveristas Unidos, a group working toward giving app delivery workers access to basic labor rights. The following week they met with Dr. Teofilo Reyes, chief program officer at Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC).
Inaugural NYC High Road Fellowship Begins With Lofty Ambitions
The original High Road Fellowship has been a longstanding program operating out of Buffalo. Although the lofty ambitions of the NYC pilot program may feel like flying the plane while building it, the exceptional people behind the experiment have pulled it together.
Unpaid Care Work and Its Impact on New Yorkers' Paid Employment
To explore current patterns of unpaid caregiving and its impact on New Yorkers’ paid employment, the Worker Institute has published a policy brief sharing relevant findings from the 2022 Empire State Poll, carried out by the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR).
Faculty, Staff win SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence
Cornell Chronicle
Theresa Woodhouse, of the ILR Dean’s Office, and three faculty members – Dina Bishara, Benjamin Rissing and Lisa Nishii – have received the 2022-23 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.
Regional Town-Gown Conference Focuses on Labor, Employment
Cornell Chronicle
Community leaders and ILR School experts discussed issues such as childcare, remote and hybrid work, and housing and demographic trends at the Regional Town-Gown Conference, held April 18 at the Hotel Ithaca.
Increasing the Tompkins County minimum wage of $16.61 to a living wage would increase earnings for thousands of workers and reduce racial and gender disparities, according to a new Ithaca Co-Lab report.
As part of its on-going public impact mission and “data democratization” initiative, the Buffalo Co-Lab has launched the Cornell ILR Eviction Filings Dashboard for New York, a tool designed to help citizens, policymakers and nonprofits more easily visualize where eviction filings have occurred since 2018.
The ILR School Climate Jobs Institute, the first U.S. academic institution focused on conducting research and developing policy for governments across the nation to support clean energy targets, is launching Jan. 25 in New York City.
The High Road Fellowship is one of the most successful, competitive and longest-running engaged-learning programs at Cornell University. So, what makes someone an ideal candidate for the High Road Fellowship?
The “Good Jobs for All?” summit focused on barriers faced by workers in Ithaca, where ILR faculty, students and community members have been investigating joblessness, wage inequality and related issues.
Research-based data and policy analysis on a range of issues impacting New York’s workers, unions and employers are the focus of the ILR School’s second annual Labor Day report.
Cost of Living is Biggest Concern for NYS Residents
Cornell Chronicle
The cost of living is the most important issue for residents of New York state, according to the Empire State Poll, conducted by the ILR School between June and August.
New Report from Cornell's Labor Leading on Climate Provides Roadmap to Exceed NYC Climate Goals, Create Over 1 Million Jobs
A new report released today by Cornell's Labor Leading on Climate in collaboration with the Climate Jobs NY coalition outlines a comprehensive climate jobs action plan for NYC to fight the climate crisis, make NYC safer and address racial and economic inequity by investing in a pro-worker renewable energy transition.
Closing reception for “The Other Side of the Tracks: Discrimination and Social Mobility in the Railroad Industry”
On Monday, May 2nd at 4:30 PM, the community is invited to a closing reception for the exhibit “The Other Side of the Tracks: Discrimination and Social Mobility in the Railroad Industry”.
NYS Cannabis Workforce Initiative Surveys Industry
Cornell Chronicle
Cannabis employers see lack of training and skills, as well as lack of awareness of career opportunities, as two of the largest obstacles to achieving social equity in the adult-use market.
Cunningham facilitates Offshore Wind Training for IUOE Local 30
Zach Cunningham, Extension Associate for the Worker Institute and Mariah Dignan, of Climate Jobs NY deliver a riveting presentation on Climate Jobs and Offshore Wind (OSW) to IUOE Local 30
A new report from the Worker Institute and Climate Jobs NY outlines a bold vision for strengthening the economy, while tackling climate change, and addressing racial and economic inequality.
Low wages have driven an 11% drop in the child care workforce in Erie County and have resulted in economic repercussions for families and the local economy.
Record year for job growth reaches disappointing end as gains slow in December
Russell Weaver, ILR school researcher, gathered two important points in the Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Weaver shared, “We’re still down almost 4 million jobs since the start of the pandemic – and the positive trends toward greater employment and labor force participation between November and December weren’t equitable.”
