Industrial and Labor Relations

Union economist urges students to consider careers in the labor movement

Labor union economist Jenny Ho, MPA '10, urged Cornell students to examine career opportunities in the labor movement. (Dec. 2, 2011)

Students flock to ILR School disability studies courses

Students across Cornell are taking ILR School disability studies classes and applying what they learn to internships and careers. (Nov. 30, 2011)

Introducing new members of the faculty

Get aquainted with the 2011-12 new faculty members, including hobbies, interests and academic focus. (Nov. 29, 2011)

'Quality of Jobs' conference at ILR explores how work has intensified

At a conference on the quality of jobs at the ILR School Nov. 2-3, research suggested jobs are becoming more intense, particularly in the wake of staff reductions. (Nov. 23, 2011)

Layaway saps incomes -- saving in a cookie jar is better

Layaway 'is being promoted with a moral shine of being debt-free when, like interest charges, all it does is sap working people's incomes,' says the ILR School's Louis Hyman. (Nov. 17, 2011)

Union's pioneering 'mutual culturalism' subject of ILR talk

At an ILR School talk Nov. 8, Daniel Katz told of parallels between today and the 1930s, when the nation and its labor unions were divided by issues of race and gender equality and immigration. (Nov. 9, 2011)

ILR documentary on disabled youth entering job market has TV premier Oct. 30

'What Works?,' a documentary produced by the ILR School, explains how collaboration between schools, businesses and students with disabilities pays off with jobs for teens. (Oct. 27, 2011)

NSF grant funds ILR research to unlock U.S. Census data

A $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation-Census Research Network will help ILR's Labor Dynamics Institute investigate U.S. census data. (Oct. 17, 2011)

Study: Community workforce agreements expand economic opportunity

Community workforce agreements have expanded job opportunities for returning veterans, women and minorities, according to ILR research. (Oct. 10, 2011)