We are hiring at @cornelluniversity.bsky.social for the @aeadata.bsky.social / LDI Lab for the fall. Help make social sciences more reproducible! If you are a @cornelluniversity.bsky.social student with the necessary qualifications, read about it here www.ilr.cornell.edu/labor-dynami... and apply!

LDI Replication Lab

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We Are Home: TPS Workers Belong Here” is a research report from @workerinstitute at @cornellilr.bsky.social highlighting that 1.6 million immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are vital, long-term members of American communities & workforce. Learn more at share.google/ZzlD4RVXoOCN...

Last week, 13 early-career professors from Cornell were announced as recipients of the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Awards, including Y. Samuel Wang, assistant professor of statistics and data science at #CornellILR.

Thirteen early-career professors win NSF development awards | Cornell Chronicle

Researchers studying ribosomes, AI and quantum computing are among 13 early-career professors from Cornell who’ve recently been awarded National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awa...

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#CornellILR senior economics advisor @ericagroshen.bsky.social provides analysis on the factors behind rising employer health insurance costs. One reason, Groshen explains, is that "we have new drugs, and new drugs tend to be more expensive than old drugs.”

Rising health insurance costs may take a bite out of your paycheck

Health insurance costs for employers have been growing at a high rate. To cope, experts said employers could raise costs, hold off hiring, or cut into employee raises.

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"These statistics are a public good, right? We pay for them together because we all benefit from having them," said @ericagroshen.bsky.social, senior economics advisor at #CornellILR. "And the quality of the data is partially determined by how much money we're willing to spend on creating the data."

Why the Bureau of Economic Analysis is updating how it calculates inflation

The Bureau of Economic Analysis makes adjustments to inflation estimates regularly, but it comes at a time when the BEA is under budgetary stress.

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Happy to get my first copy of TROOP MOVEMENTS from Penn Press. It looks great. It’s out in September. Pre-order it! I'll be on book tour, from Sep 2026 into 2027 — stay tuned… If you may be interested in doing a book review, podcast, interview, or book event — be in touch!

In other news news.cornell.edu/stories/2026... with @johnabowd.bsky.social and a bunch of other folks incl. @simson.net #privacy

Abowd, Vilhuber win 2026 PET award | Cornell Chronicle

John Abowd, professor emeritus of economics, statistics, and data science at Cornell and Lars Vilhuber, research professor and executive director of ILR’s Labor Dynamics Institute, have received the 2...

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The manufacturing industry has a great opportunity to take the lead in implementing skills-based hiring, said Ellice Switzer, Program Director for Inclusive Workplaces at #CornellILR's Yang-Tan Institute.

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This article - How manufacturers can recruit and retain workers with disabilities, features our own Ellice Switzer and the EARN - Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability project. finance.yahoo.com/small-busine...

Patricia Campos-Medina (@drcamposmedina.bsky.social), executive director of #CornellILR's Worker Institute, comments on the roots and contributions of Central American TPS holders to the United States, saying: “They have devoted their entire years of productivity to this country.” (via @nytimes.com)

Employers Fear Labor Shortage as Many Immigrants Lose Protected Status

A recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to end a humanitarian program that has allowed about one million immigrants to work legally in the U.S.

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#CornellILR joins the labor relations community in mourning the passing of Robert B. McKersie, dean of the ILR School from 1971-79. McKersie was a distinguished scholar, educator, author, mentor and one of the most influential voices in industrial & labor relations. He passed away at the age of 96.

Bob McKersie, former ILR dean, dies at 96 | Cornell Chronicle

Bob McKersie, distinguished scholar, educator, author, mentor and one of the most influential voices in industrial and labor relations, died July 11 at his home in Arlington, Massachusetts.

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Thank you to everyone who has supported #CornellILR this past fiscal year! Gifts to the ILR annual fund help make so much of what defines ILR possible — from attracting world-class faculty and creating transformative opportunities for students, to advancing research and shaping the future of work. 🤝

In the largest one-time gift commitment in #CornellILR history, Ed Baum ’81 and his wife, Holly Wallace, have made a foundational gift of $10M to establish The Baum and Wallace Family High Road Endowment, to fund stipends, subsidize housing + provide program support for ILR's High Road NYC program.

Historic gift to ILR will endow engaged-learning initiative | Cornell Chronicle

Edwin “Ed” Baum ’81 and his wife, Holly Wallace, have made the largest one-time gift commitment in the history of the ILR School to support High Road New York City.

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Many companies want to increase the amount of women in their organization, but are unsure of how best to pursue this goal. Research co-authored by #CornellILR's @brianjlucas.bsky.social suggests widening the pool of qualified candidates by asking for more referrals, ⬆️ chances for women to be named.

Looking for CRC Ethics and CVE credits?! JOIN US THIS WEEK! #EmploymentServices #Ethics 📅 Wednesday, July 22, 2026 🕑 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET ✅ CRC Ethics and CVE credits available 📍Register: ytionline.org/webinars/98

🎉Our May Monthly Report 🗺️High strike activity in Illinois, a state not frequently in our "state with the most strikes" category. Up from 6 in April to 8 in May! 🏭Manufacturing well in the lead for total strikes for the third month in a row! 📖Harvard strike continued!

#CornellILR senior economic advisor @ericagroshen.bsky.social explains how stagnant real earnings and reduced job-changing are affecting worker purchasing power: “Your paycheck can increase, but that may not be enough to compensate for the increase in prices, what’s happening to purchasing power."

What happens when wages grow at the same rate as inflation

Even with the latest decline in inflation, real earnings have stagnated over the past year.

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“Running numbers, benchmarking compensation and aggregating regional pay data are all things AI can do extremely well,” says Chris Collins, professor of Human Resource Studies at #CornellILR. “The speed and access to information it provides can be very effective for HR leaders.”

What generative AI can and cannot do for HR, according to a Cornell professor

Cornell Professor Chris Collins discusses how generative AI's function in human resources has already arrived as data aggregation.

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Went on Spectrum's the Big Deal show to talk about how the proposed congressional gig work portable benefits bill is just a backdoor attempt to massively expand independent contractor status and undermine labor and employment rights www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqGw...

Debate over access to benefits for gig workers | The Big Deal

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It's official, my new book, "Should I Say Something?," is out October 6th! PRE-ORDER NOW AND GET... ...MY HUGEST THANKS!!! (Because pre-orders are a really big deal & let bookstores know if a book is worth ordering 🙂.) hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanes... Excited to share more soon!

Should I Say Something?

A social psychologist and Cornell professor of organizational behavior reveals the business and life benefits of knowing when to say something—and when to ...

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Generous funding by an anonymous alum has supported #CornellILR research on one of the biggest questions facing society: the future of work. From research on how to improve job search platforms to the intersection of immigration enforcement & workers’ rights, read about our Future of Work fellows:

Generosity Helps Fuel Applied Research

ILR’s Future of Work Fellowship initiative strengthens applied research and builds a global community of next-generation scholars who remain part of the school’s academic community as their careers de...

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When Chris Bordoni ’07 was diagnosed with late-stage cancer at 30, he decided to transform his life. In this thought-provoking talk for TEDxCornell, the #CornellILR alum explores how adversity can disrupt old ways of thinking and open the door to personal growth, innovation and reinvention.

Stop Wasting (Good) Crises | Chris Bordoni | TEDxCornell

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Since 2021, the @cornellilr.bsky.social Labor Action Tracker has been the only comprehensive database of strikes and other work stoppages in the country. Researchers join NLF Editor Chris Maisano on the latest episode of Reinventing Solidarity: on.soundcloud.com/M7cNwbonfnMNBkxTgI

“All previous generations of European immigrants could turn their sweat equity into a path to belong in America. Why not Central Americans, Haitians, Venezuelans TPS workers?” Workers w TPS aid NYS’s economy & society by Worker Institute @cornellilr.bsky.social news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...

Workers with temporary protected status aid NYS’s economy, society | Cornell Chronicle

Central Americans with the status make signification contributions to New York’s economy and civic and political organizations, an ILR School report says.

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Recent research from #CornellILR's Worker Institute finds that temporary protected status (TPS) workers from Central America play a critical role in New York State’s economy, are highly engaged in civic and political organizations, and overwhelmingly view the U.S. as their home.

Workers with temporary protected status aid NYS’s economy, society | Cornell Chronicle

Central Americans with the status make signification contributions to New York’s economy and civic and political organizations, an ILR School report says.

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📣 CRCC Ethics & CVE CEU approved training- Learn how to ethically and effectively engage families in the process to support quality services and successful outcomes. #PreETS #FamilyServices 📅 Sept. 17, 2026 🕑 2-3:30 pm ET ✅ CRCC Ethics & CVE credits available 📍Register: ytionline.org/webinars/100

I am thrilled to announce that I have been appointed the Harriet Morel Oxman ’48 Director of Catherwood Library and Social Sciences here at Cornell University Library. I’ve been at Catherwood for twenty years, and being asked to serve as director is the honor of my career.

Art Wheaton, director of labor studies at #CornellILR, said discipline for UAW President Shawn Fain could range from legal consequences to forcing him to resign, to preventing him from running for reelection, or to other lesser administrative punishments—or the monitor could do nothing at all.

The moment tensions erupted between UAW's Fain, federal monitor

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and the federal watchdog overseeing the union got into an e...

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“I want American audiences to understand … for the 250th that the Spanish contribution was, at the very least, equivalent — as important — as the French contribution,” says Paul Ortiz, professor of labor history at #CornellILR.

“The 13 colonies could not have defeated the British Empire by themselves”: scholars reflect on Hispanic and Latino participation in US Independence — palabra.

From the Battle of Pensacola to the hit musical "Hamilton," palabra. reviews the crucial, yet often overlooked, Hispanic and Latino contributions to the American Revolution as the nation commemorates ...

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👥 How do you cultivate advocates who will champion you even when you’re not in the room? On July 8 at 1pm, join #CornellILR assoc. professor JR Keller and Baker Hughes' Vice President of Talent Empowerment Melody Kelleher for "The Power of Advocacy: Cultivating Mentors, Sponsors and Stakeholders."

Keynote: The Power of Advocacy | eCornell

Be Informed. Be Inspired. Experience the Best of Cornell, Live and On Demand.

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Art Wheaton, director of labor studies at the #CornellILR Buffalo Co-Lab, provides context on the power and limitations of disciplinary action by the United Auto Workers (UAW) monitor (via @reuters.com).

Federal monitor says UAW head Fain abused authority; Fain denies findings

The federally appointed watchdog overseeing the ​United Auto Workers union found that its president, Shawn Fain, retaliated against a top officer and improperly used his authority, ‌including in ways ...

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