Industrial and Labor Relations

Unions are key to improving labor abuses in China

A China expert from the ILR School says that organized protests in the west will not affect labor abuses, but unionization might offer a path to improvement.

Labor-management collaborations improve health care

The ILR School's Healthcare Transformation Project reports that labor-management collaborations on both coasts improve health care.

Itai Dinour '01 leads effort to keep NYC students in school

Itai Dinour '01 leads City Year New York, which attracts Cornellians to work with at-risk public school students and stem the tide of drop outs.

eCornell named a top leadership training company

eCornell, which offers online professional and executive development courses, has been named to Training Industry Inc.'s list of Top 20 Leadership Training Companies for the third consecutive year. (Jan. 30, 2012)

After bitter battles, NLRB survives with a full quorum

Senior lecturer Kate Bronfenbrenner explains the recent politics surrounding the appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. (Jan. 12, 2012)

ILR faculty, alumni receive labor relations accolades

ILR School Dean Harry Katz and Professor Rose Batt were named Scholar Fellows Jan. 7 by the Labor and Employment Relations Association. Another ILR faculty member and two alumni were also honored. (Jan. 10, 2012)

Large and in charge: Powerful people overestimate their own height

An ILR School study finds that powerful people experience a physical sensation of being taller than they actually are when they exercise power. (Jan. 6, 2012)

Job discrimination against criminal record holders is a 'national tragedy'

At an ILR School conference in New York City Dec. 8, experts gathered to examine how to increase hiring of people with criminal records. (Jan. 3, 2012)

ILR's Givan to receive Labor and Employment Relations Association award

Rebecca Givan, assistant professor in the ILR School, will receive the Labor and Employment Relations Association's John T. Dunlop Outstanding Scholar Award in January. (Dec. 8, 2011)