School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Warmup time corrects creativity power imbalance

Employees who are not in positions of power can become more creative when given time to “warm up” to a task by engaging in the creative task more than once.

New faculty award celebrates community engagement across Cornell

The award was created to recognize novel approaches to community engagement in each college that haven’t historically been honored.

Unfair labor practices delay first union contracts

Employer actions after workers unionize can often impede the first collective bargaining agreement, according to ILR School researchers.

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Some advice for life from Barry Beck '90, Cornell’s Entrepreneur of the Year

The latest Startup Cornell podcast features Barry Beck '90, who will be honored on campus April 13-14 as this year's Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year.

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National leaders headline Union Days at the ILR School

The public is invited to “Talkin’ Union” events featuring speakers whose experiences reflect contemporary labor movement struggles and successes.

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Labor’s relationship with democracy will be examined at ILR’s Konvitz Lecture

A Columbia Law School professor whose scholarship examines the failures of U.S. law to protect workers’ rights will deliver the Konvitz Lecture at 4:30 p.m. May 2 in Ives Hall 105 at the ILR School.

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Belot named Frances Perkins Professor

A new position for a researcher who studies behavioral, labor and health economics was approved by the Cornell Board of Trustees and began April 1.

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Remember me? Gender, race may make you forgettable

Systemic biases in the way we remember people could influence social networks important to career advancement, new economics research finds.

Future of DE&I at Work: April 14 Keynote features ILR dean, Corning VP

Dana D. Moss, Corning Incorporated vice president and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, and ILR Dean Alexander Colvin will discuss workplace DE&I.

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