The Worker Institute
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The Worker Institute at Cornell. Engaging in research and education on contemporary labor issues to advance workers’ rights and collective representation.
New York
Joined May 2012
Join us on Oct. 25 in Syracuse to learn how to build low-wage worker power! From 10am to 4:30pm, we'll have sessions for workers, organizers and staff to exchange insights and develop effective strategies for building collective power. Register:
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We are at a time of unprecedented attacks against worker centers, while also witnessing new forms of organizing from DALE to nationwide strikes. How do we build low wage worker power to collectively...
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We continue to share our research with the public and invite you to join us for the expansion of the “TPS Workers exhibit: Stories of Belonging,” which will travel to its second opening in Ithaca, NY, on Sept 16-20, 2024, and NJCU on October 8-14, 2024.
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Today;s feature: Meet Giovanni, a TPS worker from El Salvador. https://t.co/9LSimtxg9h Visit @Photoville this week to learn more about the WI project entitled "Stories of Belonging: Central American TPS Workers & the Defiant Struggle to Stay Home.
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Todays; feature: Meet Delmy, a TPS worker from El Salvador. https://t.co/Ku41fI2Oyy Visit @Photoville this week to learn more about the WI project entitled "Stories of Belonging: Central American TPS Workers & the Defiant Struggle to Stay Home.
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Meet Cecilia, a TPS worker from El Salvador. Visit @Photoville this week to learn more about the WI project entitled "Stories of Belonging: Central American TPS Workers. https://t.co/XRAw4wP443
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Any time we call, he comes through.” Ka’jeem Hill represents 700 sanitation workers at Laborers’ Local 108. Hill is a student in the AFL-CIO/Cornell-ILR Union Leadership Institute, which trains New York’s next generation of union organizers. https://t.co/vC3RcCuAHc
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Ka’jeem Hill is one of 32 labor professionals who will graduate from the AFL-CIO/Cornell-ILR Union Leadership Institute, which prepares them to advance workers’ rights in New York state.
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This week labor leaders representing 18 different countries met in Washington D.C. as part of our Global Labor Leadership Initiative GLLI, led by the us and The Solidarity Center. GLLI is a multi-year initiative for labor leaders that promotes workers’ rights and democracy.
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11/2 @ 10am: Nike supply-chain worker leaders from AFWA partner unions in Indonesia & Sri Lanka will join worker leaders from the CWA & SEIU to share their experiences organizing in some of the world’s most unequal companies. @DrCamposMedina Register:
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In this month’s #PowerHour, @MrSethHarris is joined by @CUNY’s Dr. Milkman and @Cornell’s @DrCamposMedina. Listen as they discuss Milkman's union density study of New York and the nation, a new Worker Institute report on prevailing wage laws, and more:
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The Power at Work Blog is proud to present its newest featured blogcast: The Power Hour. The Power Hour is a monthly labor experts roundtable in which Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris discus...
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@RustBeltGeo @buffalocolab @AlvinBraggNYC @ManhattanDA @aisire @CaraballosoDave @DrCamposMedina The report has opened conversation after the event! We at The Worker Institute thank everyone for their engagement today. We look forward to continuing our exploration of labor issues and bringing together researchers, educators, and thought leaders.
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@RustBeltGeo @buffalocolab @AlvinBraggNYC @ManhattanDA @aisire @CaraballosoDave “When we think about why this work matters, it’s because it impacts people's lives!” After a dynamic Q+A between the panel and the audience, Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director of the Worker Institute closes out the event. @DrCamposMedina
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@RustBeltGeo @buffalocolab “Prevailing wage laws are a boon to society and the community.” The panel takes the stage to discuss the report! @AlvinBraggNYC
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“This report is an opening conversation.” Russell Weaver, research director at ILR Buffalo Co-Lab presents the robust research to a full house at ILR NYC. Read the report: https://t.co/oaxX9Twpu9
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“This report means there is a future in the construction workforce,” says Esta Bigler, director of ILR’s Labor and Employment Law Program.
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“Prevailing wage laws protect and empower our cities…It’s about shaping a better tomorrow!” Kicking off our Assessing Prevailing Wage Event is Angelo Angelone, president of the Cement & Concrete Workers District Council. Stay tuned! https://t.co/XN7BYVRRX8
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The Labor and Employment Law Program, the Buffalo Co-Lab and the Worker Institute of the ILR School at Cornell University are hosting the launch of a report exploring the cost of prevailing wage to...
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Join us on Tuesday 9/12 for a discussion on the launch of a report exploring the cost of prevailing wage to New York City workers and contractors. Learn More and Register Today for the Livestream:
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On 9/5, Cornell ILR hosted a delegation of 5 Australian labor leaders from the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association at our NYC conference center. WI Executive Director @DrCamposMedina hosted the visit. Read more: https://t.co/GMgRlsUdv5
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Read our Labor Day message to learn about our continued work to support union & worker justice leaders with research, training, and education. https://t.co/Lr4X6O9sMe
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This weekend we held an impactful Future of Care Work Convening: Taking Care of Care Workers w key note speaker Peggy Smith from Washington University at St Loius and Allison Julien from @domesticworkers Dream in Black Campaign. Great Success.
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