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The Worker Institute Publications: Recent submissions
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Power and Voice at Work: New Yorkers View Employer Retaliation as a Barrier to Addressing Workplace Problems and Express Desire for Union Representation
(2021-08)In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this policy brief highlights key findings from the national Just Recovery Survey that provides insight into how New Yorkers compare to the rest of the country with regard to perceptions ... -
Foundations for a Just and Inclusive Recovery: Economic Security, Health and Safety, and Agency and Voice in the COVID-19 Era
(2021-02)This report presents the findings from a nationally representative survey that documents the experiences of U.S. workers—particularly underpaid and frontline workers, Black and Latinx workers, and women workers—amidst the ... -
Unvarnished: Precarity and Poor Working Conditions for Nail Salon Workers in New York State
(Cornell University, ILR School, The Worker Institute., 2022)This report maps out the contours of New York State’s nail salon industry and workforce and examines labor conditions in the industry and their impact on workers’ lives, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and ... -
Labor Action Tracker: Annual Report 2021
(2022)[Excerpt] 2021 was a dramatic year for the US labor movement, with an upsurge in strike activity that gained extensive media attention. In light of ongoing speculation about the scope of these actions, we are particularly ... -
The Gender Policy Report: Seizing the Moment to Make Our Care Systems More Equitable
(University of Minnesota, 2021-05-27)The Biden administration’s $600 billion in proposed federal funding for childcare and long-term care is rightly being framed as an investment in the nation’s core “infrastructure.” Indeed, a robust and equitable care ... -
New York at Work 2021: Annual Report
(2021)We are pleased to release the first edition of New York at Work from Cornell University’s New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR). The report provides ILR expertise, research-based data and policy ... -
Working Effectively with Individuals who are HIV-Positive
(2010-05-01)This brochure is one of a series on human resources practices and workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities edited by Susanne M. Bruyère, Ph.D., CRC, Director, Employment and Disability Institute, Cornell ... -
Causes of Poor Indoor Air Quality and What You Can Do About It
(2010-01-01)This brochure is one of a series on human resources practices and workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities edited by Susanne M. Bruyère, Ph.D., CRC, Director, Employment and Disability Institute, Cornell ... -
Accommodating the Allergic Employee in the Workplace
(2010-01-01)This brochure on allergic employee in the workplace is one of a series on human resources practices and workplace accommodations for persons with disabilities edited by Susanne M. Bruyère, Ph.D., CRC, SPHR, Director, Program ... -
Acomodo de los empleados alérgicos en el centro de trabajo
(2010-01-01)Este folleto es parte de una serie de prácticas de recursos humanos y acomodaciones en el lugar de trabajo para personas con discapaci_dades, editado por Susanne M. Bruyère, PhD., CRC, SPHR, directora del Programa sobre ...
