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When the law recognizes equality, does the labor market follow?

Honorata Bogusz (University of Warsaw) and Jan Gromadzki (WU Vienna) examine same-sex couples’ labor-market outcomes across 8 countries.

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October 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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When a recession hits, whose skills help them weather it?

In ILR Review, David E. Frisvold (University of Iowa) and Sun Hyung Kim (Ohio State) explore how cognitive and social skills shape workers’ outcomes during downturns.

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#ilrreview #skills #recession
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September 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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In a new ILR Review book review, Dean Alex Colvin of Cornell ILR School examines Brendan Ballou’s When Companies Run the Courts and how forced arbitration became embedded in American workplaces.

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#ILRReview #ForcedArbitration #LaborRelations #WorkersRights
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September 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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What happens to firms’ hiring when workers become harder to find? Mario Bossler & Martin Popp examine how tight labor markets, recruitment costs, and worker reallocation shape firms’ labor demand in Germany.
📖 Labor Demand on a Tight Leash:
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#ILRReview #LaborEconomics #LaborMarkets
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September 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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What actually helps workers recover after losing a job?
JensStegmaier & Richard Upward take on the question in a new #ILRReview study of Germany’s transfer companies. Safety net or helping hand?
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#LaborEconomics #JobDisplacement
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August 31, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Young workers aren’t waiting for the future of labor. They’re organizing it. New in #ILRReview: ericblanc.bsky.social (Rutgers) examines the 2021–2024 union uptick and young-worker organizing.
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Unionizing Young Workers: America’s Labor Uptick and Youth Outreach Strategies - Eric Blanc, 2026
Scholars and practitioners agree that organized labor’s difficulty recruiting young people constitutes one of the central obstacles to union growth and revitali...
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August 26, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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AI can boost workplace rights - New Podcast Episode with Andrei Savitski from the Work Rights Centre. Listen via:
Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/1DbX...
Apple Podcasts - podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
YouTube - youtu.be/jnh0wdRBbO4

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August 19, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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How can #TradeUnions shape technological change before it reaches the workplace? Bowkett of the University of Manchester and Christian Lévesque of HEC Montréal examine how unions engage with regional institutions to influence #Digitalization, and worker outcomes.
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August 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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Employment Tribunals in Crisis - New Podcast Episode with Andrei Savitski from the Work Rights Centre. Listen via:
Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/1DbX...
Apple Podcasts - podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
YouTube - youtu.be/jnh0wdRBbO4
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August 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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My review of Holzer et al.'s Where Are All the Good Jobs Going? http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3065&context=ilrreview
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December 2, 2024 at 11:01 PM
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Our 2010 paper on subcontracting's effect on wages of service workers like janitors relevant to today's NLRB ruling http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/ilrreview/vol63/iss2/6/
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December 2, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Analysis of over 8,000 audits finds suppliers improve adherence to #CodeOfConduct when facing greater risk of #exposé.
By @pro_jo_sho @UCHastingsLaw @MikeToffel @HarvardHBS A.Hugill @msbgu in @ILRReview.
In new #WorkingConditions website:
https://hbs.me/3nS6i5z
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November 21, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Analysis of #apparel factories shows how foreign-invested suppliers improve #overtime and social security payments.
By S.Kuruvilla @cornellilr M.Liu @RU_SMLR, http://C.Li @LSEManagement, W.Chen @CIE_ECUST in @ILRReview.
More findings here:
https://hbs.me/3uc7umo
November 21, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Analysis of 400 worker interviews in #clothing factories shows positive impact of #WorkerManagementCommittees.
By Kelly Pike @YorkU_SHRM in @ILRReview.
More research findings here:
https://hbs.me/3nF9GR3
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November 21, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Labor conditions improve when #audits are pre-announced with trained auditors, suggesting #KnowledgeTransfer.
By @pro_jo_sho @UCHastingsLaw @MikeToffel @HarvardHBS A.Hugill @msbgu in @ILRReview.
In new #WorkingConditions website:
https://hbs.me/3vPk9wf
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November 21, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Transparency in audit outcomes leads to improved #Supplier #LaborStandard compliance between 1st and 2nd audit.
By Raymond Robertson @BushSchool in @ILRReview.
Data from @Better_Work #Cambodia.
In new #WorkingConditions website:
https://hbs.me/3y0k61I
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November 21, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Research finds working conditions improve in factories serving buyers have had #NegativePress regarding #LaborAbuse.
By @pro_jo_sho @UCHastingsLaw @MikeToffel @HarvardHBS A.Hugill @msbgu in @ILRReview.
More research-based managerial insights here:
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November 21, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Case studies of @Better_Work #Indonesia finds that this initiative facilitates compliance with local #LaborLaw.
By @amengualmatt @OxfordSBS LChirot @MIT_SHASS in @ILRReview.
More research-based managerial insights here:
https://hbs.me/2U2sRtv
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November 21, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Interview data from @Better_Work Indonesia shows how it helped factories with supervised #wage #renegotiation.
By @amengualmatt @OxfordSBS LChirot @MIT_SHASS in @ILRReview.
In new #WorkingConditions website:
https://hbs.me/3n7kZmx
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November 21, 2024 at 4:20 PM
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Prof.Richard Whittle believes there can be AI inequality. Listen to the podcast on:
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Apple Podcasts - buff.ly/9uUaJsf
YouTube - buff.ly/hrW15X5
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July 24, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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Prof.Richard Whittle believes AI is a cost-cutting tool in modern organisations. Listen to the podcast:
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Apple Podcasts - buff.ly/9uUaJsf
YouTube - buff.ly/hrW15X5
#ai @ILRReview @BUIRAonline @irrelations @ManchesterIRS @tuc
July 22, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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In the latest episode of the We Can Work It Out podcast, labour historian John Mann speaks about the Bliss Mill Strike of 1913–14. Listen via:

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June 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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In the latest episode of the We Can Work It Out podcast, labour historian John Mann speaks about the Bliss Mill Strike of 1913–14. Read the article and listen via:

Substack - buff.ly/ConX14c

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June 10, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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A tale of 2 narratives - In the latest episode of the We Can Work It Out podcast, David Torrance discuss his new book The Edge of Revolution: The General Strike that Shook Britain. Full episode HERE- bit.ly/4tYVsuL
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May 29, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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TUC's failed strike strategy - In the latest episode of the We Can Work It Out podcast, David Torrance discuss his new book The Edge of Revolution: The General Strike that Shook Britain. Full episode HERE- bit.ly/4tYVsuL
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May 28, 2026 at 9:01 AM