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We are proud to announce that with support from a National Science Foundation grant, we will be studying how the traditional interview process may be creating barriers for Autistic jobseekers and identify ways to make it more accessible. www.ilr.cornell.edu/yti/news/imp...
Rosemary Batt, who is the Alice H. Cook Professor of Women and Work Emerita at #CornellILR, authored this opinion piece in @ithacavoice.bsky.social on why Cayuga Medical nurses overwhelmingly voted to unionize, and references research from the ILR-LER @laboraction.bsky.social tracker.
![Brian Lucas, associate professor of organizational behavior at the Cornell University ILR School, says: “If 60 years have gone by, you might think people would understand that organizations change and adapt over time, or they might attribute hypocrisy to an individual who is no longer there. But we find that these hypocrisy effects linger and we see inconsistency penalties over these longer periods of time.” He adds: “Despite some cynicism around organizations’ motives, most people within them want to behave ethically and consistently – and [companies] don’t want to be labeled as hypocrites.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o63snz3ocbjyt5bkkgdyd44l/bafkreifw44ictaqoc45olmyfirhvf7g375bwfmdufebd5knjgv5sdton6y)
With businesses increasingly asked to take stands on political and social issues, the researchers said, the findings imply that they must consider positions taken long before any existing leadership was in place, and how today’s actions might be seen years down the road.
Research led by @brianjlucas.bsky.social, associate professor at #CornellILR, finds that companies risk being criticized as hypocritical when their words and deeds don’t match – even if those discrepancies are decades apart. These findings suggest an "intergenerational hypocrisy effect."
November Recap:
At the University of California and UC Health, @afscme.bsky.social , representing 37,000 workers , walked out over:
📍 safe staffing levels
📍 fair pay and benefits
📍 patient and student care standards
📍 respect for frontline university and health care workers
"We know that employment participation for many neurodivergent individuals can be significantly improved. We hope to contribute to improving employment participation for these individuals by addressing ways to remove/lessen interview process barriers," said Susanne Bruyère, academic director at YTI.
Autistic people are not employed at the same rate as their non-Autistic peers. #CornellILR researchers at @cornellyti.bsky.social believe that part of the problem stems from the traditional interview process, and are leading an investigation into the experiences of Autistic jobseekers in STEM.
Happy to share that "Polarization and Democracy in Latin America" is out now with @uchicagopress.bsky.social and available in multiple formats.
If it looks interesting, please consider requesting it at your university library!
Check it out 👇
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On March 12, #CornellGivingDay, you can support engaged learning opportunities for #CornellILR students. Learn more: givingday.cornell.edu/organization...
#CornellILR’s High Road NYC Fellowship is more than just an internship: it’s an opportunity to give back in the public sector space. This paid internship provides students with hands-on experience that prepares them for law school and beyond, all while building lasting friendships!
We are committed to addressing mental health as a worker safety issue in the NYC construction industry. Education saves lives. Learn more ⬇️
I am thankful that I got to talk about these papers in tandem. They feed off of each other by crafting a stronger framework for implementing EFFECTIVE equity efforts.
“What Cornell is doing is a form of action,” said Chris Scattone, the member assistance program director at the Ornamental & Architectural Ironworkers Union Local 580. “It’s an in-person action and I respect it, because it’s saying it’s OK to ask for help, and that’s what they’re providing.”
We're proud to support the launch of the Building Trades Peer Support Network—created by #CornellILR's Worker Institute + NYS Building & Construction Trades Council— seeking to destigmatize mental health and reduce suicide in NYC’s construction industry by leveraging relationships within its unions.
On the flip side, it’s hard to keep workers around, Avgar said. “These are difficult jobs. In a lot of places, working conditions are quite tough. And so we see a lot of turnover, especially in the low-wage, front-line jobs.”
“A great deal of work in health care is human labor that needs to be done in treating actual patients in an actual location,” said Avgar. “Health care is an anchored industry, and it’s difficult to outsource.”
Ariel Avgar, who is the David M. Cohen Professor, Labor Relations, Law and History at #CornellILR and director of ILR's Center for Applied Research on Work, discusses the difficulty of outsourcing health care jobs due to their on-site labor requirements. (via @marketplace.org)
“Pay transparency laws represent meaningful progress, but transparency alone isn’t enough,” explained Lee. “How employers present pay information matters just as much as whether they disclose it.”
“Across our studies, we consistently found that women show a stronger preference for jobs with narrower salary ranges compared to men, and that this preference is associated with less assertive negotiation behaviors," said Lee. “This matters because starting salaries have compounding consequences.”
Research co-authored by @alicejlee.bsky.social, assistant professor of organizational behavior at #CornellILR, found that pay range transparency laws, intended to promote pay equity, can inadvertently deter women from applying for those positions, thus perpetuating gender gaps in the workforce.
Save the date! ✨March 12th✨ is #CornellGivingDay — a celebration of community, growth and Big Red Pride! Your support helps #CornellILR students thrive and strengthens the Cornell causes that matter most to you. Join us next week for 24 hours of impact and possibility! 🎉
This doesn't mean accepting every invitation, however. Instead, when weighing whether to engage, leaders may benefit from asking not only, “How interesting does this topic sound?” but also, “What relational or informational value might emerge once the interaction unfolds?”
"When leaders mentally disengage from conversations that sound uninteresting, they risk missing information, signaling disinterest and weakening relationships," the researchers explain.
A research team including Nicole Thio, Ph.D. student in organizational behavior at #CornellILR, has found that leaders often underestimate the value of “boring” meetings, which can surface insights, strengthen relationships and reveal early warning signs.
Jason Judd—exec. director of #CornellILR's Global Labor Institute—said living wage pledges from companies like Nike are so flexible that they’re almost meaningless. Only asking factories to be working toward living wages "could go on for 20 years until you’ve found yet another lower-wage province.”
Congratulations, Susanne Bruyère!
Read more about our @cornellyti.bsky.social director's influential career and work: www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/faculty...
Remote work can provide ⬆️ flexibility/autonomy but may also foster social isolation + blur the boundary between home/work life, leading to mixed effects on mental health. #CornellILR’s Center for Applied Research on Work provides research-based recommendations for protecting workers’ mental health:
🌟 Join us for Understanding and Supporting Employment for Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder
#MentalHealthAwareness
#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #PersonalityDisorders
📍CRC and CVE credits
🗓 March 11, 2026
⏰ 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET
👉 Register here: www.ytionline.org/webinars/84
