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Cathy Creighton Speaks at Georgetown Law Journal Symposium on the Current State of the American Worker

On a panel, "Crisis at the NLRB: Legal Challenges, Political Power, Future Labor Rights," moderated by Mark Gaston Pearce, lawyer and Georgetown professor, Cathy Creighton, Director, Cornell ILR Buffalo, spoke alongside two former General Counsels of the NLRB, Jennifer Abruzzo and Richard Griffin, Jr. and American labor activist, Richard Bensinger.
Georgetown Law Journal panel featuring Cathy Creighton
Cathy Creighton Speaks at Georgetown Law Journal Symposium on the Current State of the American Worker

New Interactive Map Highlights How Federal Funding Impacts NY State

Cornell Chronicle
Russell Weaver, the co-lab’s director of research, introduced the “NYS Federal Impact Interactive Map,” to help New Yorkers track the impact of sweeping economic policy changes enacted since January by the Trump administration.
A screenshot from a new interactive map that highlights how federal funding cuts are impacting NY state.
New Interactive Map Highlights How Federal Funding Impacts NY State

Federal Cuts Cost New Yorkers Jobs and Critical Financial Resources

Dr. Rusty Weaver, Director of Research, Cornell ILR Buffalo office, will provide a live demonstration of the interactive map and several WNY community members will share local impact relative to the federal cuts, at an event on 10/28 at 10am at the Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo, NY.
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Federal Cuts Cost New Yorkers Jobs and Critical Financial Resources

High Road Fellowships

Summer 2026 Application will open November 22!

Engaged learning and applied research fellowships for Cornell students in Buffalo, NY.

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Research and Policy

High Road Policy

An ILR Buffalo Co-Lab Initiative

High Road Policy contributes actionable insights to contemporary policy and political discourses in and beyond the regions and communities of Upstate New York.

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Good DEEDS

Data for Equitable Economic Development and Sustainability, or Good DEEDS, is an initiative of the Cornell University School of Industrial Labor Relations (ILR) Buffalo Co-Lab. When fully operational, Good DEEDS will function as a public data repository coupled with High Road Policy, a quarterly issue memorandum and continuous blog.

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Buffalo Co-Lab NYS Impact

We are pleased announce several reports that draws upon our ILR expertise, research-based data and policy analysis on a broad range of issues affecting NYS workers, unions, communities and employers. These reports intend to serve as an informative, accessible and relevant resource for New York's policy makers and others. We hope that you find them useful and look forward to engaging with you to advance the important work that you do related to work, employment and labor.

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Student Opportunities

We offer two paid fellowship programs in Buffalo as well as courses on our Ithaca Campus.

  • High Road Fellowships
  • Democracy Summer Fellowships
  • On-Campus courses

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Education and Training

We offer programs designed to train union leaders and those aspiring to lead in organized labor relations.

We also offer specialized training in Health and Safety for inspection and risk assessment, as well as information for practitioners to create safe work places.

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Programs for Unions and Labor Professionals

These courses and certificates are designed to train union leaders and those aspiring to lead in organized labor relations.

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Workplace Health and Safety

Scientific and Technical Expertise Applied to the Work Environment

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In The News

Media Mentions

UAW watchdog raises doubts about reform efforts at troubled union

Detroit News
Art Wheaton, ILR director of labor studies, comments on the progress and challenges facing the UAW’s reform efforts.
UAW watchdog raises doubts about reform efforts at troubled union

The battle brewing at Starbucks just spilled over into its biggest sales event of the year

Business Insider
Cathy Creighton, director of ILR’s Buffalo co-lab, shares her expertise about unions and comments on the resilience of Starbucks workers.
The battle brewing at Starbucks just spilled over into its biggest sales event of the year

Why unions are becoming a problem for self-driving cars

Axios
Art Wheaton, ILR director of labor studies, provides context on why unions may object to driverless vehicles.
Why unions are becoming a problem for self-driving cars

Flight delay data is already flashing red as the government shutdown drags on. Will your holiday air travel be affected?

Business Insider
“It is a recipe for disaster to continue adding pressure to an already problematic and excruciating job,” said Art Wheaton, ILR director of labor studies, commenting on the work of air traffic controllers during the government shutdown.
Flight delay data is already flashing red as the government shutdown drags on. Will your holiday air travel be affected?

How the fight for affordable housing shaped the New York mayoral race

France 24
“The struggle and collective organising and action of tenants has played a larger historical role in housing policy in NYC than in most other places in the United States,” said Russell Weaver, director of research at ILR’s Buffalo Co-Lab, analyzing New York City’s housing policies and mayoral race.
How the fight for affordable housing shaped the New York mayoral race

Interactive mapping tool showcases impact of federal decisions on New York State

WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Russell Weaver, director of research at ILR’s Buffalo Co-Lab, discusses the new “NYS Federal Impact Interactive Map” on this radio interview/transcript.
Interactive mapping tool showcases impact of federal decisions on New York State