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ULI Spotlight: Christina Christman, President Federation of Social Workers IUE-CWA 81381, Monroe County
Christina is a Recipient of the 2024-25 NYS AFL-CIO Union L.E.A.D. Scholarship
Christina says that the ULI has helped her reflect on issues such as union-busting tactics, the importance of robust Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies, and challenges in resource allocation.
ULI Spotlight: Asenhat Gomez, Deputy Director of Programs at El Puente of Williamsburg, NY
Recipient of the 2024-2025 Ed Vargas Legacy Fund Scholarship.
The ULI program has provided Asenhat with a unique opportunity to connect with labor leaders outside of her organization.
The Worker Institute’s Labor Leadership Program Graduation of the 2024-2025 Co-Hort of The New York State-AFL-CIO/Cornell University’s Union Labor Institute
Learning to lead: ILR institute trains the next generation of union organizers
Cornell Chronicle
A former sanitation worker, Hill is one of 32 labor professionals set to graduate June 6 from the AFL-CIO/Cornell-ILR Union Leadership Institute (ULI).
Launch of Ed Vargas Legacy Fund Celebrates Labor Legacy
The Ed Vargas Legacy Fund launched on Mar. 7 with over $100,000 in donations. Friends, family and colleagues gathered at Cornell ILR’s New York City headquarters to commemorate Vargas and continue his legacy.
Labor Day 2023: ILR’s Worker Institute Reflects and Recommits
We at the Worker Institute are proud of our continued work to support union and worker justice leaders with research, training, and education. We seek to equip change-makers with the skills to challenge the increasing levels of income inequality and worker precarity.
The Union Leadership Institute (ULI) graduation was held at the Cornell ILR NYC offices on Feb 10. Participants celebrated their accomplishments with family and friends.
The Sound Of Solidarity: Labor’s Family-friendly Music Festival Returns
Suffolk AME, the Long Island Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, and more than 20 other Labor unions from throughout New York will band together in solidarity to bring the charitable Mayday Music Festival back to Southaven County Park on Long Island this May 14th, 2022.
The Latino Coalition of New Jersey has honored Worker Institute Executive Director Patricia Campos-Medina for her work on behalf of laborers, undocumented immigrants and domestic workers.
Sarah Koshar, who graduated from the New York State AFL-CIO/Cornell Union Leadership Institute on Friday, said the training has helped her answer her work’s essential question: “What are we going to do in the labor movement to survive and grow?”
Change Maker Awards Reception: A Fundraiser for the ULI Scholarship Fund
The NYS AFL-CIO/Cornell Union Leadership Institute (ULI) is celebrating 16 years of labor and worker leadership development with an awards reception honoring the Change Makers.
ULI Grad Valeria Treves to Head AFL-CIO Fund for Labor Innovation
Valeria Treves, a graduate of the 2014 class of the New York State AFL-CIO/Cornell Union Leadership Institute, was recently appointed the first full time director of the Labor Innovations for the 21st Century (LIFT) Fund.
ULI Co-Director Campos-Medina Honored Among Most Influential Latinos in NJ
Patricia Campos Medina, Co-Director of the New York State/AFL-CIO Union Leadership Institute was named to PolitickerNJ’s list of 51 Most Influential Latinos in NJ Politics
ULI Grad Narbada Chhetri Leads Nail Salon Safety Coalition to Victory
Narbada Chhetri, Director of Organizing and Advocacy at Adhikaar, played a leading role in advocating for the legislation along with others in Coalition. Chhetri's participation in the Union Leadership Institute (ULI) in 2012 helped her develop the skills to secure this important win for nail salon workers.
The Worker Institute Welcomes Newest Fellow, Roberta Reardon
We are very pleased to announce Roberta Reardon as the newest Worker Institute Fellow. After graduating from the NYS AFL-CIO/Cornell Union Leadership Institute in 2006, while she was Vice President of NYC AFTRA, she became President of the NYC local, then President of national AFTRA.
