WORK! Exploring the future of work, labor and employment.

Navigating New Work-Life Realities – Carla Grant Pickens & Vanessa Bohns

Carla Grant Pickens, IBM’s vice president of leadership Development & Succession and Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, as well as Vanessa Bohns, ILR associate p

#WFH? Employee choice or employer voice? – Spencer Levy

Spencer Levy ’92, the chairman of Americas Research and senior economic adviser for CBRE, joins ILR Dean Alex Colvin to discuss the impact COVID-19  has had on the world

Star Employees – Rebecca Kehoe

Rebecca Kehoe, CALS ’05, M.S. ’08, Ph.D. ’10, associate professor of human resources studies at the ILR School, and ILR Dean Alex Colvin discuss her research around “star

Frustratingly Optimistic – Tony Byers

Tony Byers, director of Diversity & Inclusion Programs at the ILR Center for Advanced HR Studies, and ILR Dean Alex Colvin examine the increased emphasis on diversity, eq

The Fight Against Forced Arbitration – Tanuja Gupta

Tanuja Gupta, one of the original organizers of Googlers for Ending Forced Arbitration, and ILR Dean Alex Colvin examine the role her group played in ending the practice

“Just the Facts” – Juliana Feliciano Reyes

“Philadelphia Inquirer” labor reporter Juliana Feliciano Reyes and ILR Dean Alex Colvin discuss the role that cities like Philadelphia are playing, through initiatives su

“Just the Facts” – Julia Reichert

Academy Award-winning American documentary filmmaker Julia Reichert and ILR Dean Alex Colvin discuss Reichert’s Oscar-winning film, “American Factory,” as well as the rec

“Just the Facts” – Eduardo Porter

Eduardo Porter, economics reporter at The New York Times, and ILR Dean Alex Colvin discuss how technology, service sector jobs and Universal Basic Income could affect the

Labor Leaders – Sara Nelson

Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, and Dean Alex Colvin discuss the shifts that have occurred in unions – from the

Labor Leaders – Liz Shuler, Part II

In the conclusion of this two-part episode, Liz Shuler, the secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO and Dean Alex Colvin discuss the Fight for 15, the gig economy, and the rol

Labor Leaders – Liz Shuler, Part I

Liz Shuler, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, and Dean Alex Colvin discuss the atmosphere of today’s unions. The duo examines the surge of strikes nationwide, the incre

Labor Leaders – JC Tretter ‘13

JC Tretter ’13, the newly-elected president of the National Football League Players Association and Dean Alex Colvin discuss the NFL’s tumultuous spring – from the latest

Labor Leaders – Randi Weingarten ’80

Randi Weingarten ’80, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and Dean Alex Colvin discuss the “return of the strike” and how Weingarten has worked to build com

The Impact of the Coronavirus On Workers

Dean Alex Colvin and New York Times reporter Eduardo Porter discuss the impact of the coronavirus on workers and the economy in the U.S. and around the globe. Fill ou

Leadership Lessons

Best-selling author Jon Gordon '93 and Dean Alex Colvin discuss the changing culture of today’s workplace. The duo examines the characteristics common in great leade

Revitalizing Buffalo

Over the past decade, the city of Buffalo has seen impressive growth, development and progress. Dean Alex Colvin and New York State Assemblyman Sean Ryan discuss the poli

Mandatory Arbitration and the #MeToo Movement

Just weeks ahead of the Harvey Weinstein trial, Dean Alex Colvin and Douglas Wigdor, a top employment lawyer who has been at the forefront of many high-profile sexual har

Neurodiversity Inclusiveness at Work

Dean Alex Colvin and Susanne Bruyère, Director of the Yang Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, discuss neurodiversity inclusiveness in the workplace. For addition

LGBTQ Worker Rights

In our inaugural episode, Cornell ILR School Dean Alex Colvin and Katrina Nobles, director of programs for ILR’s Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, discuss LGBTQ