Who benefits from the Industrial Agreement? Uncovering the trends and structures of wage inequality at play in the #Swedish wage-setting model doi.org/10.1177/0022... #IndustrialRelations #JIR2026 #wages By Patrik Vulkan, Johan Alfonsson and Tomas Berglund

Xiaoming Bao explains in #JIR doi.org/10.1177/0022... the main challenges for #unionsinChina #IndustrialRelations #JIR2026 @unionjobs.bsky.social

Women’s participation in education and the workforce has increased significantly in Australia since the early 2000s. But has that translated into real equality? Read doi.org/10.1177/0022... by Allison Preston #GenderEquality Inequality #Industrialrelations unwomen.bsky.social

🏆 Winner of the 2025 JIR Joe Isaac Award #Digitalisation, #unions and ‘country-effect’: Does union strength at the workplace matter?https://doi.org/10.1177/00221856251326682 #IndustrialRelations #JIR2025 Caroline Lloyd and Jonathan Payne

CFP in #JIR for a Special Issue Violence and Harassment: Redefining the World of Work. Submit your study exploring violence and harassment in work and employment. Abstract submissions due 15 July 2026. journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm...

New #bookreview of Trade Unions in the European Union by Jeremy Waddington, Torsten Müller, Kurt Vandaele doi.org/10.1177/0022... Reviewed by Paul Dillon (University of Limerick) #openaccessbook www.facebook.com/etuibrussels/ www.linkedin.com/company/euro...

CFP in #JIR for a Special Issue Violence and Harassment: Redefining the World of Work. Submit your study exploring violence and harassment in work and employment. @ifow.org @restofworld.org @unwomen.bsky.social Abstract submissions due 15 July 2026. journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm...

The agenda for the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference in June 2026 is now available. www.ilo.org/internationa... @teleworkinsights.bsky.social @remoteworkeurope.bsky.social @ifow.org #work #labor #employement #industrialrelations

The Journal of Industrial Relations #JIR Read #industrialrelations #research journals.sagepub.com/toc/JIR/curr... Connect with us journals.sagepub.com/home/JIR @journals.sagepub.com

NEW #JIR #BookReview for The Case for Work by Jean-Philippe Deranty doi.org/10.1177/0022... @oxunipress.bsky.social Reviewed by: Eve Vincent #Philosophy #Work #FutureOfWork #industrialrelations

The best article on AI and cultural policies I have read is this one 100% ⬇️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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#JIR 🏆 Fran Hayes Award (2025) article 👀 Whose Equity? What Equity? The Role of Pacific Staff Networks in Progressing Gender and Intersectional Equity at Work. lnkd.in/gnrGjsda 👏 Jane Parker, Patricia Loga, Ph.D, Selu Paea, and Amanda M. Young-Hauser Sage #JIRAWARDS #industrialrelations

MOST-READ in the Journal of Industrial Relations: research on employment relations frameworks, gig work & work–life balance, the autonomy paradox of WFH, and Australia's right to disconnect. journals.sagepub.com/home/jir #IndustrialRelations #WorkLifeBalance #RightToDisconnect #GigWork #RemoteWork

Visit the #JIR YouTube channel—it’s full of content perfect for classroom use or professional practice. You’ll find interviews with renowned scholars, case studies, and more. www.youtube.com/@JournalofIn... #videoabstracts #JIR #industrialrelations

CFP in #JIR for a Special Issue Violence and Harassment: Redefining the World of Work. Submit your study exploring violence and harassment in work and employment. Abstract submissions due 15 July 2026. journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm...

Qualified, experienced, and still overlooked. How does coloniality shape who gets hired in Australia today? Full article: doi.org/10.1177/0022... #MigrantEmployment #Coloniality #WorkplaceEquity #IndustrialRelations #JIR2025 @apriorg.bsky.social

Latest #JIR issue is now available, first of 2026, #JIR2026 ‼️ Journal of Industrial Relations Vol 68 Issue 1 journals.sagepub.com/toc/jira/68/1

Journal of Industrial Relations Year Awards ANNOUNCED Fran Hayes Award (2025) and Joe Isaac Award (2025) #JIRAWARDS #JIR #industrialrelations

NEW PUBLICATION by Andreas Cebulla doi.org/10.1177/0022... #AI #Australianworkplaces #devaluation #humanlabour #health @sagepub.com @flindersuniversity.bsky.social @WHO.int @phenomenalworld.bsky.social

AI is already shaping everyday workplaces. Many HR tasks that used to be handled by managers-scheduling, monitoring, performance assessment-are now being automated through apps and digital platforms. 🗣️ #transparency at #work #IndustrialRelations #JIR2025 🆕 doi.org/10.1177/0022...

Telework is not just a workplace choice. It is a system shaped by national policy, digital infrastructure, and industrial relations. Understanding the differences matters for employers, unions, and policymakers. doi.org/10.1177/0022... @remoteworkeurope.bsky.social @teleworkinsights.bsky.social

A NEW PUBLICATION by Kate MacNeill, Amanda Coles, and Gareth Fletcher how #CreativeWork is affected by Al tools. 👀 doi.org/10.1177/0022... @creativecommons.bsky.social @ifjglobal.bsky.social @ecsa.bsky.social @unionjobs.bsky.social @fsescreenwriters.bsky.social #IndustrialRelations #JIR2025

🚨✨📝 Our article “How Do Labour Inspections Deal with the Transformations of Work?” (with Alessandro Pelizzari & Nicolas Pons-Vignon) is now published in @jirjournal.bsky.social. ➡️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New research asks whether the EU's risk-based Al rules are enough to protect workers from algorithmic control. Sally Wright argues that stronger employment law and collective bargaining are needed for fair Al at work. doi.org/10.1177/0022... #AlatWork #IndustrialRelations #JIR2025

📽️ youtu.be/IXdcuV4ol1Q #workingclasspower #structuralpower #inequality doi.org/10.1177/0022...

LERA@ASSA 2026 will take place in 📍 Philadelphia, PA, 🗓️ January 3–5, 2026, alongside the ASSA/AEA meetings. Program leraoffice.org/drupalinclud... #LaborEconomics #WorkplaceResearch #EmploymentRelations #IndustrialRelations #EconTwitter #AcademicConferences @assameeting.bsky.social

Say hi 👋 to 2025-2026 Early Career Researcher mentees at #JIR #industrialrelations Congratulations to our Eva Herman and Vicente Silva journals.sagepub.com/home/JIR #IndustrialRelations #Mentorship #JIR #PeerReview

The Journal of Industrial Relations (#JIR) Editors-in-Chief Prof. Lucy Taksa and Prof Amanda Pyman are delighted to introduce the 2025 Annual Review of Critical Developments in Industrial Relations. #JIR2025 journals.sagepub.com/toc/JIR/0/0 @aiandwork.bsky.social @journals.sagepub.com

LERA@ASSA 2026 will take place in 📍 Philadelphia, PA, 🗓️ January 3–5, 2026, alongside the ASSA/AEA meetings. Program leraoffice.org/drupalinclud... #LaborEconomics #WorkplaceResearch #EmploymentRelations #IndustrialRelations #EconTwitter #AcademicConferences @assameeting.bsky.social

Celebrating one year since the Nov 2024 issue! Explore many of the topics directly from the authors through video abstracts and interviews, all available on #JIR YouTube www.youtube.com/@JournalofIn... @australiainstitute.org.au @percapitaaustralia.bsky.social @deakinuniversity.bsky.social

The Journal of Industrial Relations (#JIR) Editors-in-Chief Prof. Lucy Taksa and Prof Amanda Pyman are delighted to introduce the 2025 Annual Review of Critical Developments in Industrial Relations journals.sagepub.com/toc/JIR/0/0 #industrialrelations #AIinworkplace

Announcing 💯 speakers for AIRAANZ 2026 #airaanz2026 #industrialrelations 👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/airaan...

Study of union members in Malta shows that when stewards are seen as effective, members report greater trust and willingness to take part in union activities—from meetings to industrial action. doi.org/10.1177/0022... @labornotes.bsky.social @labourstart.bsky.social #IndustrialRelations #Unions

Practitioner-led research in #JIR shares what nearly 2,000 Australian federal public servants think about AI at work. By Osmond Chiu and Katie Higgins (ACPSU) doi.org/10.1177/0022... #Labor #PublicSector #AIatWork #UnionResearch #IndustrialRelations #FutureOfWork @futureofwork.bsky.social

Study of 666 Reykjavik #Marathon runners finds: the deeper your involvement, the higher your well-being. Allegiant runners scored stronger in positive emotion, meaning, & accomplishment. Running = more than fitness. #Running #Wellbeing #perma doi.org/10.1080/0022...

What is working-class power? . Watch Masoud Movahed to know more - “Working-class structural power, associational power, and income inequality” #industrialrelations doi.org/10.1177/0022... 📽️ youtu.be/IXdcuV4ol1Q @labornotes.bsky.social @etuc-ces.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @lawcha.bsky.social

Call for nominations - UPCOMING DEADLINE 🗓️ Closing date: 6 November 2025 Send your suggested articles (must have been published in JIR within the past two years) 📩 to [email protected] journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD... #IndustrialRelations #JIR #LaborStudies #WorkAndEmployment #ResearchAwards

How can govts use AI responsibly—with safeguards, training & consultation? Survey of ~2,000 APS staff finds optimism but major worries: lack of input, poor training, unclear rules, #risks to #trust #AIGovernance @designtrustnyc.bsky.social @australiainstitute.org.au doi.org/10.1177/0022...

Last week, our Co-Editor-in-Chief, Prof Lucy Taksa, represented the #JIR at the 2025 #ALERA Conference in Brisbane, where she chaired a panel addressing the question: Will workplace relations become artificially intelligent? #industrialrelations #AI #employmentrelations #conference #ALERA2025

New research by Judith S. Zhu & Michael Barry offers a historical review of Employer Associations (EAs) in China, showing how their capacity to act independently depends heavily on the political regime @ilr-rit.bsky.social @naceweb.org @foreignpolicy.com doi.org/10.1177/0022... #JIR2025

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS As part of its 65th anniversary in 2024, the Journal of Industrial Relations (ALERA Sage) launched two awards to honor outstanding scholarship in the field: 🏅 The JIR Fran Hayes Award 🌍 The JIR Joe Isaac Award 📩 to [email protected] 🗓️ Closing date: 6 November 2025

Visit the #JIR YouTube channel—it’s full of content perfect for classroom use or professional practice. You’ll find interviews with renowned scholars, case studies, and more. www.youtube.com/@JournalofIn... #videoabstracts #JIR #industrialrelations

In this clip, Australia’s government history of climate action is framed as inertia—not bold reform. Adaptation must proceed, not stall. 📹 youtube.com/clip/UgkxM1Y... @350.org @clientearth.bsky.social #JIR #industrialrelations #Australia #climateaction ,

Caroline Lloyd and Jonathan Payne examine how trade unions in the UK and Norway influence digitalization in food and drink manufacturing --> union presence at the workplace matters 💯 doi.org/10.1177/0022... #JIR2025 #digitalization #TradeUnions @etuc-ces.bsky.social @cfdt.fr @cgt.fr @tuc.org.uk

Read the review by Nathan Burke of Fulfilling the Pledge: Securing Industrial Democracy for American Workers in a Digital Economy by Roger C. Hartley here doi.org/10.1177/0022... #MIT #bookreview #industrialrelations

New article "argues that the increased autonomy afforded to employees by remote work is paradoxical. Many interviewees worked longer hours and experienced work intensification, as well as an unwelcome blurring of the work and home spheres" 👉 doi.org/10.1177/0022... #psychosocialworkplacehazards

Peter Turnbull’s review on Richard Hyman’s Concise Introduction to Employment Relations (Edward Elgar) is now available on the Journal of Industrial Relations 👉 doi.org/10.1177/0022... #bookreview #industrialrelations

What can workers do to fight and reduce climate emissions and global warming youtube.com/clip/UgkxKDV... 📄 #JIR article Legal obstacles and possibilities for environmental bargaining in Australia. doi.org/10.1177/0022... @350.org @insideclimatenews.org @keertigopal.bsky.social #climateaction

J. Mijin Cha and Hunter Moskowitz's new article doi.org/10.1177/0022... explains how recent union support for green policies is defined by intra-labor coalitions, i.e. alliances focused on securing good jobs and labor standards in the renewable energy sector. #ClimateJobs #Unions