🚨 Our March 2026 issue is out now. 🔎Dive into new research, bold ideas, and great reads. 🗓️ Free online access of all articles and book reviews till March 18th! journals-sagepub-com.proxy.library.cornell.edu/toc/ilr/curr...

🚨Just out! New research by @sassermodestino.bsky.social @northeasternu.bsky.social and coauthors shows rapid educational upskilling within #occupations, driven by #software #skills, left non‑college #workers behind during the Great Recession of 2008. doi-org.proxy.library.cornell.edu/10.1177/0019...

🚨 Our January issue is out now. 🔍Dive into fresh research, bold ideas, and great reads. 🆓All articles and book reviews are free online until February 15. journals-sagepub-com.proxy.library.cornell.edu/toc/ILR/curr...

🚨Out now! @mattbeane.bsky.social @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social shows how centuries of human skill‑building shape what AI can (and can’t) do for us in his new book @harpercollins.bsky.social. A sharp timely take on the future of work.

Read Stefan Ivanovski's @cornellilr.bsky.social review of @behrend.bsky.social new book that conveys a refreshingly pragmatic message to let #AI handle the speed and scale, and let people do what only people can. doi-org.proxy.library.cornell.edu/10.1177/0019...

This study on remote #work is such a fascinating little reality check. After surveying over 10,000 workers and 1,500 employers in Poland, Piotr Lewandowski, Katarzyna Lipowska and Mateusz Smoter, all from from Institute for Structural Research, find that #hybrid beats fully #remote.

🚨 Final call - the deadline January 31, 2026. 🗓️Call for Papers for A Special Issue on Organizational Perspectives on an Aging Workforce 💻Edited by Peter Berg, @ProfMarianBaird, Matthew Piszczek & Nate Zettna

One of our recently published articles on #techworker #activism by JS Tan, Natalia Luka and Emily Mazo just caught the attention of @nytimes.com times — and we couldn’t be more thrilled. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...

🚨Out now! Read Joseph Sobieralski's review of Ted Reed's book @mcfarland.bsky.social that traces an insider's view of unions' victories, losses and leadership and brings out the role of labor organizations in the #airline industry. doi-org.proxy.library.cornell.edu/10.1177/0019...

🚨New article📢 How do households adapt to seasonal #joblessness? John Coglianes @federalreserve.gov and Brendan M. Price show that US workers experience recurrent separations spaced 12 months apart and incur large earnings losses. doi-org.proxy.library.cornell.edu/10.1177/0019...

Very cool to see the paper @js-tan.bsky.social, @emilymazo.bsky.social & I wrote in @nytimes.com by @noamscheiber.bsky.social. TLDR; worker voice matters. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b... Thx @ilrreview.bsky.social, @equitablegrowth.bsky.social, @techactions.bsky.social for making this possible!

As we look to 2026 and beyond, we remain committed to publishing original research and policy analysis that advances our understanding of work, employment, and labor. We thank our authors, reviewers, and readers for their continued engagement and support.

Are #managers Machiavellian? Mehrzad Baktash and Uwe Jirjahn #TrierUni show that individuals with the highest scores of Machiavellianism are most likely to be managers and the direction of influence runs from Machiavellianism to occupational status. doi-org.proxy.library.cornell.edu/10.1177/0019...

Can #justcause laws be used to reduce managerial favoritism? Using #NewYork #fastfood workers as a case, Joseph Pickens and @aaronsojourner.org @upjohninstitute.bsky.social show that #managers use these laws to screen younger #workers leading to their short-term #turnover. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

How does industrial relations impact #wage premia? Using the #German case, Boris Hirsch and Steffen Mueller @iwh-halle.bsky.social show that average wage premia are larger in firms with collective agreements and in firms with a works councils. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

How do incentives for part-time #employment affect #retirement? Peter Berg @michiganstateu.bsky.social and coauthors show that men postponed retirement by 0.6 years and for women, the increases in working lives were even larger. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

How does #unemployment benefit payout impact older #workers? Regina T. Riphahn and Rebecca Schrader #FAU_Germany show that older workers with reduced payout periods had lower job exit rates and higher rates of finding a #job. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Do #training subsidies improve worker outcomes? Using the German case, Christine Dauth @iabnews.bsky.social shows that training #subsidies significantly increase cumulative #employment duration and #earnings in the short run and middle run for workers, especially #women. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

How did the #pandemic impact working parents? @yueqiansoc.bsky.social #UBC and Wen Fan @bostoncollege.bsky.social show that balancing work–family demands became more challenging among remote-working parents who were employed in less-teleworkable occupations. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

How do works councils impact worker #productivity? Using the #German case, Steffen Mueller @iwh-halle.bsky.social shows that establishments with a works council are 6.4% more productive and also argues that this figure underestimates the true productivity effect. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Are large employers better in low-wage #fastfood franchising? Can Ouyang #antaimanagement and Rosemary Batt @cornellilr.bsky.social show that large employers offer more training and benefits while having less worker discretion, fewer full-time workers & lower weekly wages. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Read Ashutosh Maru's #queensuniversity review of Naomi Williams' @rutgersu.bsky.social new book @illinoispress.bsky.social that traces how a broad-based class #politics developed in the face of #deindustrialization in #Wisconsin. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

📢We welcome policy-oriented research articles to the ILR Review. 👉Check out our special collections on #policy papers on a wide variety of topics from #justtransition to #labor markets issues, #employer practices and more. journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...

Why is it hard to find clear evidence that #jobs with worse conditions #pay more to make up for those downsides? Paul Sullivan and Ted To show that traditional methods underestimate how much workers value non-wage job features like #perks. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

How does #internet connectivity impact labor market outcomes? Hilal Atasoy @rutgersbschool.bsky.social shows that gaining access to broadband services in a county in the US is associated with an increase in the #employment rate. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Read Youbin Kang's @ccnyresearch.bsky.social review of Jennifer Jihye Chun and Ju Hui Judy's @uclaupdates.bsky.social new book @stanfordpress.bsky.social that theorizes #protest as a political form that signifies emancipatory transformation in #SouthKorea. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

How can #labor inspectors in flawed #bureaucracies enforce labor #regulations? Matthew Amengual #OxfordSBS shows how the strength of linkages between bureaucrats and civil society #organizations and the level of #administrative #resources matter. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Read Amytess Girgis'(@politicsoxford.bsky.social) review of @jazbrisack.bsky.social's @sbworkersunited.org new book @simonschusteruk.bsky.social that discusses the historic union drive at #Starbucks and the importance of worker-led struggles for the labor movement. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Read Anand Raj's #IITHyderabad review of Pradip Ninan Thomas' #UniversityofQueensland new book published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social that discusses the relationship among #startups, state governments, and #platform providers in #India. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

What is the impact of project labor agreements (PLAs) on public works #construction? Larissa Petrucci and coauthors @almasky.bsky.social @ilepi.bsky.social show that PLAs promote faster completion of projects by ensuring access to #skilled #labor. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Read Stephen Frenkel's book review of Lisa Herzog's @rug.nl new book @harvardpress.bsky.social that argues that for #democracy to flourish, democratic ideals must be embedded in the everyday practices of the marketplace. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

How do we get to shorter #workweek? Steffen Lehndorff @unidue.bsky.social shows that shorter workweek is a long-term social process that requires continual intervention of actors at various levels both at the workplace and within households. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Does easy access to #healthinsurance increase the likelihood of self-employment? Xiaotong Niu #USCBO shows that the availability and price of health insurance matters and the correlation persists even in the long run with some modifications. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Why is the development of sectoral-level #bargaining uneven in different regions of #China? @elifriedman.bsky.social @cornellilr.bsky.social shows how diverse models of #economic #development and #unions' lack of capacity to enforce #contracts explain the difference. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Do female #managers narrow the #gender #wage gap? Lena Hensvik #Uppsala shows that managers do not favor same-gender workers and worker sorting based on unobserved worker #skills explains the relationship between manager's gender and wage-gap. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

How do #immigrants fare compared to native workers in the same workplace? Cristian Bartolucci #CollegioCA finds that immigrants receive wages that are 13% lower than native workers in the same firm. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

🚨New article published: How do #techworkers organize? JS Tan @mitiwer.bsky.social, Natalia Luka @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social and Emily Mazo @columbiauniversity.bsky.social show how periods of workplace activism precede heightened labor activism for tech workers. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

How does the environment for #labor #organizing impact union #elections? Henry Farber @princeton.edu shows that a deteriorating environment will lead #unions not only to contest fewer elections but also focus on larger potential #bargaining units. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

What do #professionals want in terms of #labor unions? Using #union #election reports as evidence, Rachel Aleks #CornellNolan shows that developing a #campaign #strategy unique to professional #workers' #identity is important. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Does low wealth constrain long-distance #migration? Peter McHenry #williamandmary shows that differential #wealth holdings do not explain why #minority groups and the less-educated are unlikely to undertake long-distance moves. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

🚨Our new issue is out with free online access until October 31! In this issue, authors explore #worker #voice and resistance in #China, impacts of #employer policies in #Germany and the #US and child-related #earnings penalty of mothers in #France. journals.sagepub.com/toc/ilra/78/5

How does #state change its role in industrial relations? Using France as the case, Bruno Amable #PSE argues that the Right reformed labor law whereas the Left relied on decentralized bargaining with the social partners. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

How does #austerity impact #gender equality? Jill Rubery #ManchesterUniversity shows that women face cuts in #employment opportunities in high skilled and low skilled #jobs as well as decline in publicly funded care facilities as a result of austerity measures. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Is #credit status a good signal of #worker #productivity? Andrew Weaver #MIT shows that the character-related portion of credit status is not a significant predictor of worker productivity. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Where do workers shift when they lose their jobs to #automation? Giuseppe Di Giacomo and Benjamin Lerch #USI_university show that show that 8% of workers enroll in college, about 10% claim disability benefits, and nearly 40% retire early. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

🚨The deadline for abstract submissions to the Harry Katz conference & special issue is coming up on October 1. 📚Guest Editors: @ilralex.bsky.social, Ariel Avgar and Danielle van Jaarsveld 📅Conference: @cornellilr.bsky.social April 11–12, 2026 🗒️For more 👉: shorturl.at/ER2XK

Do employers prefer #RemoteJobs? Piotr Lewandowski and coauthors #IBSWarsaw how that only employers with positive views on remote work productivity and high-quality talent management value remote work in the same way workers do. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

How does increased worker #voice benefit #wages? Dylan Nelson @uofillinois.bsky.social and @natewilmers.bsky.social @mitsloan.bsky.social show that worker voice pays earnings premium that is attributable to increased #productivity and greater worker bargaining #power. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Read Francis Kuriakose's review of Max Papadantonakis' #CSUMB new book published by @templeunivpress.bsky.social that demonstrates how highly #skilled tech developers face #precarity due to systemic #inequities and #technological change in the #USA. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Explore Xinming Deng's (@michiganstateu.bsky.social) review of Ya-Wen Lei's new book @princetonupress.bsky.social that examines China's digital development and #automation in a labor intensive context. doi.org/10.1177/0019...