Ian Greer
@ianithacagreer.bsky.social
Industrial relations academic involved in various labor struggles. Cornell-ILR Ithaca Co-Lab. Marketization book with Charles Umney. Current research on re-entry, electric vehicle transition, living wage, unemployment.
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#CornellILR's @ianithacagreer.bsky.social provided context on unionization challenges facing the U.A.W. in the South in this @nytimes.com article: “The footprint has shifted from Michigan southward,” said Greer, who researches labor relations. “It’s a very challenging environment for the U.A.W.”
Union Leads in Vote at Ford Battery Plant
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
#CornellILR's @ianithacagreer.bsky.social provided context on unionization challenges facing the U.A.W. in the South in this @nytimes.com article: “The footprint has shifted from Michigan southward,” said Greer, who researches labor relations. “It’s a very challenging environment for the U.A.W.”
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HAPPENING NOW: 📍Washington, DC
We are rallying in solidarity with our union brother and
@seiuca.bsky.social President David Huerta.
From Massachusetts to California, we call for his immediate release and for an end to ICE raids that are tearing our communities apart. #FreeDavidEndRaids
We are rallying in solidarity with our union brother and
@seiuca.bsky.social President David Huerta.
From Massachusetts to California, we call for his immediate release and for an end to ICE raids that are tearing our communities apart. #FreeDavidEndRaids
June 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
HAPPENING NOW: 📍Washington, DC
We are rallying in solidarity with our union brother and
@seiuca.bsky.social President David Huerta.
From Massachusetts to California, we call for his immediate release and for an end to ICE raids that are tearing our communities apart. #FreeDavidEndRaids
We are rallying in solidarity with our union brother and
@seiuca.bsky.social President David Huerta.
From Massachusetts to California, we call for his immediate release and for an end to ICE raids that are tearing our communities apart. #FreeDavidEndRaids
Latest on unemployment insurance in NY State. James Parrott on how workers will get an increase in benefits, employers will get a bailout, and the UI boat will still leak -- www.centernyc.org/urban-matter....
Albany Bails Out Our Unemployment Insurance Boat. Guess What? It Still Leaks. — Center for New York City Affairs
The good news: Benefits will go up from disgracefully low levels. The bad news: The system’s underlying finances remain insecure and unfair.
www.centernyc.org
May 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Latest on unemployment insurance in NY State. James Parrott on how workers will get an increase in benefits, employers will get a bailout, and the UI boat will still leak -- www.centernyc.org/urban-matter....
Fixing unemployment insurance in US states can feel Sisyphean at times. But maybe this year New York State will get serious about fixing its inadequate and regressive tax structure, which has led to a freeze in benefits levels since 2019. Here's my op ed --
www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti....
www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti....
Commentary: New York must get serious about fixing Unemployment Insurance
Proposals being floated by state leaders do nothing to tackle the root causes of the system’s insolvency and would soon lead to more debt.
www.timesunion.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Fixing unemployment insurance in US states can feel Sisyphean at times. But maybe this year New York State will get serious about fixing its inadequate and regressive tax structure, which has led to a freeze in benefits levels since 2019. Here's my op ed --
www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti....
www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti....
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Tariffs are "a boon to fiercely anti-union Tesla, which will benefit from the disarray of competitors...who need time to rethink production strategies and retool factories. Any new automotive jobs will be overwhelmingly nonunion,” said @ianithacagreer.bsky.social. www.cnn.com/2025/03/29/c...
Tesla’s ‘American-made’ cars won’t get hit as hard by the auto tariffs | CNN Business
Just this week, Tesla boasted as anxieties swirled over tariffs on automobiles.
www.cnn.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Tariffs are "a boon to fiercely anti-union Tesla, which will benefit from the disarray of competitors...who need time to rethink production strategies and retool factories. Any new automotive jobs will be overwhelmingly nonunion,” said @ianithacagreer.bsky.social. www.cnn.com/2025/03/29/c...
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Earlier this year (gosh, doesn't time fly) we celebrated the official launch of Work-Net International and we're pleased to announce that videos from the launch, including our 2 panel discussions, are now available: www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/news/work-ne...
Work-Net International launch event | Alliance MBSFacebookLinkedIn
Work-Net International recently hosted a special event in AMBS as part of the Work and Equality Institute's (WEI) biennial Fairness at Work Conference.
www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk
March 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Earlier this year (gosh, doesn't time fly) we celebrated the official launch of Work-Net International and we're pleased to announce that videos from the launch, including our 2 panel discussions, are now available: www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/news/work-ne...
Worker misclassification is costing law abiding employers many millions and making it very difficult for workers to get unemployment benefits. See the short video by my @cornellilr.bsky.social students, and learn about proposed legislation in NY State to fix it! www.ilr.cornell.edu/ithaca-co-la...
Student Project: Examining Worker Misclassification in New York State’s Unemployment Insurance System (Video)
This student-led video examines worker misclassification in New York State’s unemployment insurance (UI) system. Employees treated by their employers as independent contractors, often in violation of ...
www.ilr.cornell.edu
March 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Worker misclassification is costing law abiding employers many millions and making it very difficult for workers to get unemployment benefits. See the short video by my @cornellilr.bsky.social students, and learn about proposed legislation in NY State to fix it! www.ilr.cornell.edu/ithaca-co-la...
New short video from @cornellilr.bsky.social students and the UI coalition about how unemployed people are unjustly accused of fraud, and legislation to reduce the punitiveness of the system in NY State. www.ilr.cornell.edu/ithaca-co-la...
Student Project: Examining Unemployment Insurance Overpayments in New York State (Video)
This student-led video examines unemployment insurance overpayments in New York State. Through conversations with past unemployment benefits claimants, this video shows how strict policing of fault an...
www.ilr.cornell.edu
March 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
New short video from @cornellilr.bsky.social students and the UI coalition about how unemployed people are unjustly accused of fraud, and legislation to reduce the punitiveness of the system in NY State. www.ilr.cornell.edu/ithaca-co-la...
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In Ithaca - Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) workers represented by @uaw.org Region 9 have been negotiating for a fair contract for three weeks without reaching an agreement with management.
One worker tells me a strike is “very feasible” at this point.
@ithacatimes.bsky.social
One worker tells me a strike is “very feasible” at this point.
@ithacatimes.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
In Ithaca - Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) workers represented by @uaw.org Region 9 have been negotiating for a fair contract for three weeks without reaching an agreement with management.
One worker tells me a strike is “very feasible” at this point.
@ithacatimes.bsky.social
One worker tells me a strike is “very feasible” at this point.
@ithacatimes.bsky.social
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Earlier this week, @workequalities.bsky.social, alongside founding member institutes from around the world, proudly celebrated the launch of WorkNet International – a pioneering global network committed to advancing research on work and employment.
@worknetint.bsky.social
@worknetint.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Earlier this week, @workequalities.bsky.social, alongside founding member institutes from around the world, proudly celebrated the launch of WorkNet International – a pioneering global network committed to advancing research on work and employment.
@worknetint.bsky.social
@worknetint.bsky.social
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Pictures shared on a community Facebook group of what eye witnesses assume are ICE agents outside the Tompkins County Department of Social Services. Taken ~ 1 hr. ago.
January 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Pictures shared on a community Facebook group of what eye witnesses assume are ICE agents outside the Tompkins County Department of Social Services. Taken ~ 1 hr. ago.
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🙏🙏Really enjoyed reading the review and discussing w Harry. Hopefully the book will be available open access some point soon
New issue of Organization, featuring my review of @ianithacagreer.bsky.social & @charlesumney.bsky.social's excellent book "Marketization: How Capitalist Exchange Disciplines Workers and Subverts Democracy" out now with @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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January 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🙏🙏Really enjoyed reading the review and discussing w Harry. Hopefully the book will be available open access some point soon
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Not easy to get so many people together for a photo, but we’re thrilled so many of our Work-Net representatives could be together for the official launch at the @workequalities.bsky.social Fairness at Work conference! A huge thank you to everyone who supported us and we can’t wait to get started!
January 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Not easy to get so many people together for a photo, but we’re thrilled so many of our Work-Net representatives could be together for the official launch at the @workequalities.bsky.social Fairness at Work conference! A huge thank you to everyone who supported us and we can’t wait to get started!
Just got home from Manchester, where I attended the edifying and intellectually stimulating launch of @worknetint.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Just got home from Manchester, where I attended the edifying and intellectually stimulating launch of @worknetint.bsky.social
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New issue of Organization, featuring my review of @ianithacagreer.bsky.social & @charlesumney.bsky.social's excellent book "Marketization: How Capitalist Exchange Disciplines Workers and Subverts Democracy" out now with @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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January 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
New issue of Organization, featuring my review of @ianithacagreer.bsky.social & @charlesumney.bsky.social's excellent book "Marketization: How Capitalist Exchange Disciplines Workers and Subverts Democracy" out now with @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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English followers: If you’re curious why the new US government is composed of authoritarians, anti-vaccinationists, and libertarians who spread conspiracy theories—and how this relates to late-modern individualization—then this book might be of interest to you.
www.politybooks.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:15 PM
English followers: If you’re curious why the new US government is composed of authoritarians, anti-vaccinationists, and libertarians who spread conspiracy theories—and how this relates to late-modern individualization—then this book might be of interest to you.
@charlesumney.bsky.social While rereading our book for the ir theory phd seminar, I am experiencing states of outrage I had forgotten about.
November 26, 2024 at 4:42 PM
@charlesumney.bsky.social While rereading our book for the ir theory phd seminar, I am experiencing states of outrage I had forgotten about.
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I set up a ‘labor research and policy’ starter pack. It’s almost at the 150 person capacity… but let me know if I should add you to a ‘part 2’ list… go.bsky.app/55FK3m7
November 25, 2024 at 8:46 PM
I set up a ‘labor research and policy’ starter pack. It’s almost at the 150 person capacity… but let me know if I should add you to a ‘part 2’ list… go.bsky.app/55FK3m7
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The digital version of my new book Shifting Gears: Canadian Autoworkers & the Changing Landscape of Labour Politics, co-authored with @stephross.bsky.social, is now available from @ubcpress.bsky.social.
You can also download & read the introductory chapter for free!
www.ubcpress.ca/shifting-gears
You can also download & read the introductory chapter for free!
www.ubcpress.ca/shifting-gears
November 15, 2024 at 4:40 PM
The digital version of my new book Shifting Gears: Canadian Autoworkers & the Changing Landscape of Labour Politics, co-authored with @stephross.bsky.social, is now available from @ubcpress.bsky.social.
You can also download & read the introductory chapter for free!
www.ubcpress.ca/shifting-gears
You can also download & read the introductory chapter for free!
www.ubcpress.ca/shifting-gears
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📽️Cinema is a passion of mine, so I was happy that
Sociologia del Lavoro asked Riccardo Chesta and me to write the first piece for their new section Taccuino. We focus on a legend, Ken Loach, and the relationship between his cinema and sociology of work
journals.francoangeli.it/index.php/sl...
Sociologia del Lavoro asked Riccardo Chesta and me to write the first piece for their new section Taccuino. We focus on a legend, Ken Loach, and the relationship between his cinema and sociology of work
journals.francoangeli.it/index.php/sl...
November 15, 2024 at 11:06 AM
📽️Cinema is a passion of mine, so I was happy that
Sociologia del Lavoro asked Riccardo Chesta and me to write the first piece for their new section Taccuino. We focus on a legend, Ken Loach, and the relationship between his cinema and sociology of work
journals.francoangeli.it/index.php/sl...
Sociologia del Lavoro asked Riccardo Chesta and me to write the first piece for their new section Taccuino. We focus on a legend, Ken Loach, and the relationship between his cinema and sociology of work
journals.francoangeli.it/index.php/sl...
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update from the bad place (my former employer)
November 14, 2024 at 2:32 PM
update from the bad place (my former employer)
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Welcoming @aslefunion.bsky.social and @usdawunion.bsky.social, to bring our trade union starter pack up to 14.
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bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 13, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Welcoming @aslefunion.bsky.social and @usdawunion.bsky.social, to bring our trade union starter pack up to 14.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Voices of public transportation workers in Ithaca going into collective bargaining, UAW Local 2300 members interviewed by ILR students - www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH9l...
TCAT Workers Prepare to Negotiate a New Contract
YouTube video by Cornell ILR
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November 14, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Voices of public transportation workers in Ithaca going into collective bargaining, UAW Local 2300 members interviewed by ILR students - www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH9l...
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As this is really helping me getting a network, here are some people doing research on industrial relations and trade unions
Feel free to suggest more @etui.bsky.social @mhermans.bsky.social @melaniesimms.bsky.social @johnwbudd.bsky.social @kurtvandaele.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/8W2BZMR
Feel free to suggest more @etui.bsky.social @mhermans.bsky.social @melaniesimms.bsky.social @johnwbudd.bsky.social @kurtvandaele.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/8W2BZMR
November 14, 2024 at 1:39 PM
As this is really helping me getting a network, here are some people doing research on industrial relations and trade unions
Feel free to suggest more @etui.bsky.social @mhermans.bsky.social @melaniesimms.bsky.social @johnwbudd.bsky.social @kurtvandaele.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/8W2BZMR
Feel free to suggest more @etui.bsky.social @mhermans.bsky.social @melaniesimms.bsky.social @johnwbudd.bsky.social @kurtvandaele.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/8W2BZMR