ILR Review

For more than 75 years, the ILR Review has been at the forefront of publishing peer-reviewed research on work and employment relations. The Review, published by SAGE Publications, is part of the Cornell University ILR School, which is regarded as the leading academic institution focused on the world of work.

We are dedicated to international and interdisciplinary research that advances new theory, presents novel empirical work, and informs organizational and public policy.

Contact us at:
ILR Review
242 and 244 Ives East Building
ILR School, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3295
[email protected]


Calls for Papers

Announcing a Conference and Special Issue Honoring Harry C. Katz: Labor Relations at a Crossroads (PDF, 163 KB)

Announcing a Special Issue on Employee Ownership in the Contemporary Economy: Taking the High, Middle, or Low Road for Workers, Firms, and Society? (PDF, 259 KB)

Announcing a Special Issue on Industrial Relations, Political Parties, and Political Systems (PDF, 228 KB)

Announcing a Conference and Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work (PDF, 203 KB)

Now accepting submissions for a special series on Novel Technologies at Work (PDF, 139 KB)

Now accepting submissions for a special series on Work, Labor, and Employment Relations in the COVID-19 Era (PDF, 142 KB)

Announcing the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA) and ILR Review Best Paper Competition. (PDF, 182 KB)

Now accepting submissions for a special series on Industry and Organization Studies, in partnership with the Industry Studies Association (ISA). (PDF, 206 KB)


Current Issue – Volume 78, Number 3, May 2025


Articles

Between Legitimacy and Cost: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining Rights in Global Supply Chains
Chunyun Li, Sarosh Kuruvilla, and Jinsun Bae
Going Global: Comparing Union Resourcefulness in Securing Inclusion in Supply Chain Labor Governance Initiatives
Sarah Ashwin, Nora Lohmeyer, Niklas Egels-Zandén, and Rachel Alexander
Collective Bargaining and Public-Sector Wage Setting
Michele Campolieti
The Firm’s Role in Displaced Workers’ Earnings Losses
Brendan Moore and Judith Scott-Clayton
Employment and Consumption Responses to the Withdrawal of Unemployment Benefits
Zachary Parolin and Clemente Pignatti

Book Reviews

Co-operation and Co-operatives in 21st-Century Europe. Edited by Julian Manley, Anthony Webster, and Olga Kuznetsova.
Reviewed by Stefan Ivanovski.
The Stigma Trap: College-Educated, Experienced, and Long-Term Unemployed. By Ofer Sharone.
Reviewed by Chang Wang.
Social Policy in Capitalist History: Perspectives on Poverty, Work and Society. By Ayşe Buğra.
Reviewed by Yusuf Murteza.
Where Cloud Is Ground: Placing Data and Making Place in Iceland. By Alix Johnson.
Reviewed by Francis Kuriakose.
Side Hustle Safety Net: How Vulnerable Workers Survive Precarious Times. By Alexandrea J. Ravenelle.
Reviewed by Victor Tan Chen.
What Work Is. By Robert Bruno.
Reviewed by Grant Michelson.