Andrew Wolf
@mrandrewthewolf.bsky.social
Labor sociologists, assistant professor at Cornell ILR. Studies gig worker and immigrant worker organizing. PhD from UW-Madison, fmr post doc Rutgers SMLR, fmr campaigner SEIU 32BJ. Website: https://andrewwolfsociology.com/
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NEW ANALYSIS: Federal regulatory agencies charged with enforcing wage and workplace safety conditions are taking drastically fewer actions against companies, and proposed rule changes by the administration will give workers even fewer protections. 🧵
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Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
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December 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
NEW ANALYSIS: Federal regulatory agencies charged with enforcing wage and workplace safety conditions are taking drastically fewer actions against companies, and proposed rule changes by the administration will give workers even fewer protections. 🧵
goodjobsfirst.org/worker-prote...
goodjobsfirst.org/worker-prote...
Check out Alex Kowalski's excellent new paper on robots in fulfillment warehouses.
We think this is the first published paper that was first work-shopped at Cornell's new Sociology of Organizations, Labor, and Economy Seminar!
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We think this is the first published paper that was first work-shopped at Cornell's new Sociology of Organizations, Labor, and Economy Seminar!
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January 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Check out Alex Kowalski's excellent new paper on robots in fulfillment warehouses.
We think this is the first published paper that was first work-shopped at Cornell's new Sociology of Organizations, Labor, and Economy Seminar!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
We think this is the first published paper that was first work-shopped at Cornell's new Sociology of Organizations, Labor, and Economy Seminar!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Our new chapter (#3) “Toward a Sociology of Labour Regulation and Enforcement in the Context of the Modern Fissured Workplace” in the Handbook on the Sociology of Work is out now.
Excellent volume with chapters from lots of amazing people!
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Excellent volume with chapters from lots of amazing people!
www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Our new chapter (#3) “Toward a Sociology of Labour Regulation and Enforcement in the Context of the Modern Fissured Workplace” in the Handbook on the Sociology of Work is out now.
Excellent volume with chapters from lots of amazing people!
www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
Excellent volume with chapters from lots of amazing people!
www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
In his last hours as Mayor Eric Adams vetoed every progressive labor reform passed this month. This was not based on conviction but a corrupt man trying to add zeros to a lobbying career that won’t pan out because he has in fact zero juice.
January 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM
In his last hours as Mayor Eric Adams vetoed every progressive labor reform passed this month. This was not based on conviction but a corrupt man trying to add zeros to a lobbying career that won’t pan out because he has in fact zero juice.
Gotta love the student whose fake AI citation was attributed to ME!!!
December 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Gotta love the student whose fake AI citation was attributed to ME!!!
Algorithmic management and AI making decisions to fire people is not only morally unexplainable but is prone to error and racial bias. NYC took a massive step forward yesterday in providing just cause protections and the right to arbitration for gig workers. www.amny.com/news/city-co...
City Council approves ‘unfair deactivations’ safeguards for rideshare drivers, delivery workers – amNewYork
The City Council approved on Thursday a pair of measures designed to bolster protections for app-based rideshare drivers and delivery workers against firings
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December 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Algorithmic management and AI making decisions to fire people is not only morally unexplainable but is prone to error and racial bias. NYC took a massive step forward yesterday in providing just cause protections and the right to arbitration for gig workers. www.amny.com/news/city-co...
My old friend Alex Bores is running for Congress and gave a great interview to Odd Lots on NYS’ efforts to regulate AI open.spotify.com/episode/067Q...
Meet the Politician the AI Industry Is Trying to Stop
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December 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
My old friend Alex Bores is running for Congress and gave a great interview to Odd Lots on NYS’ efforts to regulate AI open.spotify.com/episode/067Q...
Tomorrow is shaping up to be a massive day for workers’ rights in NYC with votes on just cause protections for gig workers and street vendor licensing reform.
I have written reports on why both are needed.
www.ilr.cornell.edu/carow/carow-...
www.ilr.cornell.edu/worker-insti...
I have written reports on why both are needed.
www.ilr.cornell.edu/carow/carow-...
www.ilr.cornell.edu/worker-insti...
Just Cause for NYC Gig Workers Provides Human Review for Algorithmic Firings
App workers receive minimal benefits and protection. Termination decisions are made by algorithms, which are prone to error and discriminatory customer abuse. ILR Assistant Professor Andrew Wolf descr...
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December 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Tomorrow is shaping up to be a massive day for workers’ rights in NYC with votes on just cause protections for gig workers and street vendor licensing reform.
I have written reports on why both are needed.
www.ilr.cornell.edu/carow/carow-...
www.ilr.cornell.edu/worker-insti...
I have written reports on why both are needed.
www.ilr.cornell.edu/carow/carow-...
www.ilr.cornell.edu/worker-insti...
Aurora borealis over Cornell on my walk home tonight.
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Aurora borealis over Cornell on my walk home tonight.
GOP bill to destroy the NLRA www.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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What's happening here?
"President Donald J. Trump’s bold economic agenda is delivering real results for American families — with new data from DoorDash’s State of Local Commerce report..."
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
"President Donald J. Trump’s bold economic agenda is delivering real results for American families — with new data from DoorDash’s State of Local Commerce report..."
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NEW DATA: Lower Prices, Bigger Paychecks
President Donald J. Trump’s bold economic agenda is delivering real results for American families — with new data from DoorDash’s State of Local Commerce
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November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
What's happening here?
"President Donald J. Trump’s bold economic agenda is delivering real results for American families — with new data from DoorDash’s State of Local Commerce report..."
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
"President Donald J. Trump’s bold economic agenda is delivering real results for American families — with new data from DoorDash’s State of Local Commerce report..."
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
I wrote a policy brief on why NYC’s just cause protections for gig workers bills are needed given the prevalence of discrimination in the industry. @nytwa.bsky.social @workersjusticep.bsky.social
Just Cause for NYC Gig Workers Provides Human Review for Algorithmic Firings
App workers receive minimal benefits and protection. Termination decisions are made by algorithms, which are prone to error and discriminatory customer abuse. ILR Assistant Professor Andrew Wolf descr...
www.ilr.cornell.edu
November 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I wrote a policy brief on why NYC’s just cause protections for gig workers bills are needed given the prevalence of discrimination in the industry. @nytwa.bsky.social @workersjusticep.bsky.social
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#CornellILR's @mrandrewthewolf.bsky.social, assistant professor of global labor and work, provides expert commentary on the dynamics of ethnic groups in street vending and the challenges vendors face under current regulations.
Fear and Anger Fill New York’s Canal Street After Immigration Raid
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October 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#CornellILR's @mrandrewthewolf.bsky.social, assistant professor of global labor and work, provides expert commentary on the dynamics of ethnic groups in street vending and the challenges vendors face under current regulations.
Full moon over Cornell University at sunset. Wish I had had a better camera. And that I wasn’t standing in front of the waste water treatment plant.
October 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Full moon over Cornell University at sunset. Wish I had had a better camera. And that I wasn’t standing in front of the waste water treatment plant.
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Cornell University Library is hiring two Processing Archivists! Come work with us! jobs.hr.cornell.edu/us/en/job/WD...
Processing Archivist (2 Positions) - Cornell University Library in Ithaca, New York, United States of America | Library & Museum at Cornell University
Apply for Processing Archivist (2 Positions) - Cornell University Library job with Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States of America. Library & Museum at Cornell University
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September 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Cornell University Library is hiring two Processing Archivists! Come work with us! jobs.hr.cornell.edu/us/en/job/WD...
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On Friday, the NYC Council Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection discussed a local law to amend administrative code in relation to the wrongful deactivation of app-based delivery workers. #CornellILR's @mrandrewthewolf.bsky.social submitted testimony before city council on this measure.
September 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
On Friday, the NYC Council Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection discussed a local law to amend administrative code in relation to the wrongful deactivation of app-based delivery workers. #CornellILR's @mrandrewthewolf.bsky.social submitted testimony before city council on this measure.
🚨 New Paper! 🚨 Why do employers violate employment law? Turns out the answer is radically different for small businesses, especially IBIPOC businesses whose marginallization diminishes HR capacity. We find this complicates govt enforcement efforts. Out now in IREL doi.org/10.1111/irel...
Threats to Legitimacy in Local Employment Law Enforcement Regimes Among Immigrant and Racially Marginalized Small Business Owners
U.S. municipal labor enforcement agencies find they are often inundated with complaints from small, immigrant- or minority-owned firms. This undermines these agencies' efforts to engage in strategic ....
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September 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🚨 New Paper! 🚨 Why do employers violate employment law? Turns out the answer is radically different for small businesses, especially IBIPOC businesses whose marginallization diminishes HR capacity. We find this complicates govt enforcement efforts. Out now in IREL doi.org/10.1111/irel...
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Call for Bordeaux 2026 Mini-Conference Theme Proposals!
SASE invites scholars to propose mini-conference themes for its 38th Annual Meeting at Sciences Po Bordeaux, 1–3 July 2026 (virtual: 22–24 June)
Deadline: 18 Sept 2025
Details: sase.org/news/call-fo...
#SASE2026
SASE invites scholars to propose mini-conference themes for its 38th Annual Meeting at Sciences Po Bordeaux, 1–3 July 2026 (virtual: 22–24 June)
Deadline: 18 Sept 2025
Details: sase.org/news/call-fo...
#SASE2026
Call for Bordeaux 2026 Mini Conference Proposals - SASE
38th Annual SASE Conference Location & Date: Sciences Po Bordeaux, France — 1–3 July 2026 Virtual events: 22–24 June 2026 Submit your mini-conference proposal by 18 September 2025 via this form What I...
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June 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Call for Bordeaux 2026 Mini-Conference Theme Proposals!
SASE invites scholars to propose mini-conference themes for its 38th Annual Meeting at Sciences Po Bordeaux, 1–3 July 2026 (virtual: 22–24 June)
Deadline: 18 Sept 2025
Details: sase.org/news/call-fo...
#SASE2026
SASE invites scholars to propose mini-conference themes for its 38th Annual Meeting at Sciences Po Bordeaux, 1–3 July 2026 (virtual: 22–24 June)
Deadline: 18 Sept 2025
Details: sase.org/news/call-fo...
#SASE2026
Pretty funny that both the unions and the bosses made the same calculus on endorsing Cuomo.
Here's a fun thing that a top donor to Andrew Cuomo's super PAC just told me.
June 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Pretty funny that both the unions and the bosses made the same calculus on endorsing Cuomo.
Excited about Zohran Mamdani? Read my recent book chapter about the NYTWA hungry strike which he participated in a fought endlessly with Brad Lander to win. andrewwolfsociology.com/wp-content/u...
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June 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Excited about Zohran Mamdani? Read my recent book chapter about the NYTWA hungry strike which he participated in a fought endlessly with Brad Lander to win. andrewwolfsociology.com/wp-content/u...
Good book from the summer office.
June 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Good book from the summer office.
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And the people likely to suffer the most are not the detested cultural elites, but admin staff, grounds crew, janitors, food workers, adjuncts, lecturers, lab techs, grad students. That tenured Marxist in the English dept is keeping their job, even if their travel budget is going to be cut
exhibit #317
higher ed is the largest employer in 10 states, 60 cities, dozens and dozens of counties, like Tompkins below. attacking universities is economic sabotage.
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higher ed is the largest employer in 10 states, 60 cities, dozens and dozens of counties, like Tompkins below. attacking universities is economic sabotage.
ithacavoice.org/2025/06/layo...
Layoffs, further cuts likely at Cornell as federal scrutiny continues - The Ithaca Voice
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University has announced impending layoffs and spending cuts for the upcoming academic year, citing federal funding cuts. It is the first time the school has announced […]
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June 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
And the people likely to suffer the most are not the detested cultural elites, but admin staff, grounds crew, janitors, food workers, adjuncts, lecturers, lab techs, grad students. That tenured Marxist in the English dept is keeping their job, even if their travel budget is going to be cut
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📢 CFP: Columbia–Cornell Jr Scholars Workshop on the Political Economy of Work 🗽 Dec 5–6, 2025 in NYC!
Open to early-career scholars in law, soc, econ, poli sci, history.
Submit 1p abstract by Sept 15
✅ Feedback + mentoring
✅ Travel/lodging support (if needed)
🔗 forms.gle/vDkCHyenE5yQ...
Open to early-career scholars in law, soc, econ, poli sci, history.
Submit 1p abstract by Sept 15
✅ Feedback + mentoring
✅ Travel/lodging support (if needed)
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May 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
📢 CFP: Columbia–Cornell Jr Scholars Workshop on the Political Economy of Work 🗽 Dec 5–6, 2025 in NYC!
Open to early-career scholars in law, soc, econ, poli sci, history.
Submit 1p abstract by Sept 15
✅ Feedback + mentoring
✅ Travel/lodging support (if needed)
🔗 forms.gle/vDkCHyenE5yQ...
Open to early-career scholars in law, soc, econ, poli sci, history.
Submit 1p abstract by Sept 15
✅ Feedback + mentoring
✅ Travel/lodging support (if needed)
🔗 forms.gle/vDkCHyenE5yQ...
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ICE recently conducted a raid of farm workers, seemingly focused on pro-union worker leaders.
On Friday in New York the federal agents stopped a bus and, armed with a list, appeared to single out those who have been doing union organizing for years.
theintercept.com/2025/05/05/i...
On Friday in New York the federal agents stopped a bus and, armed with a list, appeared to single out those who have been doing union organizing for years.
theintercept.com/2025/05/05/i...
“They Actually Had a List”: ICE Arrests Workers Involved in Landmark Labor Rights Case
“We are concerned at the appearance of targeting publicly pro-union worker leaders,” said a UFW official about an ICE raid in New York.
theintercept.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
ICE recently conducted a raid of farm workers, seemingly focused on pro-union worker leaders.
On Friday in New York the federal agents stopped a bus and, armed with a list, appeared to single out those who have been doing union organizing for years.
theintercept.com/2025/05/05/i...
On Friday in New York the federal agents stopped a bus and, armed with a list, appeared to single out those who have been doing union organizing for years.
theintercept.com/2025/05/05/i...