Deepa Kylasam Iyer

PhD Candidate @Cornell ~ Author of Soloist, Zodiac & Turning Thirty & Other Poems ~ Dog lover and cricket buff.

[Deepa Kylasam Iyer @iamdki]

The book is out! You can buy your copy here:
https://t.co/uRNU1dLzZG

[Deepa Kylasam Iyer @iamdki]

Thank you @micahuetricht for the opportunity and Johnnie Kallas, Luke O'Brien and @EliDFriedman for being amazing collaborators.

[Deepa Kylasam Iyer @iamdki]

In our #MayDay article @jacobin, also commemorating the 5th anniversary of the @ILRLaborAction, we show how #labor action is dominated by a few large #strikes annually and discuss what it takes to have a genuine groundswell of the labor movement.
https://t.co/BxgY9eFlAp

[Deepa Kylasam Iyer @iamdki]

Away! away! for I will fly to thee,
Not charioted by Bacchus and his pards,
But on the viewless wings of Poesy
~John Keats

It's the National Poetry Month in April - let us immerse ourselves in verses and find meaning in life once again.

[Deepa Kylasam Iyer @iamdki]

Thanks to the incredible efforts of the team @ILRLaborAction at @cornellilr and @LER_Illinois
- Luke O'Brien, Johnnie Kallas and @EliDFriedman. Shoutout to Dave Yantorno, Betsy Wiggers, Jeff Amaral, Julie Greco, @aallington and Nell Madigan for the production and media support

[Deepa Kylasam Iyer @iamdki]

🚨Our fifth annual report is out
📊 New data: 303 work stoppages in 2025
⬇️ Fewer stoppages + fewer strike days than 2024
➡️ Nearly the same number of workers
🏥Healthcare & Social Assistance now leads all industries in workers + strike days
Labor activism continues to evolve.

[Labor Action Tracker @ILRLaborAction]

📣 The Labor Action Tracker 2025 Annual Report is officially here, courtesy of @ILRLaborAction, @cornellilr, and @LER_Illinois!

Check out the link below for the full report or take a look at the overview in the following thread!

https://t.co/13SrQc6wOS

[Power At Work @PowerAtWorkBlog]

How many strikes did workers launch in 2025?
How many workers were involved?
How many work days did these strikes cost employers?

Check out our exclusive blogcast covering the 2026 @ILRLaborAction

With John Kallas of @cornellilr and @UofIllinois

https://t.co/SYaQulbnpX

[Deepa Kylasam Iyer @iamdki]

The book is out! You can buy your copy here:
https://t.co/uRNU1dLzZG

[Deepa Kylasam Iyer @iamdki]

I am really pleased to share that my third #poetry book Soloist published by the legendary #Ithaca institution Zorba Press under the masterful guidance of editor Michael Pastore with ample help from Ann Pastore will be in your hands soon. Here 👇 is the first look of the cover.

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One of the greatest pleasures of life is that once a year @NobelPrize tells us - a writer so great lives among us and we must visit them at least once. And so we have László Krasznahorkai this year who transports us to a time and space far far away with masterful precision.

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You never stand so tall as when you stoop to help an animal. You always stood tall, Jane. Rest in peace🌹!

Photo: Jane Goodall Institute

[Deepa Kylasam Iyer @iamdki]

@f_kuriakose @SageJournals @FIIBIndia Many congratulations! Keep up the good work.

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This was an exciting book to read - full of important ideas about how the US could create a portfolio of policies that support industrial relations. I am so happy that it featured in the @ILRReview .

[ILR Review @ILRReview]

Read @iamdki's (@cornellilr) review of Marc Fasteau and Ian Fletcher's @cpa_tradereform new book that argues why the state has to actively craft the industrial policy for the #USA to create good #jobs and a prosperous economy.
https://t.co/5JTeJRn6Ew

[Deepa Kylasam Iyer @iamdki]

Our deep appreciation to the vibrant community of PhD students who made this event a huge success. Kudos to @SumatiThusoo, Daniela Gatti, Yichen Liu, Stefan Ivanovski, William Foley, @dongwooparkk , @ayaj325 , Alexander Busch and others for your involved participation.

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We hosted the 27th annual #PhD consortium at the @LERassn conference in Seattle. A special shout out to the amazing team of co-chairs Akierah Binns, Tinu Mathew and Kwon Hee Han and the coordinator Bernadette Tiemann whom I had the pleasure to work with in organizing this event.

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What made this event special was the extraordinary set of speakers. Thank you so much @ProfASLitwin ,@maffiemd, Maite Tapia, Carla Cecilia Lima Aranzaes, Danielle van Jaarsveld, John Kallas, @rachelerstad, @JakeRosenfeld1, Jack Fiorito and John Logan.

[Deepa Kylasam Iyer @iamdki]

An exciting post doctoral position on labor and AI is open at @cornellilr.
⌛️Deadline: May 15, 2025
🗓️Begins: August 2025
🗒️For more: https://t.co/rY3fUbO6ki

[Deepa Kylasam Iyer @iamdki]

Here is an interesting opportunity to present your labor-related ideas at a conference and get considered for a special issue in the ILR Review 👇

[ILR Review @ILRReview]

📢Call for papers for a conference and special issue honoring Harry C. Katz is now open!
#⃣ Issue: Labor Relations at a Crossroads: Charting the Course Forward
🗓️Deadline: 1 Oct 2025
📝Editors: Ariel Avgar, @alexjscolvin & Danielle van Jaarsveld
🔍More: https://t.co/ioZs6XNvFo

[Deepa Kylasam Iyer @iamdki]

The 2024 Labor Action Tracker Report @cornellilr @LER_Illinois is out! #Strikes continue to be an important way American #workers demand their rights. Had a terrific team of coauthors this time - Luke O'Brien, Henry Han and Johnnie Kallas - and support from @EliDFriedman.

[Labor Action Tracker @ILRLaborAction]

📣 The Labor Action Tracker 2024 Annual Report is officially here, courtesy of @ILRLaborAction, @cornellilr, and @LER_Illinois!

Check out the link below for the full report or take a look at the overview in the following thread!

https://t.co/JrKYWi6IMa

[Deepa Kylasam Iyer @iamdki]

Reading this book now. It is a fascinating tour de force into the world of humans who make #AI run efficiently and well at great human cost. Must-read for anyone who cares how #technology impacts #workplaces and society. Highly recommended!
https://t.co/OOlkufIfhK

[Deepa Kylasam Iyer @iamdki]

We read Michael Burawoy (15 June 1947- 3 February 2025) to understand how to study industrial workplaces through the labor process in graduate seminars. Thank you for leading the way, Michael. Your intellectual contributions will endure the test of times.