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Rachel Aleks, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director
raleks@uwindsor.ca
519-253-3000 ext. 4913
Office: OB 318A

Education 

  • Ph.D.  University of Toronto, Industrial Relations and Human Resources, 2014.
  • MIRHR  University of Toronto, Industrial Relations and Human Resources, 2010.
  • B.Comm  McGill University, Montreal, International Management, 2007.

Professional Memberships 

  • Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA), 2018-Present
  • Canadian Industrial Relations Association (CIRA), 2018-Present
  • Academy of Management, 2018-Present

Employment Experience 

  • Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Odette School of Business, University of Windsor (July, 2019 - Present)
  • Assistant Professor, Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations (July, 2014 - June, 2019), Ithaca, New York.

Honours and Awards 

  • 2024: University of Windsor Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Awards (nominee)
  • 2022-2023: Odette New Researcher Award, Odette School of Business
  • 2023: VPRI Celebration of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award
  • 2022: LERA 2022 John T. Dunlop Outstanding Scholar Award.  Labor and Employment Relations Association.
  • 2017:  Robert N. Stern Award for Teaching and Mentoring, Cornell University ILR School.
  • 2015:  Hartle Award (for outstanding scholarship), Rotman Institute for International Business, University of Toronto.
  • 2015:  Thomas A. Kochan & Stephen R. Sleigh Best Dissertation Award, Labor and Employment Relations Association.
  • 2013:  Allen Ponak Best Student Award, Canadian Industrial Relations Association.

INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Journal Articles 

  • Kallas, J.; Park, D. & Aleks, R. (2023). Breaking the deadlock: How union and employer tactics affect first contract achievement. Industrial Relations Journal, http://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12399. [February]
  • Aleks, R.; Saksida, T. & Kolaghar, S. (2021). Practice what you preach: The gender pay gap in labor union compensation. Industrial Relations, 60 (4), 403-435, http://doi.org/10.1111.irel.12291 [September]
  • Aleks, R.; Sakside, T.,, & Wolf, A.S. (2020). Hero or villain? A cohort and generational analysis of how youth attitudes towards unions have changed over time.  British Journal of Industrial Relations, 59 (2), 532-567, http://doi.org/10.1111/bjir/12571. [October]
  • Aleks, R. (2019).  What professionals want: Union and employer tactics in representation elections of professional workers.   Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 72 (3), 693-717, http://doi.org/10.1177/0019793918790946.
  • Aleks, R. (2015).  Estimating the effect of 'change to win' on Union organizing.   Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 68 (3), 584-6605, http://doi.org/10.1177/0019793915570872.

Presentations 

  • Aleks, R. (2023, December). Hero or villain? A cohort and generational analysis of how youth attitudes towards unions have changed over time. International Labor Organization Youth Employment Research Forum, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Aleks, R. (2023, September). A view on organizing from a former union organizer. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Labor Summit, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Aleks, R.; Novikoff, J., White, C. & Wagner, P. (2022, June). Union Organizing.  National HR Hospitality Conference, Miami Beach, Florida.
  • Aleks, R. & Kallas, J. (2021, June). Starting off on the right foot: How organizing tactics affect first contract negotiations.  Labor and Employment Relations Association 73rd Annaul Meeting, virtual.
  • Aleks, R., Saksida, T., & Maffie, M. (2020, June). The role of collective bargaining in the digitized workplace.  Labour and Employee Relations Association Regional Congress for the Americas, 10th, Virtual.
  • Aleks, R. & Saksida, T. (2019, August). Hero or villain? A time-lag study of how millenials' attitudes towards unions compare to those of previous generations.  Academy of Management annual conference, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Aleks, R. & Maffie, M. (2019, June). Union's response to MeToo.  Labor and Employment Relations Association 71st Annual meeting, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Aleks, R. & Saksida, T. (2018). Practice what you preach: Gender (in)equality in labor union leadership.  Canadian Industrial Relations Association conference, Montreal.
  • Aleks, R. & Saksida, T. (2017, July). Practice what you preach: Gender (in)equality in labor union leadership.  International Conference on Organizations, Communities & Nations, 17th Annual conference, Toronto.
  • Aleks, R. (2017, June). Overview of professional unions and their role in the American labor movement.  Labor and Employment Relations Association, 69th Annual meeting, Anaheim.
  • Aleks, R. (2016, May). Generational differences in youth attitudes towards long-term employment and labor unions.  Labor and Employment Relations Association, 68th Annual meeting, Minneapolis.
  • Aleks, R. (2016, March). Working with unions for success. HR in Hospitality conference, Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • Aleks, R. (2015, May). What professionals want: Union/employer characteristics in certification elections of professional workers.  Labor and Employment Relations Association, 67th Annual meeting, Pittsburgh.
  • Aleks, R. (2013, September). Right to work: Background and empirical evidence.  Canadian Labour Congress Research Meeting, Ottawa.
  • Aleks, R. (2013, June). Union and employer characteristics and organizing tactics in certification elections involving professional workers.  Labor and Employment Relations Association, 65th Annual meeting, St. Louis.
  • Aleks, R. (2013, May). Right to work: Background and empirical evidence. Canadian Industrial Relations Association conference, Toronto.

Grants (Competitive; Funded only) 

  • Aleks, R. (2023). University of Windsor SEG Exchange Travel Grant, Total awarded: $1,000.
  • Aleks, R. (2020-2025). An imperfect union: Sexual harassment and organized labour, SSHRC Insight Development Grant, Total awarded: $61,218.
  • Aleks, R. (2018). Stronger together? Gender spillover effects in unions, President's Council of Cornell Women Affinito-Stewart Grant, Total awarded: $7,768 USD.
  • Aleks, R. (2016). Practice what you preach: Gender (in)equality in labor union leadership, Cornell University Institute for Social Sciences, Total awarded: $8,706 USD.
  • Aleks, R. (2013). Union and employer characteristics and tactics in certification elections of professional workers ($2,000.00), Susan C. Eaton Scholar-Practitioner Research Grant (USA), Labor and Employment Relations Association, Total awarded: $2,000 USD.