Current and former faculty include Charles Tharp , former SVP of HR at Bristol-Myers Squibb and Saks ; Kevin Hallock , board member for WorldatWork ; Francine D. Blau ( also ILR alumna ) , first female recipient of the IZA Prize ; and the 4th U.S. Secretary of Labor , Frances Perkins — the first female U.S. Cabinet member , the longest-serving ( 12 years ) Secretary of Labor , witness to the Triangle Factory fire , and champion of both the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Social Security Act . Andy Stern , former President of the SEIU , holds an appointment as the Alice B. Grant Labor Leader in Residence at the school
Triangle Factory fire
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
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