Doctoral Candidate, Cornell University, United States Johnnie Kallas is a PhD candidate in the Department of Labor Relations, Law, and History at Cornell University's ILR School. His research focuses on strikes and labor militancy in the United States, with a special interest in healthcare. He serves as project director of the Cornell ILR Labor Action Tracker, which is a comprehensive, online database of strike activity in the United States. He also worked as a labor organizer for three years before enrolling in graduate school.