Fall Undergraduate Class: Labor and the Climate Crisis
This course is open to interested students, labor and climate activists with at least a High School Diploma or GED. Students can email david.unger@cuny.edu or call 212-642-2011 for more information...
View ArticleBrexit & the Working Class
By Leah Feder Brits, Europeans and the world at large have experienced a rude awakening over the past 24 hours. The people of the United Kingdom have, against most predictions, voted to leave the...
View ArticleWho Needs Debt Forgiveness?
Ah, student debt. 43.3 million Americans have it. And Hillary Clinton feels our pain. As part of her latest platform proposal, the Initiative on Technology & Innovation, Clinton is proposing that a...
View ArticleDial-an-Organizer: Using Storytelling and Emotion to Build Movements
By Kressent Pottenger Imagine: you call a hotline to complain about how you were fired for being pregnant or harassed by your manager. On the other end, an operator gives you advice on organizing and...
View ArticleFight for Fifteen: A National Convening
By Sarah Aziza Thousands converged in Richmond, Virginia over the weekend to participate in the Fight For $15’s first-ever national convention. Central to the two-day gathering was the historic...
View ArticleGrad Students Are Employees: NLRB’s Historic New Ruling
It’s a battle cry that graduate students have been chanting for years: let us organize! Today, in a historic 3-1 ruling, the NLRB declared that graduate students at private universities are, in fact,...
View ArticleNew Report: Despite National Trends, Unions Remain Strong in NYC
On the occasion of Labor Day this year, New York City received some welcome news courtesy of “The State of the Unions 2016,” the latest report from Murphy Professors Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce....
View ArticleCommunity College Faculty Strike, Win Contract
This week, Labor Notes published an article by Union Semester alum Michael McCown, who served as staff organizer for AFT 2121’s recently contract campaign and strike. That article, outlining the...
View ArticleNew Ruling Protects NYS Workers Paid Via Prepaid Debit Cards
Approximately 200,000 workers get paid via debit cards and have long suffered from the fees that come along with them. From ATM withdrawal fees to charges for paper statements and even inactivity fees,...
View ArticleNational Strike Draws Attention to Prison Labor Practices
Though you might not know it to look at mainstream news outlets, the largest prison strike in US history is currently in its second week. On the 45th anniversary of the Attica Uprising, prisoners at an...
View ArticleUMass Labor Center in Jeopardy
While the Murphy Institute establishes itself as a labor school, the state of labor education nationwide remains perilous. The latest news comes from the Labor Center at the University of Massachusetts...
View ArticleStanding Rock-Solid with the Frackers
This post was originally featured at New Labor Forum. By Sean Sweeney If anyone were looking for further evidence that the AFL-CIO remains unprepared to accept the science of climate change, and...
View ArticleHarvard Dining Service Workers Commence Strike
This morning, Harvard dining service workers walked off the job and went on strike. This marks the first walk out at the University since 1983. Today’s strike saw 700 workers rallying in Science Center...
View ArticleCooperative Business and the State of Higher Education
Cooperative business models are increasingly recognized as an essential element for transforming our economy. But where can you go to learn about them? In a recent article in the Chronicle Review...
View ArticleNew Labor Forum Highlights: Oct. 17th, 2016
NLF Editorial Board Member Adolph Reed starts this issue of Highlights with a pushback. While the increased attention to police brutality and the injustice of our criminal justice system is essential,...
View ArticleIs this the Bad Kind of Unionism?
This article was originally featured in Jacobin and represents one of many perspectives on the question of police and unions. Want to explore this topic further? Come to the Murphy Institute this...
View ArticlePolice Organization Chief Apologizes for Mistreatment of Minorities
Want to explore the relationship between the police and race further? Come to the Murphy Institute this Friday from 6-8pm for Black, Brown and Blue, a conversation that brings together academics,...
View ArticleNew Labor Forum Highlights: Oct. 31st, 2016
The New Labor Forum has launched a bi-weekly newsletter on current topics in labor, curated by the some of the most insightful scholars and activists in the labor world today. Check out some highlights...
View ArticleNYC Passes Landmark “Freelance Isn’t Free Act”
Gig workers in NYC have had reason to rejoice this week. The Freelance Isn’t Free Act, which protects freelancer workers from wage theft by imposing penalties on business that delay or deny payment to...
View ArticleNot Just Transition, But Transformation: the Paris Climate Agreement
via TUED Bulletin 53 By Sean Sweeney The Paris Climate Agreement came into effect November 4th, 2016. More than 90 countries have ratified the deal, which is enough to turn it into international law....
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