Prof. Annelise Orleck in conversation with Prof. Stephanie Luce This talk will trace a new global labor movement, an uprising against poverty wages, created and sustained by low-wage workers in … Continue reading Poverty Wages, Not Lovin’ It: The Rise of a New Global Labor Movement
Co-sponsored by the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism RSVP HERE In an electoral season in which the sitting presidential administration has loomed large, what do the elections tell us about the current political landscape, especially with regard to racial, gender and class voting patterns? What do … Continue reading Blue Wave or Red Tide? 2018 Post-Election Reporters Roundtable
Sponsored by MIT Community Innovators Lab (MIT CoLab) in partnership with 13 New York City and State legislators representing the Bronx and Central Brooklyn, the Hearing on Economic Democracy will … Continue reading A Landmark Hearing on Economic Democracy
RSVP HERE Despite the recent weakness of the U.S. labor movement, young workers are invigorating unions and other working-class organizations throughout the country, showing the promise of a new broad-based progressive movement. Social media-driven movements like #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter, along with the emergence of left political organizations and young candidates for local and national office, … Continue reading The Next Generation: Young Workers Building Movements
RSVP HERE Are You Ready to Make a Difference? Join the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (SLU, formerly the Murphy Institute) for our next Open House & Info … Continue reading CUNY SLU Open House and Information Session
