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The City is The Factory: Discussion and Book Party​​

School of Labor and Urban Studies 25 W. 43rd St., New York City, NY, United States

Join us to discuss and celebrate the publication of The City Is the Factory: New Solidarities and Spatial Strategies in an Urban Age​, co-edited by Miriam Greenberg, University of Santa Cruz and Penny Lewis, Murphy Institute, CUNY. Contributors will be joined by local organizers to discuss today's urban-based struggles for change. What are the new … Continue reading The City is The Factory: Discussion and Book Party​​ →

Brown Bag Series: Working for Respect: Community and Conflict at Walmart

School of Labor and Urban Studies 25 W. 43rd St., New York City, NY, United States

During the summer of 2014, on the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer, we sent 20 students to sites around the country to interview and organize some of today’s most disenfranchised Americans:  Walmart workers.  Through the framework of this summer project, and drawing on a wide array of methods, Working for Respect (forthcoming from Columbia University … Continue reading Brown Bag Series: Working for Respect: Community and Conflict at Walmart →

JSMI All-Program Open House

School of Labor and Urban Studies 25 W. 43rd St., New York City, NY, United States

Room 18A-18B

Beyond $15: Immigrant Workers, Faith Activists, and the Revival of the Labor Movement

Cornell ILR Conference Center 16 East 34th Street, 6th Floor, New York City, NY, United States

Join us for a conversation with author Jonathan Rosenblum to discuss his book, Beyond $15: Immigrant Workers, Faith Activists, and the Revival of the Labor Movement. With captivating narrative and insightful … Continue reading Beyond $15: Immigrant Workers, Faith Activists, and the Revival of the Labor Movement →

JANUS and Beyond: The Future of Public Sector Unions

School of Labor and Urban Studies 25 W. 43rd St., New York City, NY, United States

Cornell ILR/Murphy Institute, CUNY Collaboration FULL DAY CONFERENCE. REGISTER HERE. Join union leaders, scholars and activists during this one-day conference to discuss the implications of the Janus v. AFSCME case for workers and organized labor, possible immediate outcomes, and strategic options for combating the attack on public sector unionism. Speakers include: Janella Hinds, Secretary-Treasurer of the … Continue reading JANUS and Beyond: The Future of Public Sector Unions →

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