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Upcoming: Murphy Voter Registration & Education Drive (9/12 & 9/15)
In line with the Murphy Institute’s mission to “support the development of an engaged and empowered citizenry,” and in keeping with CUNY’s commitment to expand voter registration, the Institute will be conducting a voter education and registration drive before class from Monday, September 12th to Thursday September 15th from 5:20pm-6:20pm and will thereafter promote on-going
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Bernie Sanders, Labor, Ideology and the Future of American Politics
This article originally appeared at the New Labor Forum. Want to continue the conversation about the future of American politics? Join us at the Murphy Institute for “The Left Wing of the Possible,” to be held Friday, September 16th at 8:30am. By Bob Master The Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, contrary to all expectation, has become
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Mario Cilento Re-elected President of the New York State AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO recently held elections at its 33rd Constitutional Convention in New York City. There, Mario Cilento was unanimously re-elected for another four-year term as President, via which he represents “2.5 million members from 3,000 affiliated public sector, private sector, and building trades unions throughout the state.” From the AFL-CIO: Cilento thanked the delegates telling them,
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New 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. Amid declining rates of unionization nationwide, the Big Apple remains strong, with over 25% of workers unionized. According to the report, entitled “The State of the Unions,”
