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Las Vegas Cocktail Servers: A Union Triumph
What does being in a union really achieve? Ask the cocktail servers in Las Vegas. Perhaps an unlikely symbol of the triumphs of organizing, Culinary 226, the largest union local in Nevada, is a majority-female union — comprised in large part of older, immigrant women — and has shaped the Las Vegas casino workforce over
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Meet NY Union Semester Fall 2016!
Welcome our Fall 2016 NY Union Semester class! 16 students from Virginia, Massachusetts, New York City, Montreal, Mexico City, Florida, Illinois and others are thick in the middle of NY Union Semester. 11 graduate students and 5 undergraduates are at a range of host organizations, including SEIU 1199, Transport Workers Union Local 100, UNITE HERE, Laborer’s
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CUNY Citizenship Now!: Immigration Services at Murphy
The Murphy Institute gives back to the larger NYC community in countless ways. Most people know about the Institute’s top-notch public programming and academic programs. But did you know that the Murphy Institute also offers free immigration consultations? Thanks to a partnership with CUNY Citizenship Now!, anyone with immigration legal questions can make an appointment
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New Labor Forum Highlights: August 8th, 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 from the latest edition below. After Philadelphia and DNC 2016 After last week’s frenzy of activity in Philadelphia, we thought we’d bring you three thoughtful,
