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New Labor Forum Highlights: March 21, 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. New Labor Forum Highlights: Mar. 21, 2016 This newsletter focuses on labor and digital organizing. Kati Sipp, in her forthcoming
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Open Letter from CUNY Foundation Board Chairs to State Government
Foundation Board Chairs from all of the CUNY colleges and professional schools penned an open letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the members of the State Assembly and Senate concerning the present budget situation at CUNY. This letter ran in the New York Times today and is copied in part below. We write to you
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Time to double down: What the demise of Friedrichs means for labor
By Allison Porter When Antonin Scalia died in Texas last month, public sector unions got some breathing room. Friedrichs vs California Teachers Association — the case that was expected to overturn Abood vs Detroit Board of Ed in April — is likely to languish in a 4-4 stalemate until a new justice is appointed. The
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Call for Proposals: Left Forum (Due 3/28)
Left Forum is now calling for panel and workshop proposals for the 2016 conference. The Conference is May 20th-May 22nd, 2016 Panel Submission Deadline: March 28th, 2016 Propose a Panel Here: http://www.leftforum.org/panels/instructions Left Forum is the largest annual gathering of the broad Left in the United States. Each year, thousands of conference participants come together to discuss
