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Union Pension Funds and the Power of Capital
By Steve Brier Walking to work, I came across a building trades union-run informational picket line near my office. The NYC Concrete Coalition was picketing the Church Pension Group (CPG), which invests union pension funds. It seems that CPG has invested in a hedge fund, the Baupost Group, that is partnering on a huge real
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Fighting Sexism in the Workplace
By Steve Brier The New York Times recently ran back-to-back articles in their “This Working Life” column by Rachel Swarns. The first article, which appeared in the Oct. 19 issue of the paper, describes the firing of a pregnant low- wage worker, Angelica Valencia, from her position at Fierman Produce Exchange in Queens, where she
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Harsh Prison Sentences: A Labor Issue?
Is mass incarceration a labor issue? According to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, the answer is a resounding “yes”. According to Dave Jamieson, writing in the Huffington Post, Trumka is prepared to give remarks on Friday “offering robust support” for California’s Porposition 47, a proposal that would downgrade non-violent crimes to misdemeanors, thereby rendering thousands of state and county prisoners
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Stephanie Luce on the Fight for a Living Wage
This past week, Murphy Institute Professor Stephanie Luce gave a talk at the James Connolly Forum on the fight for a living wage and the $15 minimum campaign. Couldn’t make it person? Catch the talk here: [youtube=http://youtu.be/QfrjZ1ezkaI] Stephanie Luce is an Associate Professor of Labor Studies at the Murphy Institute.
