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Advancing Workers’ Rights in the Workforce Development Community
By Becky Firesheets Sara Esfarayeni, Joanne Mason, and Becky Firesheets recently represented SLU at “Designing a System for the Future of Workers,” the New York City Employment & Training Coalition’s workforce development conference held Monday, September 23rd at the CUNY Graduate Center. The sold-out event featured panels and presentations with various CBOs, educational institutions, and
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Event: The Green New Deal, Net-Zero Carbon, & The Crucial Role of Public Ownership (9/28)
Date: Sat, September 28, 2019 Time: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM EDT Location: CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor, NYC REGISTER HERE Description This conference has two main goals. The first goal is to show how both public ownership and a public goods approach is critical to achieving
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Worker Education Launches CUNY Days
Worker Education at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies is excited to launch a new semester of “CUNY Days,” in partnership with the DC37 Education Fund. CUNY Days offers free one-on-one advisement sessions with experienced pre-admission advisors for DC37 members, held at union headquarters (125 Barclay St, NYC). Our advisors begin each session
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SLU Professors Publish Annual State of the Unions Report
With the release of their annual report on the state of labor in the United States, SLU professors Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce have shown that organized labor remains far stronger in New York City and state than elsewhere in the nation — but that union erosion has also contributed disproportionately to low-wage job growth.
