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New Labor Forum Highlights: April 30th, 2018
The New Labor Forum has 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. The wildly successful teachers’ strike in West Virginia earlier this spring has not only inspired walkouts in Oklahoma, Kentucky, Colorado and
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Event: The Future of Capitalism and the Future of Work (Watch Livestream)
Can’t make it in person? Watch the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qu6xkfFF4o Friday, May 4th, 2018, 9:30am-6:30pm The Murphy Institute 25 W 43rd Street, 18th Floor New York, NY, 10036 RSVP HERE Co-sponsored by The Murphy Institute’s Labor Studies Program, CUNY and The NYC Chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network In recent years, structural changes in the
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Prof. Ruth Milkman on Future Hindsight Podcast
Future Hindsight is a podcast hosted by Mila Atmos where civic engagement meets civil discourse. On last week’s show, Atmos interviewed Murphy Professor Ruth Milkman, where the two discussed the role of unions for workers, the main factors of de-unionization, and the potential leadership by millennials in this space. Listen here. [soundcloud url=”[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/436402932″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&visual=true”
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Photos: Cornell-Cuny Labor Relations Program Spring Conference
By Kristina Lilley Students and faculty of the Murphy Institute and Cornell University Labor Relations Certificate Program gathered on Saturday, April 21st to discuss the Future of Work. The annual spring conference created and facilitated by current Cornell-CUNY students featured veteran leaders within New York City’s labor movement. Among the guest speakers were Carrie Gleason, director of
