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Video: Immigration Politics in the Trump Era
On May 11th, the Murphy Institute hosted an all-day conference assessing the unfolding immigration crisis, highlighting the perspectives of labor unions, worker centers, community organizations, and local government. The Trump administration’s efforts to restrict immigration, expand deportations, thwart sanctuary cities, and intensify border enforcement mark dramatic shifts in immigration politics and policies. This event convened a
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AT&T Workers Prepare to Strike
If they haven’t won a contract by 3pm today, 40,000 AT&T workers will go on strike. Coming on the heels of last year’s Verizon strike, this marks another potentially historic action for the Communications Workers of America (CWA) — and the workers have much cause for grievance. From David Bacon at In These Times: In California
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Event: Building Bridges Across the Generation Gap (5/19)
Date: May 19th, 2017 Time: 4:30pm-7:30pm Location: Murphy Institute, 25 W. 43rd St., 18th Floor REGISTER HERE Believe it or not, Millennials and Baby Boomers have much in common, especially when it comes to the changing U.S. political economy. Join us for an intergenerational happy hour discussion unpacking the impact of America’s fractured social safety net
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New Labor Forum Highlights: May 15, 2017
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. One of the enduring conversations of the 2016 election is the significance of the white working- class Trump vote. According
