Eve Baron is the Academic Program Manager of Urban Studies at The Murphy Institute New York City Mayor de Blasio came into office on a platform to rewrite the city’s “Tale of Two Cities,” a reference to the stark and growing differences between the life chances of the city’s rich and poor. One of his first … Continue Reading ››
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March with the PSC on May Day—Thurs., May 1
Demand $5K for CUNY’s Low-Wage Workers Demand Fair Contracts, Fair Wages and Job Security for All Working People Adjuncts, full timers, faculty, and staff—we need your presence and your indomitable spirit at the May Day march and rally, Thurs., May 1, 5:00 p.m., starting at City Hall. As part of a national mobilization, academic unions like the … Continue Reading ››
Workforce Development Helping to Bridge the Gap
Eve Baron is the Acting Associate Director for Worker Education and the Academic Program Manager, Urban Studies In addition to early childhood development programs, building the income-earning capacity of our urban workforce is a critical part of building a more equitable society. Workforce development programs—those that are designed to update and sharpen existing skills, or to … Continue Reading ››
Faculty of the World, Unite?
Penny Lewis is an Assistant Professor of Labor Studies at The Murphy Institute Years of organizing, agitating, occupying and strategizing have brought the issue of low wage and precarious work to the forefront of contemporary economic discussion. Fast food and retail are not the only sectors where such low wage work has become the norm: higher … Continue Reading ››
Why We Celebrate May Day as a Workers’ Holiday
By Steve Brier One of the great ironies is that workers all over the world celebrate Labor Day on May 1st, not the first Monday in September, the way we do in the U.S. Most people assume the choice of May 1st has something to do with the former Soviet Union. They don’t realize that the … Continue Reading ››
