Labor Studies
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Calling All Applicants: 2019 Diversity Scholarship
Are You Ready to Make a Difference? Apply Today! Application Deadline is: March 19th, 2019. If you’re seeking to make a difference, advocating for equity within the community, workplace, or the world, then the Joseph S. Murphy Scholarship for Diversity in Labor will help you achieve those goals. Awardees will receive: • Up to $30,000 awarded over two…
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Joseph S. Murphy Institute Scholarship for Diversity in Labor (Deadline: 2/19/19)
The period is now open to file an application for the Joseph S. Murphy Institute Scholarship for Diversity in Labor for Fall 2019 admission. Well qualified candidates should be encouraged to apply. The two-year Scholarship offers students enrolled on the graduate track up to $30,000 and, those enrolled on the undergraduate track up to $20,000.…
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On Equity in Our Workforce
By Rebecca Lurie As I read the latest paper by Steve Dawson on workforce, once again I am grateful for the principles and practices he describes so well. (And succinctly! So if you have time to read a one-pager, do it! And don’t bother to read my post!) Dawson’s paper, “Class Dismissed Defining Equity in…
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Video: The Next Generation: Young Workers Building Movements
On December 6th, members of SLU community gathered to discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by young adults in building the labor movement. Despite the recent weakness of the U.S. labor movement, young workers are invigorating unions and other working-class organizations throughout the country, showing the promise of a new broad-based progressive movement. Social media-driven…
