Labor Studies
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Conference: Janus & Beyond: The Future of Public Workers (11/17)
Friday, November 17th, 2017 9am-4pm Murphy Institute 25 W. 43rd St., 18th Floor, New York, NY REGISTER HERE Join union leaders, scholars and activists during this one-day conference to discuss the implications of the Janus v. AFSCMEcase for workers and organized labor, possible immediate outcomes, and strategic options for combatting the attack on public sector unionism.
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Event: The City is The Factory: Discussion and Book Party (11/3)
Murphy Institute 25 W. 43rd St., 18th Floor, New York, NY Program at 6pm, reception to follow Join us to discuss and celebrate the publication of The City Is the Factory: New Solidarities and Spatial Strategies in an Urban Age, co-edited by Miriam Greenberg, University of Santa Cruz and Penny Lewis, Murphy Institute, CUNY. Contributors
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Building Power before Janus – And After: Lessons from CUNY
This article was originally featured at Labor Notes. Want to learn more about public sector unionism? Join us for a one day conference on November 17th, “Janus and Beyond: The Future of Public Sector Unions.” By Luke Elliott-Negri As recently as 2014, just 22 percent of my co-workers were members of our chapter in our
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Murphy Institute Featured in the Positive Community
Last week, The Positive Community featured an article about the Murphy Institute by Henry A. Garrido, Executive Director of District Council37, AFCME, who also serves as a Murphy Institute Advisory Board member. It begins: There is a hidden gem of higher education opportunity in mid-Manhattan called the Murphy Institute for Worker Education. The Institute, part of
