Labor Studies
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Video: Getting Back on Track: The New York Transit Crisis – Part 1
This morning, the Murphy Institute hosted a forum exploring the nature and causes of the current mass transit crisis, and focusing on solutions that could enable New York to sustain itself as a world-class city. Panel 1: Kafui Attoh, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies, Murphy Institute Robert Paaswell, Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, City College of
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Video: The Taylor Law in Perspective at 50
2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Public Employees Fair Employment Act, commonly known as the Taylor Law. This New York law was one of the first state laws to grant public workers the right to unionize, to require public employers and unions to bargain in good faith over working conditions, and to mandate conciliation of
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Labor Studies
Labor Studies offers graduate degree and certificate programs that examine the opportunities and challenges facing workers and their organizations. The program builds critical thinking, analytical, and leadership skills so that students become more effective advocates for workers’ rights and social justice. Learn more here.
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Announcing: JSMI Fall 2017 Public Programming Season
Each season, the Murphy Institute brings incisive public programming about the political and social issues facing our city, our country and our world. This fall, we’re going deep on our democracy, our history and ourselves, exploring where we’ve been and where we might go from here. We begin this season with debate and strategic thinking
