Labor Studies
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A Not-So-Happy Labor Day: NLF Highlights for September 4, 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. For the past half-century, Labor Day has more often than not presented the occasion for a sobering assessment of the
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Orientation Brings New JSMI Students Together
On Wednesday, August 23rd, 75 new Murphy Institute certificate students gathered along with existing students, faculty, administrators and staff members for a warm welcome to the Murphy family. The new student orientation brought together union semester and community semester cohorts, as well as Public Administration, Healthcare Policy and Administration, and Labor Relations groups. Thanks to all
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Report: State of the Unions 2017
Organized labor has suffered sharp declines in recent years. So where does this leave the labor movement? And how do New York City and State compare to the nation as a whole? Murphy Professors Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce have released a new report that addresses these questions. State of the Unions 2017: A Profile
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Prof. Joshua Freeman Talks Taylor Law on the Brian Lehrer Show
On Wednesday, Murphy Prof. Joshua Freeman was on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show along with William Herbert, Executive Director of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, to talk about the Taylor Law. They discussed the history of the law, 50 years in, and its ramifications for public


