Labor Studies
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Community College Faculty Strike, Win Contract
This week, Labor Notes published an article by Union Semester alum Michael McCown, who served as staff organizer for AFT 2121’s recently contract campaign and strike. That article, outlining the campaign strategy and how it unfolded, is re-posted below with permission. See the original article at Labor Notes. By Michael McCown For the first time
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Mario Cilento Re-elected President of the New York State AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO recently held elections at its 33rd Constitutional Convention in New York City. There, Mario Cilento was unanimously re-elected for another four-year term as President, via which he represents “2.5 million members from 3,000 affiliated public sector, private sector, and building trades unions throughout the state.” From the AFL-CIO: Cilento thanked the delegates telling them,
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New Report: Despite National Trends, Unions Remain Strong in NYC
On the occasion of Labor Day this year, New York City received some welcome news courtesy of “The State of the Unions 2016,” the latest report from Murphy Professors Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce. Amid declining rates of unionization nationwide, the Big Apple remains strong, with over 25% of workers unionized. According to the report, entitled “The State of the Unions,”
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New Labor Forum Highlights: Labor Day, Sept. 5th, 2016
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. The 2016 election season has simmered with the sense that there is something intrinsically wrong with our political economy. Despite
