Labor Studies
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Calling All Applicants: 2016 Diversity Scholarship
To be eligible for the scholarship, you must apply and be accepted into the MA in Labor Studies program. MA in Labor Studies Deadline: March 15 Please contact Laurie.Kellogg@cuny.edu 212-642-2055 for more information Open House dates: Feb. 25, March 1, March 9 Are You Ready to Make a Difference? The Murphy Institute for Worker Education
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Becoming a Labor Activist: A Student’s Story
By Mohammad Amin Dhaka Roots Growing up in the overcrowded capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, I learned how to live and work for others. Dhaka is rife with inequality and disorder. A few possess wealth and power; while many bear all the burdens of rapid urbanization, political instability, poverty, and socio-economic inequality. One insight into this
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Damayan Cleaning Cooperative: From Labor Trafficking to Worker Ownership
On the Laura Flanders Show this week, Damayan Cleaning Cooperative, the first Filipina migrant worker-cooperative in the United States had a chance to tell their story. Comprised primarily of survivors of labor trafficking, these cooperative members have created dignified, democratic livelihoods for themselves by starting a cleaning cooperative. This work connects to Damayan Migrant Workers Association‘s work
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Richard Wolff and Michael Johnson Discuss “Building Co-operative Power”
This post was originally featured at Grassroots Economic Organizing. Richard Wolff and Michael Johnson Discuss “Building Co-operative Power” | Grassroots Economic Organizing In this segment from the Economic Update weekly podcast, Prof. Richard D. Wolff interviews Michael Johnson, co-author of Building Co-operative Power. Michael shares stories from some of the cooperatives profiled in the book,
