Labor Studies
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Immigration Counseling Services at Murphy
New York Central Labor Council (CLC) and Murphy Institute are partnering to provide free immigration consultations. For March and April, the service will be offered at the CLC every 1st and 3rd Wednesday and at the Murphy Institute every 2nd, 4th and 5th Wednesday. For more information, see flyer below.
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National Adjunct Walkout Day
By Steve Brier It is important for us to remember, as members of a university community, that this is also a workplace, a place where people labor in “traditional” jobs like building maintenance, skilled trades like engineering and carpentry, food service, and, of course, as intellectual workers who teach and do research. Most of the
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Syriza can show ‘another energy is possible’
by Sean Sweeney During its first days in office, Syriza has taken actions that suggest it is willing to confront the EU’s neoliberal approach to energy and to embark on a new course. New Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has also stated his government will restore collective bargaining agreements and stop 300,000 planned layoffs. The Syriza
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News Round-Up
Happy freezing Friday! Here’s a bit of what’s been happening in the worlds of labor, the city, and beyond: 3,800 members of the United Steelworkers went on strike at 9 plants. Now in its 6th day, the strike has shut down 10% of US refining capacity and making for the union’s largest strike since 1980.
