Murphy News
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Report: State of the Unions 2015
What’s the relationship between unionization and the racial pay gap? According to a new report by Murphy Institute Professors Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce, The State of the Unions: A Profile of Organized Labor in New York City, New York State, and the United States, unions narrow the racial divide in wage levels. The report states: Blacks have…
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Civic Engagement and Political Participation Programming at Murphy
The Murphy Institute is pleased to announce the expansion of Civic Engagement and Political Participation programming beginning Fall 2015. The new Civic Engagement and Political Participation programming is part of the Institute’s ongoing commitment to increase civic and political participation of workers, union members, and community activists.
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Introducing Fall 2015 NY Union Semester Students
The Fall semester is upon us, and we’re gearing up to welcome yet another Union Semester cohort! Introducing the Fall 2015 class…. For information on joining the class of Spring 2016, find us at www.unionsemester.org. Siddika Degia Originally from India, Siddika has lived in New York City since the age of seven. She is a junior at Sarah Lawrence…
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