Holiday decorations have taken over nearby Bryant Park, the mornings are getting chillier, midterms have come and gone, our mid-semester internship check-ups are complete, and New York Union Semester will be winding down in just a few weeks. Before they move on to other exciting endeavors, meet our students! They each bring something unique to the … Continue Reading ››
Category Archives: Union Semester
New York Union Semester Fall 2014
By Sarah Hughes Union Semester is underway again! 15 students have joined us from 5 states, 2 countries, and 4 New York City boroughs for an intensive semester-long immersion in the world of worker justice. Orientation Week began August 25th with students getting to know each other and the Murphy Institute. Professor Stephanie Luce gave … Continue Reading ››
Graduated, But Not Gone: Murphy Institute Alumni Network Meets
As the latest group of Murphy MA candidates prepared to graduate, a small group of alumni and alumni-to-be met to form a network. This first Murphy alumni meeting took place on May 19th at the Murphy Institute. With the help of Murphy staff members, the group of MA program and Union Semester students discussed the prospects … Continue Reading ››
The Service Economy is Growing – What Does it Mean for LGBTQ workers?
Ella Mahony completed the Union Semester program in Fall of 2013. A longer version of this essay won an award for the "Making Work Visible" Labor Arts Contest. In September 2013 Reuters reported that in August the pace of growth in the U.S. services sector hit an eight-year high. The National Employment Law Project … Continue Reading ››
Returning to Union Semester
Union Semester fall 2007 participants from left to right: Alex Bloom, UFT member and teacher at PS 8 in Brooklyn, Ryan Richardson works at New York Taxi worker Alliance, Sally Kim works at the UAW Global Organizing Initiative in Detroit, Emma Lang is the Board President of the Bread and Roses Heritage Festival … Continue Reading ››
